A Race Against Time: Preserving Our Audiovisual Media presented by the Conservation Center for Art and Historic Artifacts July 29 & 30, 2009 - Save the Date! Hosted and cosponsored by: Western History/ Genealogy Department, Denver Public Library Denver, CO Register online at http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,1f784d82-9a05-4d14-bca5-9da86545c149 . 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 Thomas F.R. Clareson, Program Director for New Initiatives, Lyrasis, Philadelphia, PA Anna L. Scott, Archivist, Aspen Historical Society, Aspen, CO 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. Presented in partnership with Lyrasis. Also cosponsored by BCR, Denver, CO. Register online at http://guest.cvent.com/i.aspx?5S,M3,1f784d82-9a05-4d14-bca5-9da86545c149 . For more information, visit our Education Program Calendar at 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 here <https://custom.cvent.com/5F5E0F2494E6478C85413331B458D33B/files/event/1 f784d829a054d14bca59da86545c149/df159431ceec4f77ac91dc917c64e7f3.pdf> or through the Education Program Calendar at www.ccaha.org <http://www.ccaha.org/> . CCAHA will also conduct this program at the Atlanta History Center in Atlanta, GA on October 20 & 21, 2009. 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 <http://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!