This year our registration information includes gender pronouns that will be included on name badges at the conference. AMIA is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment – we not only want people to be comfortable being themselves, we strive to build a culture where we don’t make assumptions or pass judgment on each other. Having pronouns on our badges – or if a person chooses to tell you their pronouns – is...
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For those 2018 AMIA Conference participants who are interested in sharing accommodation in Portland, AMIA will maintain a list of attendees searching for roommates. You will be emailed 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. We strongly suggest any room reservations be made by October 24th. ...
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Portland, November 28, 2018 12:30pm -5:30pm | Whitsell Auditorium _________________________________ CALL FOR PROPOSALS As with all editions of The Reel Thing, we focus on the wide range of critical issues facing archivists, technicians, asset managers and curators of image and sound in the current media/film/digital landscape. Problems and solutions involving digital creation workflows (2K/4K/6K/8K/12K+HDR+HFR), data storage access and...
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8:30 AM – 5:30 PM | $100 Separate Registration Required Small Gauge Projector Maintenance and Repair Chair(s) and Speakers Taylor McBride, Smithsonian Institution Dino Everett, USC SCA Hugh M. Hefner Moving Image Archive Kristin Lipska, San Francisco Symphony Genevieve Havemeyer-King, Media Preservation Coordinator, New York Public Library Emily Mercer, Student Co-Chair, AMIA Projection and Technical Presentation Committee...
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In-House Digitization With the Lossless FFV1 Codec at the University of Notre Dame Archives Angela Fritz, University of Notre Dame Erik Dix, University of Notre Dame This poster will illustrate how the University of Notre Dame Archives has developed and implemented analog reformatting workflows to digitize over 4000 video tapes in its holdings. The presentation will provide an overview of analog to digital reformatting...
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Who reviews session and workshop proposals? All proposals are peer-reviewed by a panel chosen from the AMIA membership, including representatives from each AMIA Committee, who possess a broad range of expertise. For Stream proposals, the Stream Curators review all proposals and review all comments from peer review before determining sessions to be accepted into each Stream. What does Peer Review consider? Peer reviewers comment on the overall...
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