Quezon City (11 August) — The deadline for the logo design contest for the World AV Heritage Day has been extended to August 31 by UNESCO, according to contest organizers.

World AV Heritage Day is observed every year since 2005 after the UNESCO General Assembly approved October 27 as the World Day for AV Heritage to raise awareness of the importance of AV documents as integral part of national identities and draw attention to the urgent need to protect them. The search for a logo for the World Day for AV Heritage is aimed to reinforce the annual celebration.

UNESCO defines audiovisual heritage as comprising “all forms of moving images and recorded sounds, separately or together, whether or not intended for public distribution, and regardless of the means of creation, preservation or delivery, or the personal or organizational nature of the custodian.”

AV heritage also includes associated information, documents, objects, artefacts and technology, and graphical material selected in its own right — “They express a nation as a place and people. Considered to be the documents most characteristic of the 20th and 21st centuries, the cultural influence and informational content of these documents are immense, and rapidly increasing. Transcending language and cultural boundaries, appealing immediately to the eye and the ear, to the literate and illiterate alike, they have transformed society by becoming a permanent complement to the traditional written record. Their content cannot be reduced to written form, and its integrity is closely tied to the format of its carrier – be it film, magnetic or optical media. Because of its fragility, much have been lost and continue to be lost if no action is undertaken.”

Since 2005, UNESCO leads the world observance of this day every year by organizing activities around a theme agreed upon by the Coordinating Council of Audio-visual Archive Associations (CCAAA) – the UNESCO designated body to oversee its yearly celebration. For this year, the theme will be “Fading Heritage: We Can Save It.”

For greater impact, both UNESCO and the CCAAA have recognized the need to come up with a logo to give the celebration its own identifiable brand.

Logo Parameters. The following are the parameters to be considered for the logo contest:

Content:

The logo should symbolize and represent the global audiovisual heritage and its permanent cultural value in the fullest sense. It may also suggest its fragility and vulnerability, the sense of urgency attached to its preservation and the importance of accessibility.

Design:

The logo should be:

• Simple – the simpler the better
• Monochrome
• A graphical design which works:
  • independently of language (the logo itself must not contain any letters or text)
  • independent of time
  • in different cultural settings
  • in all anticipated usage environments (e.g. internet sites, e-mailings, hard copy, projected image)
  • in different sizes, from miniscule to enlarged applications when reproduced through simple technical means (e.g. low resolution black and white photocopy)
  • Suitable for systematic use (as a secondary logo) together with the UNESCO emblem or accompanied by the words “UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage”, or equivalent in other languages. (For requirements for secondary logos, go to http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28318&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html.

Entries will be selected on the following criteria:

• Ability to impart the message or the meaning of the symbols
• Attractiveness, recognizability and memorability for audiences in the archival, library, museum and documentation profession; and the mass media and the general public potentially.
• Distinctiveness from other popular logos of institutions and corporations using similar stylized AV imagery of film strips, video screens, phonographs, projectors, sound waves, digital pixels, reel, discs, etc.

Submission of Entries:

Entries should consist of the following:

1. Original Artwork (softcopy)
   • preferred format: JPG
   • resolution: minimum 300 dpi
   • width: minimum 800 pixels
2. Thumbnail version
   • format: JPG
   • resolution: 96 dpi
   • width: 300 pixels
3. Summary description or explanation of the logo symbolismA brief write-up on the logo designer will be expected as well.
4. Deadline for Submission: No later than 31 August 2009Submit entries and requests for information to:
   Ms. Joie Springer
   Senior Programme Specialist
   Information Society Division
   UNESCO
   1, rue Miollis
   75732 Paris Cedex 15
   email: j.springer@unesco.org

Specific questions concerning the graphic charter of UNESCO should be sent to:

Philipp Müller-Wirth
Chief, Promotion, Partnerships and Branding Unit
Bureau of Public Information
UNESCO
e-mail: p.muller-wirth@unesco.org

Recognition

The winning entry will be announced and presented on October 27, 2009 at the CCAAA and UNESCO websites, together with an explanation of the symbolism inherent in the design. The winner will receive from UNESCO a monetary reward of US2000 and will be featured in the website as well. (PIA)

Last January, SEAPAVAA council member Alipate Mateitoga passed away. A dear colleague and an enthusiastic councilor, Alipate’s passion for Fiji, the Pacific and the development of small archives across the region nonetheless strongly remain with the Association despite his absence.

During the 26th Executive Council and 13th General Assembly meetings in Indonesia last May, the Association has agreed to look for individuals to fill in the vacancy that Alipate left. Looking at the set priorities and the work programme of the Association for the next three years which include growing member base in and actively engaging the Pacific, the EC thought it is best to invite someone from the said key region.

As recommended by colleagues in the Association and by key individuals in the Pacific, the EC invited Ms. Setaita Natai Niqara to fill in the position. It was an invitation that Ms. Niqara gladly accepted.

Ms. Niqara is currently the head of the Film and Television Unit of the Ministry of Information of Fiji and has recently been inducted as a member of the Fiji Memory of the World Committee. Given her experience and work in the Ministry and her active participation during the 13th Conference and General Assembly, the EC believes that she would contribute invaluably to the council.

Ms. Niqara will be serving as a SEAPAVAA Councilor until 2011.

The International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT/IFTA) will be holding their 2009 World Congress in Beijing on October 22-26 hosted by the China Central Television (CCTV). With the theme “A New World – A New Deal for Archives,” the Congress aims to discuss and find means for archives to grasp the opportunity to turn themselves into a sustainable asset for the Media Community amidst economic difficulties today.

SEAPAVAA will be holding a session at the Congress tentatively scheduled on the 25th of October from 2:00 to 5:00pm. Council member Adrian Wood and Secretary-General Tan Bee Thiam will be there to represent the Association and facilitate the session.

We highly encourage everyone to attend the congress, specifically our television and broadcasting members, and join Adrian and Bee Thiam as speakers in the session as well. For more information regarding this joint session feel free to contact the SEAPAVAA Secretariat or Adrian Wood [adrianjwood@aol.com].

Registration and call for congress papers are on going. Registration fees for SEAPAVAA Members who are not FIAT-IFTA Members will be announced shortly. For more information, visit their website at http://www.fiatifta.org/cont/conferences_next.aspx .

The Rockefeller Archive Center, in cooperation with the Association of Moving Image Archivists, has established The AMIA/Rockefeller Visiting Archivist Fellowship – a unique opportunity to encourage professional exchange and enhance professional development. Designed to provide both financial assistance and first-hand experience, the AMIA/Rockefeller Visiting Archivist Fellowship is awarded each year to a professional archivist from the developing world interested in improving their skills and knowledge through a program at the Rockefeller Archive Center and attendance at the AMIA Annual Conference.

The Visiting Archivist receives a $2,500 stipend to cover the cost of housing, food and local transportation, reasonable round-trip travel expenses from his/her place of residence to New York and to/from the AMIA Conference, up to $3,500, and complementary registration to the 2010 AMIA Annual Conference.

AMIA/Rockefeller Visiting Archivist Fellowship Recipients
2009, Naomi Karimu, National Film and Television Archive, Ghana
2009, Luke Francis Kiwanuka, Makerere University Library
2007, Peter Ugar Ogar, National Film and Censors Board (Nigeria)
2006, Ishumael Zinyengere, National Archives of Zimbabwe

Deadline for submission is 30 June 2011. Application form can be downloaded here or from http://www.amianet.org/events/rockefeller.php.

IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, in collaboration with the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA), is organizing a one-day training workshop, Milano, Italy, on 24th August 2009, entitled:

AV Collections for Non-Specialist Librarians

This workshop is for professional Librarians in organizations where preservation of, and provision of access to, audiovisual materials is not the main preoccupation, but who need to understand and apply basic principles in limited circumstances.

Funding assistance for participation in this workshop is available through a grant from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Funding is intended to assist librarians from developing countries by defraying travel and subsistence costs. Priority is being given to female candidates and those from Least Developed Countries, Africa and small island states. There will be at least eight awards; the maximum for any individual award will be $2,000.00 (US).

Applicants must be employed as librarians or archivists or in a closely-related field, and demonstrate the need to improve their skills and knowledge by attending this workshop. They will be responsible for acquiring any necessary visa or travel documentation.

Successful applicants will have their Workshop Registration pre-paid. After the workshop, they will have the cost of their travel, simple lodging and meals reimbursed, up to a maximum of $2,000 (US), on submission of an expenses form accompanied by original receipts and a brief report (one page) outlining the benefits derived from the Workshop.

To apply, please send an email (with Subject: “Travel Grant”) to Bruce Royan (bruce.royan@concurrentcomputing.co.uk, giving the following information:

• Name:
• Gender:
• Job Title:
• Institution:
• Email of Institution (to verify you are employed there):
• Country:
• Country classification (Whether Least Developed, in Africa, or a small island state):
• Why you feel you would benefit from this Workshop (no more than 50 words)

Deadline for applications: Friday 3rd July 2009

This Workshop is organised by the IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, in collaboration with the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA), and with the generous sponsorship of Memnon Archiving Services SA, the National Library of Norway, and UNESCO.

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Prof Bruce Royan, Secretary
IFLA Audiovisual & Multimedia Section
41 Greenhill Gardens, Edinburgh, EH10 4BL, UK (44) 131 447 3151

October 27 has been declared by UNESCO as World Day for AV Heritage.

The audiovisual heritage comprises all forms of moving images and recorded sounds, separately or together, whether or not intended for public distribution, and regardless of the means of creation, preservation or delivery, or the personal or organizational nature of the custodian. It further includes associated information, documents, objects, artefacts and technology, and graphical material selected in its own right. They express a nation as a place and people. Considered to be the documents most characteristic of the 20th and 21st centuries, the cultural influence and informational content of these documents are immense, and rapidly increasing. Transcending language and cultural boundaries, appealing immediately to the eye and the ear, to the literate and illiterate alike, they have transformed society by becoming a permanent complement to the traditional written record. Their content cannot be reduced to written form, and its integrity is closely tied to the format of its carrier – be it film, magnetic or optical media. Because of its fragility, much have been lost and continue to be lost if no action is undertaken .

In 2005, the UNESCO General Assembly approved October 27 as the World Day for AV Heritage to raise awareness of the importance of AV documents as integral part of national identities and draw attention to the urgent need to protect them.

Since then the World observes this day every year by organizing activities around a theme agreed upon by the Coordinating Council of Audio-visual Archive Associations (CCAAA) – the UNESCO designated body to oversee its yearly celebration. For this year, the theme will be “Fading Heritage: We Can Save It.”

For greater impact, both UNESCO and the CCAAA have recognized the need to come up with a logo to give the celebration its own identifiable brand.

Logo Parameters

1. ContentThe logo should symbolize and represent the global audiovisual heritage and its permanent cultural value in the fullest sense. It may also suggest its fragility and vulnerability, the sense of urgency attached to its preservation and the importance of accessibility.
2. Design

   The logo should be:

   • Simple – the simpler the better
   • Monochrome
   • A graphical design which works:
   • Independent of language (the logo itself must not contain any letters or text)
   • Independent of time
   • In different cultural settings
   • In all anticipated usage environments (e.g. internet sites, e-mailings, hard copy, projected image)
   • In different sizes, from miniscule to enlarged applications when reproduced through simple technical means (e.g. low resolution black and white photocopy)
   • ISuitable for systematic use (as a secondary logo) together with the UNESCO emblem or accompanied by the words “UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage”, or equivalent in other languages.
     (for requirements for secondary logos, go to http://portal.unesco.org/ci/en/ev.php-URL_ID=28318&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html.

   Entries will be selected on the following criteria:

   • Ability to impart the message or the meaning of the symbols
   • Attractiveness, recognizability and memorability for audiences in the archival, library, museum and documentation profession; and the mass media and the general public potentially.
   • Distinctiveness from other popular logos of institutions and corporations using similar stylized AV imagery of film strips, video screens, phonographs, projectors, sound waves, digital pixels, reel, discs, etc.

   Submission of Entries

   Entries should consist of the following:

   1. Original Artwork (softcopy)
      • preferred format: JPG
      • resolution: minimum 300 dpi
      • width: minimum 800 pixels
   2. Thumbnail version
      • format: JPG
      • resolution: 96 dpi
      • width: 300 pixels
   3. Summary description or explanation of the logo symbolismA brief write-up on the logo designer will be expected as well.

   Deadline for Submission: No later than 15 August 2009

   Submit entries and requests for information to:

   Ms. Joie Springer
   Senior Programme Specialist
   Information Society Division
   UNESCO
   1, rue Miollis
   75732 Paris Cedex 15
   email: j.springer@unesco.org

   Specific questions concerning the graphic charter of UNESCO should be sent to:

   Philipp Müller-Wirth
   Chief, Promotion, Partnerships and Branding Unit
   Bureau of Public Information
   UNESCO
   e-mail: p.muller-wirth@unesco.org

   Recognition

   The winning entry will be announced and presented on October 27, 2009 at the CCAAA and UNESCO websites, together with an explanation of the symbolism inherent in the design. The winner will receive from UNESCO a monetary reward of US2000 and will be featured in the website as well.