In 2005, UNESCO declared October 27 as the World Day for AV Heritage in order to raise awareness of the importance of AV documents as integral part of national identities and the world’s memory and to draw attention to the urgent need to safeguard them.
The Coordinating Council of Audio-Visual Archives Associations (CCAAA) which is composed of Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) involved in AV archiving worldwide, was designated by UNESCO as the lead implementing body to organize the yearly celebration.
This year, the CCAAA is once again putting up this special website for the joint use of the different NGOs. The theme this time is “Save and Savour Your AV Heritage – Now.” Just like before, the website will not only contain news about how the world will be celebrating the event, but will contain information on significant AV documents worldwide as listed in UNESCO’s Memory of the World (MOW) Programme Register. It will also point to important sites for technical and related information on preservation, and make available for public listening/viewing pleasure AV documents contributed by participating NGOs. This year, the website includes a facebook account to encourage public involvement.
SEAPAVAA would like to invite you to contribute an article(s) to the website for the World Day for AV Heritage under the theme “Save and Savour your AV Heritage – Now.” Your contribution may be in the form of an article on your planned activity to celebrate the Day, a special program you have adopted for its celebration, or a schedule of screenings and the like. If you are producing promotional materials for the event, it would be very appreciated as well if it could be shared with the rest. We would also like to encourage you to use the World AV Day Logo in your promotion of your events but kindly register first in your UNESCO national Commission.
For more information regarding the World AV Day, visit the website at www.pia.gov.ph/wdavh2010. If you wish to submit your articles, you may submit it to the World AV Heritage Day Coordinator Belina Capul at leb_47@yahoo.com or at infoseapavaa@gmail.com.