A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts March 2 & 3, 2009 - Save the Date! Cosponsored and hosted by the Harry Ransom Center, The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX Sessions: * Overview of Machine-Based AV Media Identification and Preservation * Reformatting Options for AV Media * Contracting for AV Preservation Services * Surveying and Selecting AV Media Materials for Preservation and Access * Funding Opportunities for AV Preservation * Case Studies and Panel Discussions Lead Speaker: Alan Lewis, Audiovisual Archives Consultant, Washington, DC Speakers: George Blood, President, Safe Sound Archive, Philadelphia, PA Tom Clareson, Program for New Initiatives, PALINET, Philadelphia, PA Sarah Cunningham, Audio Preservation Specialist, Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library and Museum, Austin, TX Sarah Stauderman, Preservation Manager, Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, DC The fee for this two-day program is $200. Funders for this program include the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. In partnership with PALINET. Also cosponsored by The Kilgarlin Center for Preservation of the Cultural Record, School of Information, The University of Texas at Austin and Amigos Library Services, Inc. Registration form available at http://www.ccaha.org/education/program-calendar . For more information, visit www.ccaha.org <http://www.ccaha.org/> , call 215-545-0613 or email [log in to unmask] A limited number of $750 stipends are available to staff from non-profit institutions with annual budgets of less than $500,000. Eligibility requirements and stipend application information available at http://www.ccaha.org/uploads/media/cc74d6786125f8222a96b320ec1d2ec0.pdf CCAHA will also conduct this program at the Denver Public Library in Denver, CO on July 29 & 30, 2009 and in Atlanta, GA in Fall 2009, dates to be announced. Kim Andrews Preservation Services Officer CONSERVATION CENTER for Art and Historic Artifacts 264 S. 23rd Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-545-0613 (phone) 215-735-9313 (fax) [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.ccaha.org Are you a member institution of the Conservation Center? Click here <http://www.ccaha.org/index.php/support/member> to become a member and take advantage of our great member benefits! ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).