AMIA 2014 Featuring New Open Source Digital Preservation and Access Stream

In cooperation with the AMIA Open Source Committee, we are excited to announce the Open Source Digital Preservation and Access stream at the Association of Moving Image Archivists 2014 Conference on Thursday, October 9th. The stream is identified by the acronym OSDPA within the AMIA conference program and consists of a stellar lineup of speakers giving presentations including:

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Call For Proposals, AMIA 2014 Lightning Talks

Planning on attending AMIA 2014 in Savannah? This is a call for proposals for lightning talks that will be part of the Open Source Digital Preservation and Access Stream at the AMIA Conference. The session will be from 4:45-5:45PM on Thursday, October 9th and will consist of 10 talks that will be no more than 5 minutes (strictly enforced). Lightning talks should present interesting new concepts, applications, projects and innovations within the context of the stream. Please submit a 1-3 sentence proposal on your lightning talk along with your name, affiliation, subject/title, email address, and phone number. Please email chris[at]avpreserve[dot]com with your proposals by Friday, October 3rd. Those selected will be notified by Tuesday, October 7th.

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AVPreserve Ramping Up for October, The Month of Conferences

The temperatures have (thankfully) cooled down, but our schedule hasn’t! The AVPreserve team is speaking at a pile of conferences in the month of October.

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AVPreserve at IBC

AVPreserve President Chris Lacinak will be jetting off to Amsterdam this week to attend the International Broadcasting Convention. Much like the National Association of Broadcasters convention in the US, IBC is a massive conference and exhibition where thousands of people who create, distribute, or manage media come together to see the newest technologies and hear practitioners speak about their work with digital asset management, metadata for search and distribution, storage, and digital preservation. This will be our second year attending IBC and it has quickly become a must-do on our calendar so we can stay abreast of tools and other resources that help us support our clients better, while also providing a valuable international perspective on the theories and approaches to media preservation and access. And of course we’re looking forward to catching up with our friends and colleagues from PrestoCentre, the EYE Film Institute, VIAA, and more. The Skipjacks are being packed as we write!

Preservation Fragments #1

Obsolescence and Our Relationship with the Material

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