[78-L] ARSC Conference 2009

[joe@salerno.com]

I'm ready - when do I get my copy?

(I won't be at the conference - you can mail it, yes?)

joe salerno

Michael Biel wrote:
> joe at salerno.com wrote:
>> Hopefully for those not attending the Leah Biel documentary will be 
>> available from ARSC on DVD>
>>
>> joe salerno
>>   
> 
> Actually it will be available from Leah at a very reasonable cost.  
> Although to you it will be a little more reasonable (free) since you are 
> one of the people interviewed in the program. 
> 
> But we will be seeing all of you who are attending the conference at 9AM 
> Saturday.  (Yawn!)  Hey!! If we gotta get up that early, you gotta get 
> up that early.
> 
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com  
> 
> 
>> Bill Klinger wrote:
>>   
>>> The Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections
>>> (ARSC) posts the following message. If you have any questions, please click
>>> on one of the links or e-mail addresses below.
>>>
>>>
>>> --- 2009 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ---
>>>
>>> You are invited to join friends and colleagues for the 43rd annual
>>> conference of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. The event will
>>> be held at The Liaison Capitol Hill, an Affinia Hotel, at 415 New Jersey
>>> Avenue NW, Washington, DC, May 27-30.
>>>
>>> The hotel, which opened in April 2008, is located three blocks from the
>>> Union Station railway depot, ten minutes from Reagan National Airport, and
>>> within walking distance of the U.S. Capitol, Library of Congress, the
>>> memorials on the National Mall, and the Smithsonian museums.
>>>
>>> For ARSC conference attendees, a block of rooms has been reserved for the
>>> nights of May 26-30, at a special rate of $149 per night, single or double
>>> (one king bed or two queen beds). The rate also applies three days prior and
>>> one day after the conference, based on availability. Reservations must be
>>> made by May 5 at (866) 233-4642 or reservations at affinia.com. Remember to
>>> request the ARSC 2009 DC Conference Rate. Rooms are available on a
>>> first-come, first-served basis. We expect our room block to sell out before
>>> the conference, and possibly prior to May 5.
>>>
>>> For more information about the Liaison Capitol Hill:
>>> http://www.affinia.com/Washington-DC-Hotel.aspx?name=Liaison-Capitol-Hill
>>>
>>> Register early and save! Full conference registration postmarked by May 4 is
>>> $145 for ARSC members, $170 for non-members, and $85 for students. After
>>> that date, registration is $170 for ARSC members, $195 for non-members, and
>>> $95 for students.
>>>
>>> Single-day registration fees are as follows: $50 per day, members; $58 per
>>> day, non-members; $30 per day, students. After May 4, $58 per day, members;
>>> $65 per day, non-members; $35 per day, students.
>>>
>>> For the complete preliminary program, registration form, and further details
>>> about the conference:
>>> http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/
>>>
>>> For further information (including exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities),
>>> contact Brenda Nelson-Strauss, Conference Manager, at bnelsons at indiana.edu
>>> or 812-855-7530.
>>>
>>>
>>> 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 talks and
>>> sessions that will appeal to both collectors and professionals.
>>>
>>> Scheduled presentations include:
>>> -- Copyright Reform: "The Fight for Copyright Reform and What It Means for
>>> You" (Tim Brooks) and "The Outlook for Sound Recording Copyright Reform in
>>> 2009 and Beyond" (panel) comprise this keynote session, as ARSC actively
>>> advocates in Washington for copyright reform to promote better preservation
>>> of and access to our recorded heritage.
>>> -- "Dawn of Recording: The Julius Block Cylinders" (Ward Marston),
>>> "Adventures in Archeophony" (David Giovannoni), and "New Directions in
>>> Phonautographic History" (Patrick Feaster) form the session devoted to
>>> Recovering the Earliest Sound Recordings.
>>> -- World premiere of the one-hour video documentary "For the Record,"
>>> profiling record collectors (Leah Biel)
>>> -- "Use, Structure, and Furnishings of Edison Laboratory Room 13" (Gerald
>>> Fabris)
>>> -- "Reproducing Cylinder Recordings: An Examination of Differences Between
>>> Acoustic and Electronic Methodology" (Lance Christensen)
>>> -- "Hoagy and Bix: The Seed of Harvestry" (Rob Bamberger).
>>>
>>> Don't forget the "Collectors' Roundtable" on Friday evening, May 29, where
>>> you can share your expertise or favorite collecting stories.
>>>
>>>
>>> PRE-CONFERENCE TOUR OF NAVCC
>>>
>>> The Library of Congress invites registered conference attendees to tour the
>>> new National Audio-Visual Conservation Center (NAVCC), in Culpeper,
>>> Virginia, on May 27. Visitors will enjoy an in-depth tour of the
>>> state-of-the-art facility that houses the sound-recording and moving-image
>>> collections of the Library of Congress. The buildings on the 45-acre campus
>>> provide 415,000 square feet of space for cataloging, re-formatting, and
>>> storage of more than five million sound recordings, videotapes, motion
>>> pictures, and born-digital works.
>>>
>>> The library staff has planned this full-day open house especially for the
>>> ARSC conference. Participants will be welcome in all the primary areas of
>>> NAVCC: the Moving Image Section, Recorded Sound Section and Vault Spaces,
>>> Digital Archive, Audio and Video Preservation Sections, Film Laboratory and
>>> Nitrate Film Vaults, and the Mt. Pony Theater and Listening Auditorium.
>>>
>>> Library staff will be on hand to discuss the facility and demonstrate their
>>> work in many areas, including: high-end audio preservation suites for disc
>>> and tape preservation; rooms for high-throughput audio digitization; IRENE
>>> and SAMMA, new technologies for digitization of discs and videotapes;
>>> vintage A/V equipment; cataloging and collection management tools and
>>> strategies; processing of paper collections; new workflow management
>>> software; and A/V conservation and storage strategies.
>>>
>>> The NAVCC tour is limited to 100 people; reservations will be accepted on a
>>> first-come, first-served basis. The $50-per-person fee for this optional
>>> pre-conference tour includes round-trip bus transportation from the Liaison
>>> Hotel and a box lunch. Due to expected demand, the tour is open only to
>>> those who register for the conference.
>>>
>>>
>>> ADDITIONAL PRE-CONFERENCE TOURS
>>>
>>> For those not wishing to go to NAVCC, three free tours of area archives will
>>> be offered on May 27. Tours will depart from the lobby of the Liaison Hotel
>>> at 1:00 p.m.
>>> 1. National Public Radio and Smithsonian/Folkways -- Downtown Washington
>>> 2. Library of Congress Music Division and American Folklife Center --
>>> Capitol Hill
>>> 3. National Archives II and the University of Maryland Library of American
>>> Broadcasting --College Park.
>>>
>>> For more information about all pre-conference tours:
>>> http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/tour.html
>>>
>>>
>>> AWARDS BANQUET
>>>
>>> The conference will conclude on the evening of May 30 with the annual Awards
>>> Banquet at Clyde's of Gallery Place. The restaurant is located next to the
>>> Verizon Center, in the heart of the vibrant 7th Street business district,
>>> about eight blocks from the Liaison Hotel or 15-20 minutes by foot. We have
>>> reserved the Piedmont Room, modeled after a grand Victorian saloon and
>>> decorated with equestrian antiques. Winners of the 2008 and 2009 ARSC Awards
>>> will be honored, and the Local Arrangements Committee is promising
>>> additional entertainment. Tickets for the banquet are $50 per person.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a nonprofit organization
>>> dedicated to the preservation and study of sound recordings -- in all genres
>>> of music and speech, in all formats, and from all periods. ARSC is unique in
>>> bringing together private individuals and institutional professionals --
>>> everyone with a serious interest in recorded sound.
>>>
>>>     
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