[ARSCLIST] ARSC Conference 2008

[Bill Klinger <klinger@xxxxxxxxx>]

The following message has been posted by the ARSC Outreach Committee. If you
have any questions, please click on one of the links or e-mail addresses
below.

---2008 ANNUAL CONFERENCE---

You are invited to join friends and colleagues for the 42nd annual
conference of the Association for Recorded Sound Collections, in Palo Alto,
California, March 26-29. The event, hosted by Stanford University, will take
place on campus and honors the 50th anniversary of the university's Archive
of Recorded Sound.

The conference hotel is the Creekside Inn, located one mile from the
Stanford campus and two miles from downtown Palo Alto. During the
conference, single, double, and triple rooms are specially priced at $130
per night. To receive the discounted rate, rooms must be reserved by March
9. Please note: Rooms are limited and going fast, so you'll want to reserve
as soon as possible.

Reservations can be made at 800-492-7335 or res@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Please
refer to "ARSC 2008 Conference," when booking. For more information about
the hotel, situated on three-and-a-half beautifully landscaped acres, visit:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/hotel.html 

Register early and save! Full conference registration postmarked by March 7
is $125 for ARSC members, $155 for non-members, and $60 for students. After
that date, registration is $150 for ARSC members, $180 for non-members, and
$75 for students.

Single-day registration fees are as follows: $40 per day members, $50 per
day non-members, $25 per day students. After March 7, $50 per day members,
$60 per day non-members, $30 per day students.

For the complete preliminary program, registration form, and further details
about the conference, visit:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/ 

For further information (including exhibitor and sponsorship opportunities),
contact Brenda Nelson-Strauss, Conference Manager, at bnelsons@xxxxxxxxxxx
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 professionals and collectors.

To get a taste of the conference, visit the preliminary program:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/pdf/2008-prelim-agenda2.pdf 

For a description of the talks:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/pdf/2008-abstracts.pdf 


PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP

ARSC's Education and Training Committee will present "A Workshop on Funding,
Partnerships, and Dissemination for Audio Preservation." Archivists,
librarians, and collection managers -- anyone who works with or manages
archival sound recordings -- will gain information about identifying
grant-making institutions, meeting intake requirements, and exploring
possible partnerships with other institutions. The workshop will feature
speakers from The GRAMMY Foundation, the National Endowment for the
Humanities (NEH), the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the
Library of Congress, Pacifica Radio Archives Preservation and Access
Project, Harvard University, City Lore, and Arhoolie Foundation's Strachwitz
Frontera Encyclopedia of Mexican and Mexican American Recordings.

The workshop will be held on March 26, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. at Stanford
University's Campbell Recital Hall. The workshop registration fee is not
included in the conference registration fee. Early workshop registration
(postmarked by March 7) is $75 for ARSC members, $85 for non-members, and
$40 for students. Detailed information about the workshop can be found at:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/workshop.html 


TOURS

Registered conference attendees are invited to tour the Hoover Institution
Library and Archives and the Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound. Sign-up
sheets will be available at the conference registration desk.

In 1919, the Hoover Institution Library and Archives began collecting
firsthand accounts of historical events and political transformations.
Today, the Library contains close to one million volumes, and the Archives
house some 60 million documents and 100,000 political posters. Each year,
more than 3,000 researchers and visitors come to the Library and Archives to
use or discover materials on political, economic, and social change in
modern times.

The Stanford Archive of Recorded Sound was established in 1958 and was one
of the first major collections devoted to the acquisition, preservation, and
dissemination of historically and artistically significant sound recordings.
The Archive houses more than 250,000 recordings and over 6,000 print and
manuscript items. An extensive reference collection of books and
periodicals, including a wide range of discographies, is maintained on the
history and development of the sound recording industry and its major
figures. The Archive is known for its unique special collections including
the Monterey Jazz Festival and various operatic collections including
Kirsten Flagstadt, Mario Ancona, Richard Crooks, and others.


AWARDS BANQUET

The Awards Banquet will be held at the Straits Cafe, just a short walk from
the conference hotel. A Pan-Asian, four-course meal of meat, seafood, and
vegetarian selections will be served family style in the Balinese Garden
Room. Special entertainment is planned. Tickets are $40 per person, and
seating is limited -- first-come, first-served.


Anna-Maria Manuel
ARSC Outreach Committee Chair


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.