Over 200 DAM practitioners will meet in Madison, Wisconsin, to share their experience and knowledge for two magnificent days of DAM training, problem solving, and networking. And the Widen staff will introduce our expanded offering which now goes beyond DAM to include Portals, Templates, and Workflow applications, as well as Professional and Consulting services.
Join us as we explore Madison’s beautiful lakesides, participate in fun activities and great food, and present what's new during the largest annual gathering of the Widen community.
Monona Terrace is a convention center like no other, rising from the blue expanse of Lake Monona and just two blocks from the State Capitol and streets full of shops and restaurants.
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center opened its doors after nearly 60 years of debate on July 18, 1997. It was first designed by Wisconsin native and internationally-renowned architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1938 as a cultural, governmental and recreational building. Wright reworked the design several times between 1938 and 1958 before signing off on the final plans seven weeks before his death in 1959.
Madison voters approved referenda to construct Monona Terrace – on the same site Wright had originally proposed – as a community and convention center in 1992. While Wright´s design was used for the building´s exterior, the interior was redesigned by Wright apprentice and Taliesin architect Tony Puttnam to house state-of-the-art exhibition, meeting and public space.
In November 2015, Monona Terrace was certified as a “green building” at the Gold Level by the U.S. Green Building Council’s prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) program. This award recognizes the continued efforts of Monona Terrace to promote a whole-building approach to sustainability.
The Hilton Madison has complimentary shuttle service to and from Dane County Regional Airport. The hours of operation are 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m., 7 days a week. Guests may request the shuttle upon arrival by using the courtesy phone located in baggage claim. Travel time to and from the airport is 15 -20 minutes depending on traffic. If you need transportation outside of the hours of operation, there are taxi cabs waiting outside baggage claim. Approximate cost is $20 one way.
Underground parking is available at the hotel at posted ramp prices. Current rates are $17 for overnight guests, subject to change.
Michael has lived a life serving and leading others. His work and leadership at New Balance has helped to shape a collaborative and empowering company culture reflected in the successful and unique way they launched their Widen Collective site. Michael will share the New Balance DAM story at the Widen Summit as our featured and first-ever customer keynote.
As a Director of Marketing at HARMAN, Jay is always working to find good ways to use new tools and technologies to help HARMAN’s teams market better, which now means delivering precise messages faster and in more places than ever. The technology is great and really fun to use, but Jay still believes that success and happiness in the marketing world comes down to people working together to create great things that hit the mark and make us proud!
Megan has worked in DAM for over 10 years in the cultural, financial services, and product retail sectors. She has a master's degree in library and information science from Western University in Ontario, Canada, and a digital archives specialist certificate from the Society of American Archivists. Megan is currently the digital asset manager for the consumer brands group at Sherwin-Williams.
DAM professional with experience designing controlled vocabulary, training end users and staff, gathering statistics on the usage of the DAM and users, and collaborating across multiple departments to define workflow processes. Previous work experience has been in higher education, as well as in the photography, museum, and archives industries.
Completed the MLIS program at Valdosta State University which complements the Master of Arts in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management received from Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada.
Megan has worked in DAM for over 10 years in the cultural, financial services, and product retail sectors. She has a master's degree in library and information science from Western University in Ontario, Canada, and a digital archives specialist certificate from the Society of American Archivists. Megan is currently the digital asset manager for the consumer brands group at Sherwin-Williams.