REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday, November 9. ****************************************************************
PERSISTENCE OF MEMORY A Two-day Conference on Digital Preservation NOVEMBER 28-29, 2007 Hilton Seattle Seattle, Washington A conference presented by the Northeast Document Conservation Center Co-sponsored by OCLC Western Service Center 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 <http://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 WHEN IS THE REGISTRATION DEADLINE? Friday, November 9, 2007 FOR COMPLETE CONFERENCE DETAILS, HOTEL INFORMATION, AND TO REGISTER ONLINE Go to: www.nedcc.org <http://www.nedcc.org/> QUESTIONS ABOUT REGISTRATION? Contact Ginny Hughes, ghughes at nedcc.org 978-470-1010, ext. 224 QUESTIONS ABOUT CONFERENCE CONTENT? Contact Lori Foley, lfoley at nedcc.org 978-470-1010, ext. 223 Partial funding of this conference is provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services. NEDCC gratefully acknowledges support for its field service activities by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
