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NMC Awarded $955,000 National Leadership Grant from IMLS
Posted September 10th, 2008 by NMCThe New Media Consortium has been awarded a three-year National Leadership Grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Sciences (IMLS) in the amount of $955,000. The grant will fund Steve in Action: Social Tagging Tools and Methods Applied, a project to further develop the Steve tagging application, a tool that simplifies the navigation of online museum collections by allowing viewers to tag an image with descriptive terms.
Hotel Contessa - Driving Directions
Posted September 2nd, 2008 by Nancy ReevesFor your convenience, following are the driving directions to the Hotel Contessa.
Southwest School of Art and Craft Invitation
Posted August 27th, 2008 by Nancy ReevesSouthwest School of Art and Craft Exhibitions
Attendees of the 2008 Pachyderm Conference are cordially invited to attend the current exhibitions at the Southwest School of Art and Craft .
Jennifer Khoshbin: Missed or Misunderstood
August 28th - October 18th 2008
Ursuline Hall Gallery | Ursuline Campus
Koshbin, from San Antonio, combines photographs with intricately carved texts in a series of familiar, often iconic, images that address memory and nostalgia.
Veronica Riedel: The Making of a Mestiza
August 28th - October 19th 2008
Russell Hill Rogers Gallery | Navarro Campus
Riedel, from Guatemala, explores the resilient nature of indigenous women in the Americas. Her collaged monoprints employ photographs, embroidery, and artifacts.
Zoe Sheehan Saldana: Caution
Conference Schedule
Posted August 27th, 2008 by Nancy ReevesThe preliminary conference schedule was as follows:
Monday, September 22
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Registration/Info Desk Open
5:30 – 7:30 pm
Welcome Reception
Third Annual Pachyderm Conference - Registration is Now Open!
Posted August 8th, 2008 by Nancy ReevesRegistration is now open for the Third Annual Pachyderm Conference scheduled for September 22-24, 2008 in San Antonio, Texas!
Conference Program
Posted August 7th, 2008 by Nancy Reeves
The focus of the Pachyderm Conference was to bring together authors, developers, and others in an ongoing conversation about how to communicate effectively with digital media. The conference will provide a forum for beginners to learn from established experts, and for those with more advanced skills to exchange ideas and gather inspiration from their peers.
The theme of the Third Annual 2008 Pachyderm Conference was the power of story. Highlights will include final details about the next release of Pachyderm, which is imminent, as well as a special showcase of presentations that demonstrate the deep connection between story and audience.
2008 Pachyderm Conference to Be Held in San Antonio, Texas
Posted August 2nd, 2008 by NMCThe 2008 Pachyderm Conference will take place September 22-24, 2008, in San Antonio, Texas. This is the third annual Pachyderm Conference.
The focus of the conference is to bring together Pachyderm authors, developers, and others in an ongoing conversation about how to communicate effectively with digital media. The conference provides a forum for beginners to learn from established experts, and for those with more advanced skills to exchange ideas and gather inspiration from their peers.
The theme of this year’s conference is the power of story. Highlights will include final details about the next release of Pachyderm, as well as a special showcase of presentations that demonstrate the deep connection between story and audience.
Travel and Lodging
Posted July 11th, 2008 by NMC
San Antonio Information
- San Antonio Riverwalk
- San Antonio Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Texas Hill Country
- City of San Antonio
Lodging Information
Attendees at the 2008 Pachyderm Conference will stay at the Hotel Contessa, located on the San Antonio Riverwalk. All conference events will take place at the Hotel Contessa.
The Art of Botanical Illustration
The Art of Botanical Illustration is a wonderfully laid out Pachyderm presentation that explores the history and development of botanical art through the years. It was not always possible or practical to transport plants, thus it was left up to artists to document and record findings from explorers. The University of Minnesota has gone above and beyond in describing the collaboration of art and science in the facet of botanical illustration.
You can view the full presentation site here: The Art of Botanical Illustration
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NMC Announces Launch of Pachyderm Services
Posted February 4th, 2008 by Rachel SmithToday the New Media Consortium (NMC) announced the launch of Pachyderm Services, a new suite of services which will provide colleges and universities, museums, schools and other learning-focused organizations a new suite of services supporting low-cost web-based multimedia authoring.
The program offers two categories of services — hosted accounts for teachers, students, museum professionals and other individuals; and hosted server solutions for institutions and departments. The new unit will provide a variety of ways for individuals and institutions to have hosted Pachyderm authoring accounts on a yearly subscription basis designed to match any budget.
