On Friday, November 11th, AMIA will offer a free Do It Yourself & Community Archiving Symposium as part of its annual Conference in Pittsburgh.  The Symposium, focused on community archives and independent media, is open to archivists and artists in the region. Archival materials coming from the independent media community, and archivists who support that community, often work against major hurdles: lack of funding, content not represented...

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A poster presentation is one in which information is summarized using texts and images, and presented in a poster format. This is an excellent opportunity to highlight your repository, a digitization project, a research project or other initiative, and share your work with your colleagues.  More information is available here:  xxx link to website. Poster sessions will be November 10 and 11 (12-2pm) in the Vendor Cafe area of the conference...

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AMIA 2016 Speakers and Panelists

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Preliminary Schedule | All times are subject to change

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2016 Program Schedule

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Wednesday . November 9 The Hollywood Theatre Pittsburgh, PA Curated by Grover Crisp and Michael Friend, The Reel Thing addresses current thinking and most advanced practical examples of progress in the field of preservation, restoration and media conservation.  Find past programs from The Reel Thing here. Presenting the latest technologies in audiovisual restoration and preservation. The Reel Thing brings together a unique line up of laboratory...

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PRELIMINARY SESSION PANELS & PRESENTATIONS | Topics and speakers subject to change.

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As part of the 2016 program, the conference offered four curated streams of programming.  The streams are indicated in the program.   DIYCA:  Do It Yourself and Community Archiving.   Materials coming from the independent media community, and archivists who support that community often work against major hurdles. Answering those challenges often result in low-cost, do-it-yourself and open source solutions for archiving moving images. This...

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