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The following message has been posted by the Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). If you have any questions, please click on one of the links or e-mail addresses below. Please DO NOT simply hit REPLY or post further messages to this list. ---2006 ANNUAL CONFERENCE--- The vibrant Pacific Northwest city of Seattle, Washington -- the "Emerald City" -- is the setting for the 40th annual ARSC conference, May 17-20. Join your friends and colleagues for this event hosted by the University of Washington School of Music, in the city famous for the Space Needle, Pike Place Market, and the Frank Gehry-designed Experience Music Project. The distinctive Red Lion Hotel on Fifth Avenue will be our conference site. Located at 1415 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, the hotel is within walking distance of some of the best shopping, theaters, and cultural attractions on the West Coast. During the conference, the Red Lion Hotel is offering special room rates of $139 per night, single or double; $149 triple; and $159 quad. To reserve a room, visit http://www.redlion5thavenue.com/. On the Reservations page, click on "Change rate types" in the "Rate types" section, and enter 0000784000 in the "Group block" box. Call the hotel at 206-971-8000, if you have questions about or problems with your reservation. The special rates are valid until April 24. Register early and save! Full conference registration postmarked by April 24 is $120 for ARSC members, $150 for non-members, and $60 for students. After that date, registration is $145 for ARSC members, $175 for non-members, and $75 for students. For those wishing to attend only one day, single-day registration postmarked by April 24 is $35 for ARSC members, $45 for non-members, and $25 for students. After that date, single-day registration is $45 for ARSC members, $55 for non-members, and $30 for students. For the complete preliminary program, registration form, and further details about the conference, visit: http://arsc-audio.org/conference2006.html. Questions concerning local sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities should be directed to Paul Jackson at [log in to unmask] For all other questions, contact the Conference Manager, Kurt Nauck, at [log in to unmask] CONFERENCE PROGRAM ARSC is dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all genres of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. Reflecting this broad mission, the upcoming conference offers a diverse array of talks and sessions that will appeal to both professionals and collectors. Scheduled talks include: -- "New Imaging Methods Applied to Mechanical Sound Carrier Preservation and Access" (Carl Haber) -- "Licensing in the Music Industry" (Ava Lawrence) -- "80,000 LPs Times 1122 Miles: The Wilson Processing Project & OCLC Take on NYPL's Uncataloged Vinyl" (Peter Hirsch) -- "The Northwest Sound: Recordings, Marketplace, and Memory" (Craig Morrison) -- "The Ins and Outs of Making a Good Oral History" (Marie Azile O'Connell) -- "From the Handcrank to the Hyperlink: Technical Means and Technological Methods of the UCSB Cylinder Digitization Project" (David Seubert and Noah Pollaczek) -- "Saving the Unique Sounds of American Political Campaigning" (Lewis Mazanti) -- "Grant Funding Strategies for Sound Collections" (Gayle Palmer) -- "MuDoc: A New Model for Digital Music Archiving and Retrieval" (Michael Frishkopf) -- "Milton Kaye -- New York Pianist" (Dennis D. Rooney) -- David Levine on the Naxos Decision -- "Dobbin: New Techniques in Audio Mass Processing" (Joerg Houpert and Jerome Luepkes) -- "Gospel Music as Story: The Life and Work of Otis Jackson" (Robert M. Marovich) -- "Progress and Problems in Modern-Day Jazz Discography" (Noal Cohen) The ARSC Technical Committee's roundtable is scheduled for Thursday afternoon. Later that evening, bring your questions to the "Ask the Technical Committee" session. Share your expertise or favorite collecting story at the "Collectors' Roundtable" on Friday evening. This informal session always features amusing anecdotes among the informative and entertaining discussions. TOUR One of the conference highlights will be the free tour of Benaroya Hall, home of the Seattle Symphony since 1998. Noted for its architectural and acoustical design, Benaroya houses an auditorium, a recital hall, and the 4,490-pipe Watjen Organ. Please join us for this special tour led by symphony engineer Al Swanson and public information specialist Steven Lowe, as they provide a behind-the-scenes look at the hall and discuss the challenges of recording a major American orchestra. WORKSHOP The pre-conference workshop, "A Tutorial on the Preservation of Audio in the Digital Domain," will be held May 17, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., at the hotel's Bainbridge Room. The workshop registration fee is not included in the conference registration fee. Early workshop registration (postmarked by April 24) is $70 for ARSC members, $80 for non-members, and $30 for students. Detailed information about the workshop can be found at: http://arsc-audio.org/workshop2006.html. BANQUET Limited seating is available for the ARSC Awards Banquet on Saturday evening. For just $35, attendees have their choice of portobello mushroom ravioli, salmon with basil bruchetta, or chicken with mango chutney. Indulge in either lemon riviera or chocolate decadence for desert. The Buttersprites, a Seattle-based post-grunge, post-punk all-girl band, will provide our after-banquet entertainment. The band's "gleefully nutty music and tongue-in-cheek lyrics, mostly sung in Japanese," should bring a unique and memorable close to the conference. Please join us for our first Seattle conference. You won't have to fight off the Wicked Witch's winged monkeys en route to this "Emerald City." Anna-Maria Manuel ARSC Outreach Committee Chair