AIC Electronic Media Group

Complete program and registration information is now available for
the 2004 meeting of the Electronic Media Group at the 32nd annual
AIC meeting to be held at the Hilton Portland and Executive Towers
in Portland, Oregon from June 9-14, 2004.

*Special* Specialty Group Program

    Sunday, June 13
    2-5:30 pm

and

    Monday, June 14
    10 am - 5 pm (a free, ticketed event)

Take Note: EMG is offering a full day of talks that do not conflict
with other AIC specialty group meetings.

Special Session Description: Is progress being made in addressing
the many preservation challenges posed by technology-driven cultural
materials? EMG kicks off its special 2004 program, funded with a
grant from The National Center for Preservation Technology and
Training, to answer this question by focusing on the latest efforts
underway. Participants will present case studies and other examples
of methods applied for the purpose of extending the life of
electronic art, multimedia, audiovisual materials, computer and
video games, and other interactive works and environments.
Highlights include a look at some of the first applications of the
technique emulation in cultural heritage preservation and
discussions on documenting and caring for machines used in the
creation of electronic media works.

Speakers include:

    Howard Besser
    Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program, New York
    University

    Alain Depocas
    Centre for Research and Documentation, Daniel Langlois
    Foundation (Canada)

    Luciana Duranti
    School of Library, Archival and Information Studies, University
    of British Columbia (Canada)

    Vitaliy Fadeyev and Carl Haber
    Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

    Sally Hubbard
    Getty Research Institute

    Mona Jimenez
    Moving Image Archiving and Preservation Program, New York
    University

    Caitlin Jones
    Variable Media Network and the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    Pip Laurenson
    Tate (UK)

    Henry Lowood
    Stanford University Libraries

    Jerome McDonough
    New York University Libraries

    Beth Richwine
    National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

    Richard Rinehart
    Berkeley Art Museum / Pacific Film Archive

    Paul Wheatley
    University of Leeds (UK)

Plus:

Reception and Business Meeting:

    BridgePort Brewing Company
    1313 N.W. Marshall Street, Portland
    Sunday, June 13
    6-10 pm
    Ticket price: $15 (includes pizza, salad, and non-alcoholic
    beverage)

    After an afternoon of provocative presentations, join us at
    Oregon's oldest craft brewery to enjoy dinner and refreshments
    with your colleagues and the program speakers. Housed in a
    building named on the National Register of Historic Places, the
    BridgePort Brewing Co. is located in Portland's Pearl District,
    an area of art galleries, warehouses, and restaurants. It is a
    15-minute walk or a short, free trolley ride from the hotel.

For complete EMG program information, including presentation
abstracts, see
<URL:http://aic.stanford.edu/sg/emg/portland2004.html>

For registration information, download the conference brochure from
<URL:http://aic.stanford.edu/meetings/annualmeetings/>.

EMG's Partners in 2004

The National Center for Preservation Technology and Training: The
EMG 2004 sessions were made possible with a grant from NCPTT, an arm
of the National Park Service that provides funding for preservation
and conservation training, technology, and research. EMG is deeply
grateful to NCPTT for its renewed support of EMG's activities.

Independent Media Arts Preservation: IMAP is teaming up with EMG to
spread the word about the latest news in electronic media
preservation. With support from the Rockefeller Foundation, the
proceedings of the EMG 2004 sessions will be published online for
the benefit of IMAP members, AIC members, and the general public
alike. IMAP is a service, education, and advocacy consortium
representing non-profit organizations, artists and producers who are
concerned with saving collections of independent, non-commercial
media.

See you there,

Hannah Frost
Program Chair, Electronic Media Group


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