As the COVID-19 pandemic forced people to work remotely, Zoom took the world by storm in spite of known privacy and security concerns. Users embraced digital platforms, tacitly consenting to give away personal data for convenience and a free service. As our institutions navigate their engagements with tech companies, are we exposing our visitors to risk? What responsibility do we have as museums' technologists in using platforms ethically?
I'm the Director of Engineering at a museum in Chicago as well as a facilitator, educator, and community builder. My experience planning and executing complex web projects has also brought me to work with institutions to create concrete plans around the healing and accountability... Read More →
Sarah Wambold is an executive producer at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Her diverse portfolio of projects includes websites, documentary-style videos, digital publications, user-experience research, an augmented reality application, and an award-winning podcast. She has worked for... Read More →
Director of Digital Strategy, Monterey Bay Aquarium
Dana Allen-Greil is Director of Digital Strategy at the Monterey Bay Aquarium. Dana has led web and social media efforts at the National Archives, National Gallery of Art, Ogilvy Public Relations, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History, and the Kaiser Family Foundation... Read More →