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Organised by IASA, FIAT, PRESTO, ECPA … and more!
22-24 May 2002 London, UK
80% of audio and video archive content is at risk, according to the results of EC project PRESTO.Unless preservation procedures are funded and implemented – quickly – unique heritage and commercially valuable material will be lost.This workshop will provide, in a concentrated three days, the combined experience of ten major European broadcast archives, and the new technology developed by PRESTO.
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Funding sources of funding; a model business case; benchmark costs
Selection criteria; prioritisation; life expectancy and condition monitoring
The preservation factory how to process the most material with the least labour; how to control quality; how to manage metadata; what to include and (exclude) during preservation – to maximise access and future use
Sustainability the ‘total cost of ownership’ of archive material; technology for automation of quality monitoring and data update; media life expectancy; what formats to choose
Online and Internet how to build new technology into a preservation project – without blowing the budget
The small archive how to be efficient on small-scale projects; special funding for private and historical collections; sources of support, advice and resources; out-sourcing options
Commercial resources information on technology and facility houses specialising in multimedia archive preservation; comparative costs; how to manage quality and cost; and don’ts of working with contractor
New technology advances in mass storage, process automation, automatic quality control, and asset management; what it is, what it really can and cannot do, costs and benefits.Also new technology developed by PRESTO and by related EC projects.
What else you also get:
 | tours of actual preservation projects for audio, video and film in the London area |
| a copy of the PRESTO Multimedia Preservation Handbook |
Cost: 250 € for the three days, which includes three lunches and one formal dinner, but does NOT include accommodation.For members of PRESTO, IASA, and FIAT – the cost of the conference itself is free but there will be a 50€ charge for the lunches and dinner
Accommodation: block bookings will be available in nearby hotels;
Estimated cost is 125 € per night single, 160 € per night double
Who:PRESTO is a project sponsored by the Cultural Heritage sector of the IST programme of the European Commission. The main partners are BBC (UK), RAI (Italy) and INA (France).Seven more major broadcast archives form the PRESTO user group.This workshop is a ‘PRESTO special’ of the series of technical meetings organised annually by IASA/FIAT, hosted on this occasion by BBC Information & Archives.Guidance and support is also provided by ECPA (all acronyms decoded below).
Where:Central / West London venue, including tours of London-area preservation projects
When:20-24 May 2002
Registering: SEND NO MONEY NOW.Space is limited to 80 delegates, as we don’t think we can create a workshop environment with more than that number.Priority will be given to members of IASA/FIAT,and to the PRESTO user group.Please register your firm intention to attend by 30 November – and we will send you a bill in January 2002.
| Acronyms: BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation, UK (you knew that!) ECPA - European Commission On Preservation and Access IASA – International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives INA – Institute National de l’Audiovisuel, France IFTA (FIAT) – International Federation of Television Archives IST – Information Science and Technology PRESTO – Preservation Technology – a project about new technology and processes to make preservation projects more cost effective RAI – Radiotelevisione Italiana |
How to register:
Preferred method: send an email to
Please give the
following information
| Name |
| Affiliation |
| Please state whether you are a member of IASA/FIAT |
| Email or postal address |
| If you need hotel accommodation, and for which dates |
| Special requirements for physical access or diet |
Alternative: send the same information by post to:
Dr. Richard Wright,Technology Manager, Projects
Information & Archives
120 South Block
Reynards Mill, Windmill Rd
Brentford, Middlesex TW8 9NQ - UK
 Preservation Technology for European Broadcast Archives |
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