[78-L] ARSC Conference 2015

[Bill Klinger]

The Outreach Committee of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections
(ARSC) posts the following message.

--- 2015 ARSC CONFERENCE: PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA ---

The 49th annual ARSC Conference will be held May 27-30, 2015 at the Westin
Convention Center Hotel, in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The
conference is hosted by the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh.

The city offers many attractions including the Carnegie Science Center,
Heinz History Center, Duquesne Incline, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh,
National Aviary, Bayernhof Music Museum, and the Frick Art and Historical
Center. Historic Kennywood amusement park is about a 35-minute drive from
the hotel. For distinctive local flavor, Pittsburgh's historic Strip
District, named for its narrow confines between the Allegheny River and
Grant's Hill, is just one mile from the hotel. Great cultural offerings
found here include the famous Saturday Farmers Market, plus intriguing
ethnic and specialty shopping, and tempting local cuisine.

A block of rooms has been reserved for ARSC conference attendees at a
special rate of $139 (plus 14 percent tax) for a standard room with one king
or two double beds, single or double occupancy. Contracted dates at the
Westin are May 26 until May 30 (with Sunday departure). ARSC group rates
will be honored three days prior (Memorial Day weekend) and three days after
these dates, subject to availability.

The deadline to make reservations at the Westin is May 5, 5:00 p.m. EDT. You
are strongly encouraged to make your reservations as early as possible,
since all rooms are held on a first-come, first-served basis.

To reserve a room, follow the reservation instructions at:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/2015/2015_hotel.html

Register early and save! Full conference registration postmarked by May 6 is
$160 for ARSC members, $185 for non-members, $75 for student members, and
$85 for non-member students. Single-day registration is also available.

For online registration:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/register/

For further details about the conference:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/2015/index.html

For general information about the conference, contact Brenda Nelson-Strauss,
Conference Manager: bnelsons at indiana.edu

To discuss or arrange sponsorship, exhibits, or advertising, contact Curtis
Peoples, Assistant Conference Manager: curtis.peoples at ttu.edu 


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:

-- Marty Ashby: Jazz in Pittsburgh
-- Bill Doggett: Billy Strayhorn: A Portrait of an Iconic Pittsburgh Native
Son
-- Dennis D. Rooney: Early Years and Reiner/PSO Columbia Recordings
-- Russell W. Miller: The Life and Legacy of Oscar Levant
-- Vincent Pelote & Seth B. Winner: Revisiting the 1938 Benny Goodman
Carnegie Hall Concert
-- Michael Biel: The History of Early Record Sleeves
-- Diane Napert: The Black Swan Label: Holdings in the Historical Sound
Recordings Collection, Yale University
-- Karen Hogg: Indexing and Researching the Charles K. Wolfe Audio
Collection
-- David Giovannoni, Rebecca Feynberg, John Levin, and Nicholas Bergh:
Recent Developments in Cylinder Audio Preservation
-- Dr. Peter Martland: The American Recording Industry in the Pit of the
Great Depression -- New Evidence
-- Philip C. Carli: Cutting Up Madame Butterfly: Recorded Band & Orchestra
Arrangements, 1907-1930
-- Bryan Wright: Rediscovering Ted Lewis: Rare Recordings from the Ted Lewis
Museum
-- Peter Alyea: The IRENE System
-- Tim Brooks: Copyright Update
-- Sam Brylawski: ARSC Guides the Way: Fulfilling the Recommendations of the
National Recording Preservation Plan

On Thursday evening, music film historian Mark Cantor is thrilled to present
a program of performance clips highlighting new film discoveries and
restorations, as well as films featuring musicians active on the Pittsburgh
music scene.  Mark is the curator of the Celluloid Improvisations Music Film
Archive, one of the nation's largest collections of 16mm films that focuses
on American popular music and dance. 

Many of the films that will be shared in the ARSC presentation have not been
screened in years, if not decades. While the focus will be jazz, other
genres of music -- country music and Western Swing, blues, vaudeville, jazz
dance, and pop -- will also be generously represented.  

COLLECTORS' ROUNDTABLE
For this year's Friday night Collectors' Roundtable, participants are
invited to bring a crate of records they would like to sell or trade, and/or
a record or two for show and tell. A phonograph will be available for
playing disc recordings. There's no special theme, just plan on some fun
records and interesting discussion.

The preliminary conference schedule (subject to change) can be viewed at:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/2015/pdf/arsc2015_prelim_conf_sched.pdf


FROM IDEA to DELIVERABLE: PLANNING and EXECUTING YOUR GRANT-FUNDED PROJECT
Your archive or library has an important collection of audio recordings, and
you've come up with a project to process it. You're thinking of writing a
grant to help fund the project, but you're not sure how to begin.

On May 27, the Education and Training Committee is presenting a
pre-conference workshop that will help you find answers to all your
questions. This day-long workshop can help you understand and find your way
through the complicated and complex world of writing grant proposals and
completing a grant-funded project. The workshop includes an afternoon tour
of The MediaPreserve. Bus transportation will be provided.

ARSC is offering this workshop in a live-streaming, online version for those
who are unable to attend in person. An archived version will be made
available to all registrants, for a limited time.

A separate registration fee applies for the workshop. The in-person workshop
is limited to 50 participants. For more information, see:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/2015/pre-conf_workshops_intro.html
or contact Karen Fishman, kfishman at loc.gov, or Aaron Bittel,
ambittel at arts.ucla.edu


ALL HANDS on DECK! AUDIOTAPE PLAYBACK WORKSHOP On May 27, the ARSC Technical
Committee presents its Audiotape Playback Workshop. Do you deal with analog
reel-to-reel tape? This hands-on workshop will get you rolling on best
practices related to audiotape handling, identification, and playback. A
lecture on the history and principles of magnetic recording will cover the
theoretical basis. A hands-on session with experienced engineers will show
you how to identify and play back audio tape on the beautiful Studer decks
at The MediaPreserve. New this year: Advanced techniques in our "Experts'
Room." This workshop is limited to 16 participants.

A separate registration fee applies for the workshop. For more information,
see:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/2015/pre-conf_workshops_intro.html
or contact Marcos Sueiro Bal, Technical Committee Co-Chair:
msueiro at nypublicradio.org


NEWCOMER ORIENTATION and MENTORING PROGRAM ARSC invites first-time
conference attendees and conference veterans to participate in the
Conference Mentoring Program during the conference. The program pairs
newcomers with long-time members, based on their shared interests. Mentors
provide mentees with an orientation to the conference, the association, and
its participants in informal meetings over the course of the conference. 

Please note: Only ARSC veterans who are committed to the mentoring program
should volunteer.
Mentors and mentees must be able to attend the newcomer orientation and
welcoming gathering on May 27, 6:30-7 p.m.

For more information, visit:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/2015/pdf/2015_mentoring_form.pdf
or contact Sara Velez: velez4sara at gmail.com


AWARDS BANQUET
The conference will conclude on Saturday evening with the annual Awards
Banquet, preceded by a Happy Hour. Winners of the 2014 ARSC Awards for
Excellence, the 2015 Lifetime Achievement and Distinguished Service awards,
and the finalists for the 2015 Awards for Excellence will be honored.


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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