The Call for Proposals has been closed since the 15th of june. We have received almost 70 proposals! The Programme Committe is now reviewing them and they will make a decision before the 15th of july. We'll let the participant know as soon ass possible.

How can you contribute?
The Programme Committee seeks contributions from professionals in archives, museums, libraries and other heritage institutions and from researchers or innovators outside the heritage field. The contribution can be a paper presentation (max. 25 minutes) or a workshop (either 2 ours or half day).

The paper or workshop should address one of the following main conference topics:

Strategies for innovation, such as:
• Digital heritage in mashups
• Enhanced interoperability
• Access to cultural heritage through visualisation (3d, gaming etc.)
• From secured playgrounds into the open world
• Open everything (standard, source, ID etc.)
• Services and tools: always in a beta stage?

Strategies for collaboration:
• Opportunities for on line collaboration
• The value of interdisciplinary co-operation (culture, science and business)
• The relevance of national and regional portals
• User involvement
• The role of the creative industries

Strategies for the unwired future:
• Heritage on mobile devices
• Culture on the map / Geoweb
• Locative media
• Interfacing for crossmedia

Business strategies:
• New roles versus old roles
• Understanding use patterns
• Changing perspectives on collections
• Hybrid business models
• Achieving sustainability and permanent access
• Cost reduction through shared services
• From crowd sourcing to crowd funding
• Restrictions and opportunities through IPR

Management strategies:
• Creating favorable conditions for innovation
• The impact of the front office on the back office
• Managing your digital assets
• Measuring your digital collections
• Investing in staff competencies

If you would like to contribute to the conference, please submit a proposal, which consists of an abstract (max. 400 words in English) and a short bio, before 15th of June 2009 using the online submission form. We welcome any contributions that are based on research or experience and that "look beyond the hype". The abstract should address how heritage institutions have responded or should respond to changes triggered by ICT. Further instructions are available on the online Conference Proposal Submision Format at www.dish2009.nl.