[ARSCLIST] ARSC Conference 2008: save the dates

[Bill Klinger <klinger@xxxxxxxxx>]

The following message has been posted by the Outreach Committee of the
Association for Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC). If you have any
questions, please click on one of the links below.


--- 2008 ARSC CONFERENCE: PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA ---

The 42nd annual ARSC Conference will be held in Palo Alto, California, March
26-29, 2008. Stanford University will host the event, in honor of the 50th
anniversary of the Stanford 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, 2008. Reservations can be made at 800-492-7335 or res@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Please refer to group code "ARSC," 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 or
http://www.creekside-inn.com/index.php 

The conference will offer a vast array of appealing presentations. Some
samples of sessions in the works (and, therefore, subject to change) are:

-- Archival issues and new tools for collection assessment. Reporting
repositories include the Hoover Institution Archives, Stanford University,
Columbia University, Yale University, the New York Public Library, the
Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound, and the University of
North Texas Music Library.
-- "A Primer on Analog Playback" presented by the Technical Committee.
-- A panel discussion by Ampex pioneers, about the history of magnetic sound
recording technology in the Silicon Valley.
-- "Preservation, Access, and Copyright," including a talk by the author of
the congressionally-mandated "Study on the Current State of Recorded Sound
Preservation."
-- Numerous talks focusing on classical, jazz, and popular artists and
repertoire.
-- Ethnographic and ethnomusicological recordings.
-- An examination of the beginnings of and reactions to recorded sound in
the 19th century, including a recreation of an 1878 tinfoil phonograph
exhibition. During this session, ARSC's new First Sounds Committee will
speak about its initiative "to make humanity's early audio legacy accessible
to all people, for all time."

ARSC's Education and Training Committee will present "Don't Stop the Music:
A Workshop on Grant Funding for Audio Preservation," on March 26, 2008, at
Stanford University's Campbell Recital Hall. 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, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Make plans to join your friends and colleagues in Palo Alto. More details
about the 2008 ARSC Conference can be found at:
http://www.arsc-audio.org/conference/ 



Anna-Maria Manuel
ARSC Outreach Committee Chair