In 2013, ADIT-2013 was held in Khanty-Mansiysk, Tyumen Oblast, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug-Yugra, Russian Federation, dated from May 20-24, 2013. The conference brought together leading Russian IT professionals in the cultural sphere and museum specialists from Siberian regions in a single discussion platform. This provided a powerful impetus for the further development of IT in the Ural, Siberian, and Far Eastern Federal Districts.

Aims and scope

• Exchange of experience in the field of computerization of museum affairs and discussion of issues related to the preservation and interpretation of cultural heritage using digital technologies;
• Development of professional mobility and exchange of experience between Russian and foreign specialists in the field of new information technologies in culture, art, and education;
• Developing modern interactive museum activities to attract young audiences to historical and cultural heritage.

Key Topics for discussion

1. Development of IT in cultural institutions: regional factors;
2. Global trends in integrating information technology into cultural heritage popularization;
3. Cultural institutions as an information system;
4. Museums, archives, and libraries: opportunities for resource integration;
5. Automated information systems for museum management and development;
6. Information and communication technologies (ICT) and museum research;
7. Modern information display hardware;
8. Information technologies in museums: towards preserving the region's cultural heritage;
9. Children in museums. Potential of information and communication technologies (ICT);
10. Implementation of the project  the State Catalog of the Museum collections of the Russian Federation;
11. Convenient consumption of cultural content;
12. New technical opportunities for museums, archives, and libraries;
13. KAMIS Users Club.

Archive links (in Russian)

• Information letter
• Papers
• Participants