The theme for this years Conference is In It for the Long Haul - Technology Programs that Go the Distance, which promises the broadest array of workshops and sessions MCN has ever provided. Two days of workshops cover areas ranging from new building infrastructure to the strategic use of membership/development systems to the latest word, or image, in collection management systems. The conference will demystify digital imaging standards and practices and even help participants choose the right equipment. Museum web site development, evaluation, and sustainability are addressed as are project planning and getting your ideas funded. Conference sessions also cover cutting edge developments in multimedia, evaluation of web sites, integrated data management, the ecstasy of successful collaborations and the agony of a failure. Opportunities abound to network and compare notes with colleagues from around the world, and thought provoking Biographies of Plenary Speakers and vendor presentations round out the conference experience. This conference reaches out to novices and experts and to those who want a cross-disciplinary glimpse at important areas of museum operations that they are not generally involved in. An MCN-eye-view of the future, but with our feet firmly planted in the present. Critical issues to sustaining programs and investments, which will be covered, include: Digital Identity Funding models Program planning, budgeting and management Integrated information management Content development Audience delivery Collaboration and partnership Standards for information access and exchange Digital Imaging creation, management and preservation Infrastructure and network design Intellectual property policy More information and registration forms are available at;http://www.mcn.edu/mcn2002/register.htm