8th International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (IPRES 2011)
http://ipres2011.sg/
November 1-4, 2011
Singapore

The National Library Board, Singapore and the Nanyang Technological University are pleased to host the International Conference on Preservation of Digital Objects (iPRES 2011) in Singapore in November 2011. iPRES2011 will be the eighth in the series of annual international conferences that bring together researchers and practitioners from around the world to explore the latest trends, innovations, and practices in preserving our digital heritage.

Digital Preservation and Curation is evolving from a niche activity to an established practice and research field that involves various disciplines and communities. iPRES2011 will re-emphasise that preserving our scientific and cultural digital heritage requires integration of activities and research across institutional and disciplinary boundaries to adequately address the challenges in digital preservation. iPRES2011 will further strengthen the link between digital preservation research and practitioners in memory institutions and scientific data centres.

PROGRAMME:
http://ipres2011.sg/pages/programme-overview
iPRES2011 will feature an intensive 1-week program, starting with a set of tutorials on Tuesday, November 1st. This will be followed by 3 days of the main conference Wednesday-Friday including panel sessions, poster sessions and spotlight talks. Between Wednesday and Friday a number of focussed workshops will take place. All this will be accompanied by a social programme offering ample room for discussion and deliberation.

REGISTRATION:
Registration is now available online at http://ipres2011.exxelnet.com/. For all enquiries, please write to Roslinda_Rahman@nlb.gov.sg with the title “iPRES 2011 Registration”.

Early bird registration closes October 15th 2011
Please make sure to register as early as possible to make sure you benefit from the reduced early registration rates!

TRAVEL INFORMATION AND ACCOMMODATION:
Travel information is provided at http://www.yoursingapore.com/content/traveller/en/plan-your-trip/travel-essentials/general-travel-information.html.

A list of accommodation options in the vicinity of the conference venue can be viewed at http://ipres2011.sg/pages/arrival-and-accomodation. Accommodation should be booked directly.

We are looking forward to welcoming you in Singapore in November.

Sent on behalf of the General Co-Chairs:
Schubert Foo, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Shigeo Sugimoto, University of Tsukuba, Japan

The editors of The Moving Image seek proposals for a special issue focused on the history of moving image archives. We are looking for original contributions from scholars and archivists that explore moving image archive history, attending to archives large and small, urban and rural, government-run and independent, in the U.S. and abroad. Proposals for feature articles (double blind peer reviewed, more scholarly in nature, typically 15-25 pages in length with academic citations) and Forum pieces (less formal, typically 5-10 pages in length) are welcome.

Topics are open. Some possibilities include: discussions of a specific archive’s history and the role it has played in preserving and disseminating moving image heritage; personal, anecdotal discussions of archival practices and histories from retired or current employees; discussions of an archival collection, discovery, initiative, or policy that has been particularly influential; comparative analyses of the way that different archives have developed and influenced each other; harrowing or inspiring tales from the trenches; interviews with or profiles of key figures in the archival community.

Proposals or expressions of interest (paragraph long sketches of proposed topics) should be emailed to the editors, Marsha & Devin Orgeron, by December 20, 2011 (marsha_orgeron@ncsu.edu and devin_orgeron@ncsu.edu) at the latest.

Essays will be due by April 15, 2012, and will appear in TMI 13.1, the first issue of 2013.

Archives New Zealand, an institutional member of SEAPAVAA, has opened a promotional early bird registration forFuture Perfect Conference 2012.

Memorimage Reus Internactional Film Festival (9-12 November 2011) is a competitive film festival targeting films that use archival footage. Memorimage is the appreciation of the past in the cinema filed.

Memorimage means city, entertainment, creation, participation… for everyone, children and adults, citizens, film lovers and professionals.An innovative initiative that promotes the discovery, restoration and preservation of the audiovisual heritage.

For this year’s celebration, Memorimage presents a programme that places priority on quality and seeks out the most recent film productions and also a number of additional activities for all kind of audiences, making Memorimage a strategic point of encounter to learn about and debate on the use of archival footage.

OPENING CEREMONY

The opening ceremony of Memorimage Festival will take place on Wednesday the 9th of November at 8.00pm in the Bartrina Theatre of Reus.

During the ceremony, the festival will be presented by its director Anna Marquès, with the presence of the jury members, the programmers and the filmmakers of the screening films.

There will be a screening of the film Brava, Victoria!, directed by Maria Gorgues. She will present the film and will also answer questions from the audience after the screening.

Assistance to the opening ceremony is free of charge, but it is necessary to confirm attendance, which can be done by sending an email to npoch@reus.cat, or by calling 977 010 228 from 11am to 2pm.

Places are limited.

CLOSING CEREMONY

The award ceremony will take place during the Closing Night on Saturday the 12th of November at 20pm in the Bartrina Theatre of Reus. Assistance to the closing ceremony is free of charge, but it is necessary to confirm attendance, which can be done by sending an email to npoch@reus.cat, or by calling 977 010 228 from 11am to 2pm. Places are limited.

The programme for the festival can be found at: http://www.memorimagefestival.org/en/programacio.php?id=108&edicion=2011&sub=1

There will also be a professional seminar on PUBLIC DOMAIN: ROYALTY FREE FOOTAGE WITH THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF THE USA AS MAIN SPEAKER Saturday 12th of November from 9.30 am a 6 pm at Centre de la Imatge Mas Iglesias de Reus (CIMIR) – Spain.

Carol Swain, archivist of the United States National Archives (NARA) Ramon Casas, member of the Intellectual Property of the Culture Department

A unique oportunity to discover one of the most important audio-visual holdings in the world and to know the reality of the public domain in the US and in Spain

Content of the Seminar:

• Presentation: NARA: what it is and how it works. Copyright law at US
• Round Table: The public domain in Spain: theory and reality. By Ramon Casas
• Presentation: NARA’s holdings: how to consult its collection and survive
• Presentation: NARA and images from our past. Practical examples
• Presentation: How to access the NARA’s collection without travelling to the US

If you are working on a film with archival footage, you can apply for Carol Swain to make a practical example in order to research material for your project.

MEMORIMAGE WILL MAKE A SELECTION AMONG ALL THE PROJECTS PRESENTED BEFORE 21st OCTOBER

Visit the website at http://www.memorimagefestival.org

November 16-19, 2011
Austin, Texas

The AMIA Annual Conference provides an opportunity for a diverse array of professionals, students, and friends of the field, to meet, share information and work together through an intensive and cost-effective learning forum for audiovisual preservation and access. For newcomers to this vibrant, dynamic, and committed community, networking with other AMIA members and industry professionals is an invaluable introduction.

The full-day, pre-conference workshops provide unique professional development programs at a cost that is highly competitive with comparable regional offerings.

The Preliminary Program can be viewed here: http://www.amiaconference.com/2011/program.htm

Pre-Registration will be open until November 8, 2011. After November 8th you must register at the Conference.

Registration link: https://www.cvent.com/events/amia-2011/registration-da8f48bb55a49f797d14eda79934798.aspx

Cancellation Policy. You may cancel your registration at any time up to November 8, 2011. There is a cancellation fee of $25. No cancellations will be accepted after November 8, 2011.

Students: Please note that all student registrations require a photocopy of a valid student ID card – with expiration date. You may fax a copy of both sides of your student ID to the AMIA office at 323.463.1506 after you have registered online.

Workshops & Symposia: All workshops require a minimum attendance. If minimum attendance is not met, notification will be made by October 10th of workshop cancellation. All registration fees for cancelled workshops will be refunded.

The Conference Hotel is the Hyatt Regency Austin

Other Activities

Trivia Night. On your registration form you will have the option of paying for a full table or an individual fee.

Raffle. Proceeds from the Raffle go to support AMIA’s Awards programs, including the Maryann Gomes, Silver Light and Carolyn Hauer Awards.

About AMIA
AMIA is a non-profit professional association established to advance the field of moving image archiving by fostering cooperation among individuals and organizations concerned with the acquisition, description, preservation, exhibition and use of moving image materials.

AMIA’s members range from those who work solely with moving images to organizations where moving images are only a small part of their collection to individuals who want to protect their personal collection – home movies or small gauge or video – to film buffs concerned with losing our visual heritage.

The 2011 FIAT/IFTA World Conference will run from September 28th to October 2nd. Hosted by Rai in the beautiful city of Torino, the conference will take place in the Auditorium Of Torino (the home of the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai).

The “Caval d’brons”:In this historical year for Italy (celebrating 150 years of the Italian state), the logo for this year’s conference is based on the statue of Emanuele Filiberto, “Duke Iron Head”, one of the main founders of the Savoy dynasty. In many respects, this monument is seen as a symbol of the city of Turin. Commissioned by the city from Carlo Marocchetti it is set in Piazza San Carlo, depicting Emanuele Filiberto in action replacing his sword following the glorious victory at the Battle of St. Quintino, represented in the underlying bas-reliefs.

The “Caval d’brons”,one of the first public monuments in Turin to follow the example of the great French royal palaces, was cast in bronze in Paris and exhibited in the courtyard of the Louvre before being inaugurated in Turin on 4 November, 1838. The monument was restored in the year 2007.

What is FIAT/IFTA?
Audiovisual media dominates today’s global information society. We all are almost constantly surrounded by moving images and television stands out of this “media storm” as one of the most powerful and yet so familiar parts of everyday life.

Just think of all the TV images you have in your mind when you think about the history of past half of a century. Whenever something outstanding was happening, television was usually there. And not only for the political agenda, it was also there to entertain us, comfort us, make us laugh, cry, angry or happy.

But what happens with all these audiovisual memories? Where and how are they sorted and kept for future generations? You will find answers to these and a lot more questions when joining the Fédération Internationale des Archives de Télévision / The International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT/IFTA). Founded in 1977, more than 250 members have joined our organisation that promotes co-operation amongst television archives, multimedia and audiovisual archives and libraries, and all those engaged in the preservation and exploitation of moving image and recorded sound materials and associated documentation.

You can find more info about FIAT/IFTA on official website www.fiatifta.org

Rai – Radio Televisione Italiana
Rai – Radiotelevisione Italiana, known until 1954 as Radio Audizioni Italiane, is the Italian state owned public service broadcaster controlled by the Italian Ministry of Economy and Finance. Rai is the biggest television company in Italy.

Rai operates many television channels and radio stations, broadcasting in analog terrestrial (until 2013), in digital terrestrial and in several satellite and IPTV offerings. Rai is one of the 23 founding broadcasting organisations of the European Broadcasting Union in 1950. Half of Rai’s revenues come from the broadcast licence fee, half from advertising. Rai has a relatively high audience share of 42.3%. Due to their close proximity, Albania, Switzerland, Monaco, Malta, San Marino, Vatican City, Montenegro, Slovenia and Croatia also receive broadcasts. (From Wikipedia)

By Bayani San Diego Jr.
Philippine Daily Inquirer
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It was a “whodunit” involving a movie, probably now worthy of a movie itself.

This movie, “Brides of Sulu,” opens the three-day 5th International Silent Film Festival to be held at the Shang Cineplex of Shangri-La Plaza Mall starting Friday at 6 p.m.

For years, members of the Society of Filipino Archivists for Film (Sofia) have been investigating whether an American B-movie titled “Brides of Sulu,” released in 1934, was actually two Filipino silent films “reedited and assembled together.”

Sofia member Teddy Co likened it to solving a jigsaw puzzle where “almost all of the pieces are already there.”

After painstaking research that bordered on detective work, Co and colleague Dr. Marti Magsanoc believe they have established a connection between “Brides” and Filipino prewar films “Moro Pirates” and “Princess Tarhata,” both produced in 1931.

In their search for clues, the duo became increasingly suspicious that the Filipino films were “pirated” by American distributors to meet the US demand at the time for movies that showcased the exotic Orient.

‘Filipinos as savages’

“It even featured a narration that can be deemed condescending, describing the Filipinos as savages,” Co said in an exclusive interview with the Inquirer. “It was reedited to fit the Americans’ colonial designs.”

Sofia’s goal is to reclaim these “lost” silent films and retrace its Filipino roots. “All films produced in the Philippines during the silent era, from 1912 to 1932, were believed to have been lost or destroyed,” Co explained.

If Sofia’s theory is proven correct, “Tarhata” and “Pirates” can very well be “important finds in film archiving,” Co said. “These silent films were produced earlier than the oldest surviving prewar (talkie) movie ‘Zamboanga’ which was shown in 1937,” he added.

“Brides” was a “missing gem” that was right under the archivists’ noses, Co noted. This supposed B-movie (a low-budget, commercial type) had been on sale in the US video market, with excerpts posted on YouTube, he said.

“I got my copy from (the online store) Amazon,” Magsanoc said.

But for Sofia members, the quest to recover “Brides” had gone beyond the Internet. They followed various trails that led them to school libraries, museums and obscure video shops. They also pored over newspaper clippings, movie magazine articles, even scholarly dissertations—all in pursuit of “Pirates” and “Tarhata.”

Curious ad

Co first took interest in “Brides” in 1996 when he read about it in Film Fax, a magazine on American B-movies. “It was like a directory of old films and I saw an advertisement for’Brides of Sulu,'” he recalled.

According to the ad, the film’s cast included a name familiar to Filipino cinemaphiles: Eduardo de Castro, an actor-director from the silent era.

“(De Castro) was touted as the Filipino version of Rudolph Valentino and was the first matinee idol in local cinema,” Co said. “An American mestizo, he worked and had a son with top actress Mona Lisa, who later starred in the Lino Brocka film’Insiang’ in 1976.”

Based on the credits, “Brides of Sulu” top-billed De Castro and Adelina Moreno, also an American mestiza. Born in Iriga, Camarines Sur, Moreno was later renamed Gilda Gales and was billed as the “Greta Garbo of the Philippines,” Co added.

Interestingly, the oldest surviving Filipino talkie “Zamboanga” was directed by De Castro. “‘Brides’ was like the first draft of ‘Zamboanga,'” Co said, noting that the two movies almost had the same story line.

US point of view

His curiosity piqued by the magazine item, Co later checked a 1977 thesis by Carmencita Momblanco of the University of the Philippines, which enumerated all the Filipino films produced from 1908 to 1958.

From the Momblanco thesis, Co confirmed that there were indeed two films about Mindanao made in 1931, “Pirates” and “Tarhata.”

“‘Pirates’ was directed by Jose Nepomuceno, the father of Philippine cinema,” Co said. “The director of’Tarhata’ is unknown, but it was produced by a cinematographer named Jose Domingo Badilla.”

In 2009, Co started working with Magsanoc who was also pursuing the same leads. “We compared our findings, and it strengthened our belief that’Brides’ was Filipino,” Co said. “The film’s point of view wasn’t American. It was Filipino.”

For starters, Co said, even if the film’s authorship remained uncertain, the film was still shot in the Philippines—in Zamboanga and Sulu—and featured Filipino actors.

Co also pointed out that if the sound was turned off, the movie would indeed have the look of a silent film: “The actors’ performances were gestural and over-the-top, as was the practice during the silent era.”

Who is John Nelson?

To get to the bottom of the mystery, the Sofia team did cross-referencing and multisourcing, Co said. Other sources and documents pushed the archivists in the same direction. In his own research, Magsanoc learned that “Brides” was included in the American Film Institute (AFI) catalogue, which “listed all the movies released in the US through the years.” Based on the AFI list, the director of “Brides” was one John Nelson.

“We looked at different sources and couldn’t find an American director by that name. It led us to conclude that John Nelson could be Jose Nepomuceno since they shared the same initials,” Co said.

The AFI entry on “Brides” also didn’t mention a producer but only a supervisor in the credits. And so Co asked: “Was it because it was not ‘produced?’ Was it because the supervisor only oversaw the reediting of two films?”

“Brides” also didn’t list a sound technician. “Was it because it was originally a silent movie?”

More clues

Co, Magsanoc and their research assistant Janine Quintana found more documents that appeared to support their theory. These included the 1940s magazine Philippine Movie News which featured an interview with Eduardo de Castro.

In the magazine article, De Castro mentioned two films that he said he made in 1931: “The Brides of Sulu” and “Moro Pirates.”

Magsanoc also interviewed Luis Nepomuceno, the filmmaker-son of Jose Nepomuceno. “When I showed him a clip of’Moro Pirates,’ (Luis) said that it could be the work of his father,” Magsanoc said.

The interview was arranged with the help of Nady Tofhigian of De La Salle University, who did a thesis on Jose Nepomuceno.

Like most films from the silent era, all of Nepomuceno’s works, including “Dalagang Bukid” (which starred National Artist Atang de la Rama in 1919), have been lost,” Co said. The discovery of “Moro Pirates” as a lost Nepomuceno can potentially change history books, he said.

Magsanoc also found newspapers ads in the old Manila Tribune and Philippines Herald for “Pirates” and “Tarhata” at the Lopez Museum.

95-percent solved

“I studied the ads closely and noticed that the’Tarhata’ ads mentioned Delly Moreno as its star. Is Delly the nickname of Adelina Moreno who is also the lead actress in’Brides of Sulu?'” Co said.

Co also said both the synopses of “Tarhata” and “Pirates” matched that of “Brides,” based on the newspaper clippings.

“The puzzle is 95-percent solved,” Co said. “We hope to find another source who could verify our findings.”

“A British archivist, Luke McKiernan, agreed with our findings. We expect that this will provoke debates and discussions, but we hope ‘Brides’ will spark more research work and lead to the discovery of more mislabeled and pirated films,” Co said.

“There could be more Filipino silent films stored in archives abroad, like in Spain and Mexico,” he added.

Festival opener

To popularize its campaign to reclaim lost Philippine movies, Sofia has set up a public screening of “Brides of Sulu.”

The three-day festival will also feature silent films from other countries like Greece (“The Greek Miracle”), Italy (“L’Inferno”), Japan (“The Dawning Sky”), Spain (“Pilar Guerra”) and Germany (“Nosferatu”).

The movies will be set to live music by Filipino musicians covering diverse genres from jazz to rock. “Brides of Sulu,” for example, will be accompanied by Armor Rapista and the Panday Pandikal Cultural Troupe from Jolo, Sulu.

“We hope that through music, we’ll be able to bring these’lost’ silent films back home,” Rapista said.

Co said his group’s investigation was made possible with the support of the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCAA), the Goethe Institut (which spearheads the Silent Film Festival) and the Film Development Council of the Philippines.

Filmmaker Elwood Perez, a member of NCCA’s cinema committee, underlined the importance of retrieving and reclaiming lost silent films. “These films are part of our national patrimony. If we neglect the past, we lose our soul as a nation.” (PDI)

UNESCO calls for nominations for the 2011 UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence. It is awarded every two years to individuals, institutions and other entities or non-governmental organizations that have made exceptional contributions and demonstrated leadership in the promotion of tolerance and non-violence. The closing date for submissions is 9 September 2011 at midnight.

The Prize was created in 1995 on the occasion of the United Nations Year for Tolerance and the 125th anniversary of the birth of Mahatma Gandhi, thanks to the generosity of the Indian writer and diplomat Madanjeet Singh, who is also UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

The Prize carries a monetary award of USD 100,000. Winners also receive a certificate highlighting the major contributions for which it is awarded. The awardees are officially recognized at a ceremony that is held at UNESCO Headquarters on the International Day for Tolerance, celebrated every year on 16 November, at which they are invited to deliver an acceptance speech.

Member States or Associate Members of UNESCO, non-governmental organizations and foundations that maintain official relations with UNESCO, especially those whose activities fall within the scope of the Prize, as well as former laureates of the Prize, qualified eminent personalities and any suitable person or civil society organization working for the advancement of a culture of peace, human rights, non-violence and tolerance in the world are invited to nominate candidates.

According to its Statutes, candidates should be men, women, institutions or non-governmental organizations that have distinguished themselves through particularly remarkable initiatives extending over several years to promote the understanding and solution of international or national problems in a spirit of tolerance and non-violence.

The name of the prizewinner will be announced in October 2011. As mentioned above, the 2011 award ceremony will be held at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on 16 November 2011.

The nomination form must be completed in either English or French. You are kindly requested to return it, duly signed and stamped, and no later than 9 September 2011.

The recommendation concerning the nominee, contained in paragraph 3 of the nomination form, should be concise. Additional materials (publications, video, audio and other teaching materials, etc.) may be attached to the nomination form.

Enclosures:

• CL/3966 of 7 July 2011 (PDF format: English and French)
• SHS/HPD/HGR/2011/057 (PDF format: English and French)
• 2011 Nomination Form (deadline: 9 September 2011, Word format: English and French)

Contact:
Ms Angela Melo
Secretary of the UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize for the Promotion of Tolerance and Non-Violence
Director of the Division of Human Rights, Philosophy and Democracy
Social and Human Sciences Sector
UNESCO
1 rue Miollis
75732 Paris Cedex 15
France
Tel.: +33 (0)1 45 68 38 17 , +33(0)1 45 68 38 31 or +33 (0)1 45 68 38 22
Fax: +33(0)1 45 68 57 26
E-mail: a.melo@unesco.org, cc. a.schischlik@unesco.org, i.zoubenko-laplante@unesco.org

The upcoming international UN-DPI-NGO conference entitled “Sustainable Societies – Responsive Citizens” will take place in Germany’s United Nations city of Bonn from 3rd to 5th September 2011. For more details about the conference, how to register and the program; please go to the conference website www.undpingoconference.org. Likewise, to join the discussion on sustainability and civil society in the run-up to the conference, go to our NGO website and blog at www.ngo-un-conference-blog.org.

The program
The opening plenary session will offer festive moments and inspiring speeches by charismatic and prominent speakers like UNEP Director Achim Steiner and the Alternative Nobel Prize Laureate Vandana Shiva from India. The plenary speakers at the round tables come from all walks of life and backgrounds and will share their wisdom and visions on a broad range of issues around sustainability and volunteerism. Among the speakers are not only further Laureates of the Alternative Nobel Prize (Abser Kamal from Bangladesh, & Pat Mooney from Canada) and World Food Prize Laureate Hans Herren, but also inspirational leaders of the environmental, peace, volunteer, and social movements including U.K.’s Dr Justin Davis Smith CBE and Professor Grace Aguiling-Dalisay from the Philippines.

Along side the four plenary roundtable sessions, the workshops will be a platform for learning, lively debates, and exchange. We received 67 proposals for workshops, which made selection not an easy task. Luckily, with the support of the City of Bonn, we could increase room capacity so that we were able to select 31 workshops for the conference.

In addition, some very interesting side events will take place at the conference; including launches of two major UN reports. More details on the program can be found on the conference website www.undpingoconference.org.

For information and networking, an exhibition area with some 30 stands will become a lively “market place” at the conference venue.

A last minute offer to exhibit
Thanks to the city of Bonn could we get some more space for the exhibits? Thus we can extend the deadline to “deadly” August 1st for more exhibits nominations. We can offer ten more stands on “first come – first get basis”. We would give preference to workshop nominating NGOs that we could not approve.

Conference declaration and action plan
Regarding the declaration and action plan, preparation is also moving from wish to reality. The conference delegates will have the unique opportunity to shape a meaningful and challenging declaration, setting the stage for a straightforward action plan that will be fed, with the support of the German government and others, directly into the Rio +20 negotiations. Thus the 64th UN DPI NGO conference will be a great opportunity to “pave the road to Rio” The document will also contribute significantly to the two day special session of the UN general assembly on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers.

Via www.ngo-un-conference-blog.org you have the opportunity to contribute to the draft framework for the conference declaration from August 1 onwards For the first time participants and civil society at large will have an opportunity to exchange prior to the conference and contribute, e. g. to the drafting of the declaration and action plan, through the interactive platform of the NGO blog on the web page offered by the German/European focal group. The web platform has just been launched at www.ngo-un-conference-blog.org. There you will also learn more about the interesting range of NGO side events during the conference, at the venue and outside of the conference. These happenings will provide further opportunities to see, meet, learn and be inspired. Some side events already planned are guided “sustainability” tours, a town hall meeting, and a public tree planting prior to the conference.

Registration
Registration in the conference is at a record high. In other words way over 1.000 persons have already registered before the peak of registrations towards the deadline. So if you have been thinking to join us at the conference it is now the time to register yourself. The deadline, August 16th has to be taken seriously, as no extension will be granted, due to security. All necessary information and the registration form are available on the conference website www.undpingoconference.org.

The members of the planning committee, UN-DPI staff, UNV, the city of Bonn, and especially the hosting German/European focal group are looking forward to welcoming you for three days of learning, listening, debating, networking and… joy in being part of such a monumental conference.

We are ready for to welcome you. All you need to do for the time being is to: Register now!

The Archival Education and Research Institute (AERI) is sponsoring a doctoral student research project that will expand upon recent work in identifying and analyzing the nature, scope and impact of published archival scholarship within and upon archival and other professional and disciplinary fields, and within national and international contexts. Under the direction of Professor Paul Conway (School of Information, University of Michigan), and drawing upon the methodological and literature expertise of an advisory group of international faculty, 3-4 selected students will work individually and collectively on this project and will report their findings in a plenary session at AERI 2012 in July 2012 at the University of California, Los Angeles, as well as in a research article to be submitted to a peer-reviewed publication.

We are seeking expressions of interest in undertaking this research from doctoral students. Desirable qualifications would include strong knowledge of the archival literature in a particular national domain or topic area(s), language skills in French, German, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean and other relevant languages in addition to English, and/or familiarity with method of scholarly literature analysis such as bibliometrics. Strong written skills and demonstrated ability to work in a team will also be important.

Students who are selected to undertake this project will receive $1500 each in July 2012 as an honorarium that can be used to support travel, accommodation and registration at AERI 2012 in Los Angeles or as a cash honorarium, or combination of both. Students enrolled in doctoral programs in any country are eligible to apply.

Please send a letter of interest and curriculum vitae to Paul Conway (pconway@umich.edu) and Anne Gilliland (gilliland@gseis.ucla.edu) by September 15, 2011.