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Conference Announcement
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4th Joint Technical Symposium
 
Technology and Our Cultural Heritage
(Technology's Role in Preserving and Accessing The Memory of the World)
 
Barcelona, Spain
18-20 August 1993
 
A Technical Symposium organized by the Technical Co-ordinating Committee
for the International Audio, Film and Television Archive Federations in
conjunction with the IFLA 58th General Conference.
 
The Symposium covering the technical problems facing those responsible
for collections of sounds, moving images and still images stored on film,
magnetic tape, records and CDs is to be held at the historic Conservatori
Superior Municipal de Musica building in Barcelona.
 
In addition to sessions presenting the latest research into the chemistry
of the breakdown of polymers, methods of restoration of sound and image
signals and carriers and the ethical considerations of preservation, a
session to discuss specific problems raised by delegates to the
Symposium is also to be held.  A programme of workshops has been arranged
to demonstrate some of the ideas discussed in the sessions and
professional visits to local institutions also form part of the Symposium
activities.
 
Programme
 
17 August            Registration and Pre-Symposium Reception
 
18 August            Welcome and Formal Opening of the Symposium
          Session 1  The Philosophy of Archiving:  Ethical Questions
                     Relating to Preservation and the Uses of New
                     Technologies in Audio-Visual Archiving
          Session 2  The Key Issues and Problems Facing Audio-Visual
                     Archives Today
          Session 3  Specific Environmental and Climatic Problems Facing
                     Audio-Visual Archives in Different Parts of the
                     World
 
19 August Session 4  The Breakdown of the Components of Signal Carriers
                     with Age
 
20 August Session 5  Signal Carrier Restoration
          Session 6  New Technologies, including Multi-Media
 
The working language of the Symposium will be English.  Translations into
Catalan, Spanish, French and German will be provided.
 
Registration fee for Delegates 30,000 ptas
 
Further details can be obtained from :-
 
Catherine Pinion
Chair of the IFLA Round Table on AV Media
32 Alexandra Road
St Albans
AL1 3AZ, United Kingdom
 
Telephone/Fax:  +44 (727) 833 556
 
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