Archiving and Digitization: Dreams and Nightmares
Manila Hotel, Manila, Philippines
June 23-27, 2008
PRELIMINARY CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT
Metro Manila, Philippines is the next venue for the 12th SEAPAVAA Conference and General Assembly come June 23-27, 2008 to be held at the Manila Hotel, Manila. It will be hosted by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), in cooperation with the Society of Filipino Archivists (SFA), the Society of Film Archivists (SOFIA) and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Conference Activities
§ Institutional visits
§ Workshops
§ ExcursionsThe event will feature the following:
§ 2-day symposium
§ The SEAPAVAA General Assembly Meeting
§ Archive Gems Screenings Evening
§ Host country screening night
Conference Theme: “Archiving and Digitization: Dreams and Nightmares”
Digital technology is said to provide multiple solutions to many issues and concerns affecting the preservation of and access to archival documents. This is particularly true with regards to storage facilities and near real time access to information and the archival collection. In the rush to embrace digital technology, we have ventured into the “how to” but given much less attention to the “what ifs.”
The move to digital archiving is a fact. That debate is over. But it is a move beset with numerous financial, practical, ethical and philosophical consequences whose impact we are only beginning to fully understand.
§ What does digital preservation really mean?
When documents are digitized, are they presumed preserved? How do you guarantee the authenticity of documents?
§ What are the implications of moving to Digital Archiving?
What are the risks involved in migrating analoque works to digital? What is the real cost over time of digital preservation? What expertise, tools, resources, and organizational structures will be needed to ensure growth and long term management of digital archives? What are the safest storage strategies? How does all this affect our concept of institutional archives?
§ Are fundamental analogue concepts like “original”, “content”, “carrier” meaningful any more in the digital domain?
What is the future for our “legacy” collections of analogue materials?
§ What beginning steps could be undertaken to facilitate the move to digital archiving?
This conference will grapple with these and other “what if” dreams and nightmares in our digital future. It will look for answers and aim to move the global debate forward.
Call for Papers
Initially, if you would like to participate and present a paper on any of the above mentioned topics, please send an outline and abstract to the SEAPAVAA Secretariat at seapavaa@yahoo.com. Deadline for submission of proposals will be on April 15, 2008. A formal call for papers will be announced soon.
Registration Fee
The Conference registration fee options are the following:
1. Php 4,000.00 – live-out package, inclusive of meals and snacks for the 2-day symposium and handouts.
2. Php 6,500.00 – live-in package, inclusive of meals and snacks for the 2-day symposium, handouts, and 2 nights accommodation at the Bayview Hotel.
Optional:
Additional Php 2,000 for Digitization workshop fee.
Contact
For further details and inquiries, please contact the SEAPAVAA Secretariat at telefax: +63.2.920.4395, email: seapavaa@yahoo.com or visit our website at http://www.seapavaa.org where conference updates will continually be posted.
Dear Sir/Madam:
Metro Manila, Philippines is the next venue for the 12th Southeast Asia Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association (SEAPAVAA) Conference and General Assembly with the theme: “Archiving and Digitization: Dreams and Nightmares” come June 23-27, 2008 to be held at the Manila Hotel. It will be hosted by the Philippine Information Agency (PIA), in cooperation with the Society of Filipino Archivists (SFA), the Society of Film Archivists (SOFIA) and the Department of Foreign Affairs.
Tasked with inviting local participants, the SFA would like to enjoin archivists, librarians, film producers/workers, personnel-in-charge of film/TV/broadcast archival collection, ICT professionals, educators and other personnel involved and interested in archiving and digitization of AV heritage collection to attend this 5-day activity.
The fee is P5,000.00 for live-out and P7,500.00 for live-in participants and, an additional P2,000.00 is charged for the Digitization workshop. Payments should be made to the Society of Filipino Archivists which will issue the official receipt. (An amount of P100.00 is added to the registration fee if paid in cheque issued outside Metro Manila). Please see the attached announcement for details. We would appreciate it if you can send in your reservation on or before June 15, 2008. Kindly communicate your reservation to any of the following:
Emma M. Rey
House of Representatives
Tel. No. : (02) 9315966
Tel. No. : (02) 9315566
Mobile No.: 09178534609
Email: emmamrey@yahoo.com
Ma. Teresa S. Bondoc
Senate of the Philippines
Tel. No. : (02) 5526856
Fax No. : (02) 5526764
Mobile No.: 09175660120
Email: dirbondoc@yahoo.com
Sarah T. Moscosa
Secretariat
Legislative Archives (HOR)
Tel./FaxNo.: (02)9514322; 9315864
Mobile No.: 09198018624
Email:sarahmoscosa@yahoo.com
Thank you and best wishes.
Sincerely,
EMMA M. REY
President
"emma rey"
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