If you attended the ICHIM07 Conference Reception, you may remember seeing a giant, green, ear-shaped, metal sign with a mobile phone number and the words “hear you are” stamped on it in the atrium of the MaRS Collaboration Centre in Toronto. [murmur], a documentary oral history project, created the distinct marker.

Jennifer mentioned in her blog entry last week that I'll be helping out with managing Archives & Museum Informatics' 1275+ member on-line community at http://conference.archimuse.com, as part of my position with the company. Well, in case you didn't know, we use Drupal, an amazing open source content management platform, to run this site. However, considering how powerful Drupal is, it is admittedly rather complex to a non-techie Museum Studies grad like myself.

If you are in Toronto for ICHIM07, you might want to check out some fo the events at the International Festival of Authors, running before and after the conference – through October 27, 2007.

With readings from authors from around the world, this event, at Toronto's Harborfront centre is a must for book-lovers. See the full schedule at http://www.readings.org/?q=ifoa/schedule

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As you get ready to come to ICHIM07 - the international cultural heritage informatics meeting in Toronto next week, here are a few tips.

• Please register in advance
  There are still spaces available; registering in advance will ensure yours and will also speed your way through registration procedures when you get here. Register on-line to be sure we have your credentials ready
• Airport Transfers
  You've got several options to get downtown: flat rate taxi ($46.00), flat rate limo ($50.00), or airport bus service ($16.95 one way/$29.25 return) to the Delta Chelsea hotel or other downtown destinations. TTC (public transit/good downtown) goes there, but it's a long haul.
• Dress is 'business casual'
  We're not that formal a group. Plan to be comfortable. That's when you have your best ideas, right?
• Our tag - ICHIM07
  Use it for your blog postings, your flickr photos, your del.icio.us tags ... whatever. We'll collect the feed here.
• What about the weather?
  It's fall here; for forecasts, check the weather network, and environment canada . They might agree!

When do we start?

• Pick up your conference credentials at the MaRS Centre, 101 College Street West, Lower Concourse from 8:00 am on Wendesday October 24.
• Where's that from my hotel? See our google map of ichim07 venues

What about pre-conference tours?

• All registrants for pre-conference tours will have received details about how to meet up with their group.

Any questions?

• Post them here as a comment and we'll try and help out.

We're looking forward to seeing you soon.

jennifer and David

If you are coming to Toronto for ICHIM07, you might want to stay another day for the Toronto International Art Fair, October 26-29, 2007 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (downtown Toronto). The Fair is open to the public from October 26, and is a great opportunity to see a wide variety of contemporary art from dealers around the world (and maybe even acquire something!).

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The Art Gallery of Ontario is looking for a Web Developer

AGO is looking for an experienced New Media Developer to maintain the AGO’s web properties (including the AGO web, blog, eCommerce and intranet sites) and to assist with the redevelopment of the AGO website – www.ago.net.

Reporting to the Manager of New Media, the New Media Developer:

• Plans, develops, tests, deploys and documents new web applications and templates. Implements ongoing web site infrastructure and feature improvements in response to needs of the Gallery’s public programming;
• Administers and monitors servers and scripts;
• Updates web content and templates. Administers distributed web authoring process;
• Maintains contact with Service Providers and IT staff to troubleshoot and remedy issues with hardware, software or networks and install, update and backup web servers, application servers, database servers and operating systems.

Requirements:

Our ideal candidate has: