CFP: IASA 2009 (International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, Greece)

INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOUND AND AUDIOVISUAL ARCHIVES (IASA)

20 - 25 SEPTEMBER 2009

ATHENS, GREECE

CALL FOR PAPERS

2009 IASA CONFERENCE: “Towards a new kind of Archive? The Digital Philosophy in Audiovisual Archives”

Submission Deadline: January 30th 2009

The Organising Committee of the IASA 2009 Annual Conference invites presentation proposals for the 40th IASA Annual Conference, to be held September 20-25, 2009, in Athens, Greece, hosted by the Hellenic National Audiovisual Archive.

Presentation proposals are due January 30th, 2009, on the following themes:

* Archives, Libraries and Museums. Moment of Truth - Time to Converge? 

* The disappearing Archive I: the loss of physical substance through digitisation 

* The disappearing Archive II: aging and physical deterioration of analogue media 

* The disappearing Archive III: obsolete carriers but no replay equipment 

* Born to die? Selection policies in the 21st century 

* Between archivists and users, taking advantage of the archive 

* Digital preservation and audiovisual preservation: Is there a divide? 

* 40 years of IASA 

* The role of the National Audiovisual Archives 

* Archiving the web and the new media audiovisual content 

* Ethics of digital archives 

Please find all conference information as well as the submission form on the conference website:

http://www.iasa2009.com

Presenters will be notified of acceptance by March 15, 2009.

IASA offers travel grants ( http://www.iasa-web.org/travel_grant.asp ), the chance of which increases if you present a paper! And even more if you or your institution is a IASA-member.

Many developping countries now qualify for half-price institutional membership in IASA! (see http://www.iasa-web.org/rates.asp for membership information)

Call for Contributions: DMRN+3: Digital Music Research Network One-day Workshop 2008 (Queen Mary)

DMRN+3: DIGITAL MUSIC RESEARCH NETWORK

ONE-DAY WORKSHOP 2008
QUEEN MARY, UNIVERSITY OF LONDON
16 DECEMBER 2008
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/dmrn/events/dmrnp3/

Digital music is an important and fast-moving research area. Sophisticated digital tools for the creation, generation and dissemination of music have established clear synergies between music and leisure industries, the use of technology within art, the creative industries and the creative economy. Digital music research is emerging as a "transdiscipline" across the usual academic boundaries of computer science, electronic engineering and music.

The Digital Music Researh Network (DMRN) aims to promote research in the area of Digital Music, by bringing together researchers from UK universities and industry in electronic engineering, computer science, and music.

DMRN will be holding its next 1-day workshop on Tuesday 16 December 2008.

The workshop will include invited and contributed talks, and posters will be on display during the day, including during the lunch and coffee breaks.

The workshop will be an ideal opportunity for networking with other people working in the area. There will also be an opportunity to continue discussions after the Workshop in a nearby Pub/Restaurant.

* Keynote

The Keynote Speaker will be: TBD

* Call for Contributions

You are invited to submit a proposal for a talk and/or a poster to be presented at this event.

TALKS may range from the latest research, through research overviews or surveys, to opinion pieces or position statements, particularly those likely to be of interest to an interdisciplinary audience. Most talks will be 20 to 30 minutes, although there may be some flexibility to accommodate other lengths depending on the number of submissions. Short announcements about other items of interest (e.g. future events or other networks) are also welcome.

POSTERS can be on any research topic of interest to the members of the network. Posters (A0 portrait) will be on display through the day, including lunch break and coffee breaks.

The abstracts of presentations will be collated into a digest and distributed on the day, and authors will be encouraged to submit an electronic versions of posters (e.g. in PDF format) to allow the posters to be viewed after the event.

* Submission
Please submit your talk or poster proposal in the form of an abstract (maximum 1 page of A4) in an email to dmrn@elec.qmul.ac.uk giving the following information about your presentation:
* Authors
* Title
* Abstract
* Preference for talk or poster (or "no preference").

Abstract submission deadline: 14 November 2008.

* Deadlines

* 14 Nov 2008: Abstract submission deadline
* 21 Nov 2008: Notification of acceptance
* 10 Dec 2008: Registration Deadline (12:00 noon GMT+0)
* 16 Dec 2008: DMRN+3 Workshop

Registration cost will be kept to a minimum to enable the maximum number of people to attend.

For further information, visit: http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/dmrn/events/dmrnp3/