Herd Ahead: The Promising Future for Pachyderm in the Open-Source Community

Closing Plenary Keynote 2007 NMC Pachyderm Conference

Synergy is building in the Pachyderm user and development communities with Pachyderm’s entrance into the open-source realm. Linkages to other systems, new features, and innovative uses for the authoring tool are springing up from the community of developers. Looking ahead, key projects and initiatives are poised to pave an exciting future for Pachyderm. Nothing is set in stone, and you and the rest of the community can contribute, share, and change the future as Pachyderm moves ahead.

Scott has over fifteen years of experience guiding museums in the selection, development and application of educational and business technologies. He has spoken internationally and provided consultation to a range of museums. Scott is currently the chair of the Pachyderm Council. In 2002-2003 Scott served as the Art Museum Image Consortium’s (AMICO) Director of Member Services and US Operations. From 1991-2002 he was the Director of Media and Technology at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. There he formed and led the museum’s Interactive Media Group in the development of ArtsConnectEd.org (1997), the Institute’s Website artsMIA.org (1993), and sixteen interactive multimedia programs installed throughout the museum’s galleries. Sayre has also served as the Chair of the American Association of Museums’ Media and Technology professional committee. Prior to his work with museums, Sayre held the position of Applications Researcher at the University of Minnesota’s Telecommunications Development Center. He has a Doctorate in Education from the University of Minnesota and also holds a M.Ed. in Training and a B.A. in Visual Communications Technology.