[Air-L] Join our online events

[Natalia Grincheva]

Hello all

Apologies for x-posting.

You are invited to attend a series of free public online sessions bringing
together academics, policy makers and GLAM professionals to offer a
discussion forum in the framework of the project: *GLAM and Digital Soft
Power in the Post-Pandemic World.*
Please, read more about the project here:
*datatopower.net <http://datatopower.net>  **Check out the full program
here*: https://www.datatopower.net/events

*Webinar: GLAM collections and exhibitions in immersive environments*
*Date: *January 24, 2022
*Time:* 8:00AM - 10:00AM UTC | 4:00PM - 6:00PM SGT | 7:00PM - 9:00PM UTC+11
*Virtual co-host: *Stuart MacDonald, International Cultural Relation (ICR)
Research
*To register follow the link*: https://www.datatopower.net/webinar1
The webinar will discuss new opportunities provided by mixed realities for
a wider global museum outreach and collections sharing. It will focus on
the capabilities and limitations of VR, AR and digital technologies in
shaping new international communication practices in museums.

*Datathon: Mapping the potential appeal of heritage collections: From API
to geo-visualization*
*Date:* January 26, 2022
*Time:* 8:00AM - 10:00AM UTC | 4:00PM - 6:00PM SGT | 7:00PM - 9:00PM UTC+11
*Virtual co-host:* Professor Lev Manovich, Cultural Analytics Lab
*To register follow the link:* https://www.datatopower.net/datathon1
The event will offer a discussion space to play with and assess the first
layer of the software prototype that aims to geo-visualize museum
collections data to explore their potential appeal in different countries
around the world. It is designed by aggregating API data from the V&A
Museum and the National Museum of Australia.

Looking forward to seeing you all there,
With kind regards,

*Dr Natalia Grincheva*
Programme Leader, BA(Hons) Arts Management
School of Creative Industries, LASALLE College of the Arts
Senior Research Fellow (Hon)
Digital Studio, the University of Melbourne

*Recent Books:*
*Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age* (Routledge  2020)
*Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy* (Routledge 2019)
*Research Creation Project: *datatopower.net