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******************************************************** REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, November 9 ******************************************************** PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY A Two-day Conference on Digital Preservation NOVEMBER 28–29, 2007 Hilton Seattle A conference presented by the Co-sponsored by WHAT IS PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY? This two-day conference,
taught by a faculty of national experts, addresses the question of digital
longevity. The conference will highlight evolving best practices for digital
preservation to help you with the life-cycle management of your
institution’s collections. Topics include: The All-Important Metadata,
Surveying Digital Preservation Readiness, Preserving Audio, Preserving Video,
Preserving Digital Art, and Business Models for Preservation, and Trusted
Digital Repositories. WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Librarians, archivists, museum
professionals, information technology professionals, and administrators
responsible for managing and preserving digital resources. TO VIEW ABSTRACTS AND SPEAKER BIOS, Visit NEDCC’s Web
site, www.nedcc.org. A FINAL ADDITION: Jim Gemmell of the Microsoft Research
Institution will wrap up the program with a look at MyLifeBits, a research
project that began as a quest to digitally chronicle every aspect of a
person’s life. WHAT DOES THE CONFERENCE COST? $350 FOR COMPLETE CONFERENCE DETAILS, HOTEL INFORMATION, AND TO
REGISTER ONLINE Go to: www.nedcc.org QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION? Contact Ginny Hughes, ghughes@xxxxxxxxx 978-470-1010, ext. 224 QUESTIONS ABOUT CONFERENCE CONTENT? Contact Lori Foley, lfoley@xxxxxxxxx 978-470-1010, ext. 223 Partial funding of this conference is provided by the and Library Services. NEDCC gratefully acknowledges support
for its field service activities by the National Endowment for the Humanities. |