Programme accurate as of 29 November 2016
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| Day One - Wednesday, 7th December 2016 | |
| Time | Programme |
| 0800 | Registration |
| 0900 | Welcome and Introduction |
| 0905 |
Welcome Remarks Mrs Rosa DanielDeputy Secretary (Culture), Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth & Chief Executive Officer, National Heritage Board |
| 0915 | Opening Address by Guest of Honour Mr Baey Yam Keng Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth |
| 0930 |
Keynote Address: Media Artist & Researcher |
| 1000 | Dialogue Session with Mr Michael Naimark Moderated by Dr Eugene Tan Director, National Gallery Singapore |
| 1030 | Tea Break |
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Panel 1: Defining Communities in the Age of the Digital This panel will address the digital tools that have been taken up by public initiatives to document cultural heritage and to form communities that are committed to defining and preserving their own heritage. It will address the opportunities and complexities in terms of representation vs. ventriloquism that arise from the use of digital media. |
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| 1100 | How Goes the Digital at the Archives Mr Eric Chin Director, National Archives of Singapore |
| 1120 | Reflections on the Hong Kong Memory Project Dr Patrick Mok Research Consultant & Manager, Hong Kong Institute for the Humanities and Social Sciences, The University of Hong Kong |
| 1140 | Image First: Opening up the Rijksmuseum with Rijksstudio Ms Linda Volkers Manager, International & Digital Marketing, Rijksmuseum |
| 1200 | Question and Answer Session Moderated by Ms Yvonne Tham Assistant Chief Executive Officer, The Esplanade Company Ltd |
| 1240 | Lunch Break |
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Panel 2: Digital Outreach: Innovations in Building New Audiences This panel will address how different cultural institutions use digital media to build new audiences and make themselves more accessible to their audiences. In addressing the increasing prevalence of digital interfaces as the primary means for the public to access information, these presentations will elaborate on the benefits and pitfalls that are associated with mobile applications, digital marketing and programming for a ‘general’ audience. The panel will also address data analysis that is derived from these platforms that are then used to profile audiences. |
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| 1430 | Embodied Museography Professor Sarah Kenderdine Director, Expanded Perception and Interaction Centre (EPICentre) and Laboratory for Innovation in Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (iGLAM), University of New South Wales, Special Projects, Museum Victoria & President, Australasian Association for Digital Humanities (aaDH) |
| 1450 | Data Analytics: The Journey of National Gallery Singapore Dr Kevin Lim Deputy Director, Co:Lab X, National Gallery Singapore |
| 1510 | Continuous User Centered Digital Transformation Mr Sebastian Chan Chief Experience Officer, Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) |
| 1530 | Digital Media in Cultural Spaces Ms Angelita Teo Director, National Museum of Singapore |
| 1550 | Question and Answer Session Moderated by Mr Kennie Ting Group Director of Museums and Director, Asian Civilisations Museum, National Heritage Board |
| 1620 | Tea Break |
| 1700 | End of Day One |