THE 2014 OPEN SOURCE DIGITAL PRESERVATION AND ACCESS STREAM focused on the use of open source software that is in current significant use within digital preservation and access systems.  Curated by Chris Lacinak of AVPreserve in collaboration with AMIA’s Open Source Committee the stream covered larger issues such as when it does or does not make sense to take the open source approach, and how to navigate the complexities of copyright and...

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      Speaker presentations are posted as they are received.         The 2014 program offered a daily stream of curated programming, you can click directly to those presentations .. The Open Source Digital Preservation and Access Stream focused on the use of open source software that is in current significant use within digital preservation and access systems.  Curated in collaboration with AMIA’s Open Source...

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Our partners and sponsors are passionate about their involvement with AMIA, our members and the work we do.  And we couldn’t be more pleased to have their support.  Their generosity makes many of AMIA’s programs and projects possible.   Preservation Circle Iron Mountain Entertainment Services For more than 60 years, Iron Mountain has preserved priceless originals of blockbuster movies, popular songs, hit TV shows and other...

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This is a Preliminary Program. All sessions subject to change
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October 7-8, 2014 | Savannah, Georgia The 2014 edition of this bi-annual two day workshop includes new content and offers attendees—past and future alike—a workshop that emphasizes practical implementation of a variety of tools, including tools currently in development. It incorporates more hands-on exercises than ever before and addresses how the attendee can concretely integrate new models for description into their current workflows and...

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For those 2014 AMIA Conference participants who are interested in sharing accommodation in Richmond, AMIA will maintain a list of attendees searching for roommates. You will be emailed, faxed, or mailed a copy of the list so that you may contact potential roommates directly. Please try to submit your information as early as possible while appropriate room accommodations are still available.   #AMIA14

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Thank you for serving as a Session Chair for the 2014 Annual Conference! Much of the success of the conference rests on the efficient and consistent execution of our presentations, workshops and sessions. We know that a well-prepared Session Chair can help ensure that the speakers give high quality, trouble-free talks and that the audience appreciates the entire session.  Your program coordinator is available to guide you through the logistics,...

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SPEAKING Have a beginning, a middle and an end to your talk. Preferably make the end the same as the beginning. In other words start off by saying something, expand on it, exemplify it, give examples of what you did, quote what other people said about it, what they thought, what you thought about what they thought, how this changed your /their behavior, then – when all seems lost go back to the beginning and remind everyone about what you are...

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