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Announcement
International Conference `Choices and strategies for preservation of the collective memory' Dobbiaco/Toblach, Province Bolzano, Italy, 25-29 June 2002
organized by the Directorate General on Archives of Italy, the Center for Restoration and Preservation Technology, Rome, the State Archives of Bolzano, the Province of Bolzano, the Historical Archive of the Province Bolzano.
Venue: Centro Culturale Grand Hotel Dobbiaco
The conference languages will be: Italian, German, and English, with simultaneous translation.
Conference theme:
Archival and library institutions are making great efforts to increase awareness of the importance of preservation of documents. A broad survey showed, however, that many public and private institutes do not yet have staff trained in preservation. Preservation covers many activities, from storage to digitization. Buildings should be well equipped, and the advantages of the new media should be explored. The conference will deal with the many aspects of preservation.
It will have plenary sessions on:
- risk assessment
- choices for the preservation of originals
- scientific research and preservation
- substitutes for access
- premises and the restoration of historical buildings
and parallel sessions on:
technical and scientific solutions - experience in book and documental restoration - migrating information
and
training and networks - access projects.
A poster session and an exhibition will be held on-site; interested parties are invited to contact the conference secretary before 30 April about possible participation.
The final session of the conference will be a Round table of chair persons, presenting conclusions and recommendations.
Audience:
The intended audience of the conference is: archivists, librarians, and conservators with preservation tasks, preservation managers of archives and libraries, directors, administrators and government officials responsible for cultural heritage issues.
Conference fee: ? 70 (registration until 30 April 2002) ? 100 (registration after 30 April) Excursion ? 20
The full programme, information on registration and hotel reservations, and all logistics can be found at the conference website (in Italian, German and English) at http://archives.dobbiaco2002.it/
For more information contact the Conference Secretary: Archivio di Stato, via A. Diaz 8, 39100 Bolzano tel. (+39)0471 264295 fax (+39)0471 407176 E-Mail: asbz.hg _at__ tiscalinet.it
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N.B. A useful site for planning (part of) your journey by train is that of Trenitalia at
http://www.fs-on-line.com/home/en/index.html
European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) P.O. Box 19121, NL-1000 GC Amsterdam, visiting address: Trippenhuis, Kloveniersburgwal 29, NL-1011 JV Amsterdam, The Netherlands tel. ++31 - 20 - 551 08 39 fax ++31 - 20 - 620 49 41 URL: http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/