[ARSCLIST] ARSC Conference -- Register Now!

[Bill Klinger <klinger@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- 2005 ANNUAL CONFERENCE ---

Don't forget -- the 39th annual ARSC Conference will be held March 30 -
April 2, 2005, in Austin, Texas, the "Live Music Capital of the World."
Hosted by the University of Texas at Austin, in collaboration with ARSC's
Texas Chapter, this conference promises to be lively, enjoyable, and
memorable. Don't miss it!

Save money by registering early. Full conference registration, postmarked by
March 7, is $120 for ARSC members, $150 for non-members, and $60 for
students. After that date, registration is $145 for ARSC members, $175 for
non-members, and $75 for students.

Non-members can join ARSC for just $33 -- saving $3 off the annual dues.

For those wishing to sample the conference, single-day registration,
postmarked by March 7, is $35 for ARSC members, $45 for non-members, and $25
for students. After that date, single day registration is $45 for ARSC
members, $55 for non-members, and $30 for students.

The Radisson Hotel & Suites Austin will be the conference site. The hotel,
located downtown at 111 East Cesar Chavez Street, overlooks beautiful Town
Lake, with more than 30 miles of hike and bike trails. ARSC has arranged a
special conference rate of $129 per night, single or double. To reserve a
room at the special rate, use promotional code ARSC05 online at
http://www.radisson.com/austintx/ or by phone at (512) 478-9611. The special
rate is good until March 7, 2005, but book as early as possible.

For the complete preliminary program, registration form, and further details
about the conference, visit http://arsc-audio.org/conference2005.html .

If you have questions or wish to exhibit at the conference, please contact
Kurt Nauck, ARSC Conference Manager, at nauck@xxxxxxxxx .

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. The
upcoming conference will reflect this focus. Scheduled sessions include:

-- A Look Back at 78-rpm Records
-- Texas Music History and Collections in Austin
-- More Music and Collections from Texas
-- Recording Technology: Past and Future
-- Recordings and Society
-- Classical Music Careers and Recordings
-- New Discoveries in Jazz and Literary Recordings
-- Traditional Musics: Folk, Country, and Hillbilly
-- Vintage Records, Blues, and Gospel
-- Finding and Using Sound Recordings
-- Technical Measures and Comparisons
-- Technical Trials
-- After the Converter: Moving Forward with Enduring Preservation of Audio
in the Digital Domain.

The pre-conference workshop, "The Assessment, Preservation, and Access of
Audio Collections in the Digital Age: An Archival Case Study," will take
place March 30, 9:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. The workshop registration fee is not
included in the conference registration fee. Early workshop registration
(before March 4) is $70 for ARSC members, $85 for non-members. Detailed
information and the workshop registration form can be found at
http://arsc-audio.org/workshop05.html .

Other exciting activities are scheduled, including a tour of the Lyndon B.
Johnson Presidential Library and a reception at the Austin City Limits
studio at KLRU.

Don't forget to join us for the ARSC Banquet, to be held at Threadgill's
World Headquarters, which has been serving home cooking since 1933. Peabody
Award-winning radio producers, the Kitchen Sisters (Davia Nelson and Nikki
Silva), will be the guest speakers at this event. Banquet tickets are $28
per person. Limited seating available; first come, first served.

As a bonus, conference registrants are likely to find many treasures at the
Austin Record Convention. Advertised to be "the largest sale of recorded
music in the USA," the convention will take place at the Crockett Event
Center, during the weekend of the conference.

Conference attendees may also want to check out the Austin Fine Arts
Festival, April 2-3, at Republic Square Park. Explore the booths and shop
the artwork of 220 of the nation's top visual artists. The festival includes
non-stop, eclectic, live musical performances.

For a change of pace, try Spamarama, the "World-Famous Pandemonious Party of
Potted Pork," April 2, at Austin's Waterloo Park. Join the three-ring
circus, consisting of a Spam Cook-Off, the Spam Jam (a day-long musical
event), and the not-to-be-missed Spamalympics.


Anna-Maria Manuel
ARSC Outreach Committee Chair