Information in English
We welcome you to the Norwegian Sound Archive Conference
in Stavanger, Norway on October 24 and 25, 2007. The dates have been chosen as a lead up to and as Norway's contribution to this year's UNESCO World Day for Audiovisual Heritage (27 October).
The lectures will be in Norwegian, except for Ray Edmondson’s keynote address on "Audiovisual Archiving in a Digital Age" on Wednesday morning.
Other highlights:
The Norwegian Sound Recording Preservation Plan - in need of revision?
The CD - D.O.A. (Dead On Arrival)
Public Domain
The Norwegian Petroleum Museum’s Frigg Project
Ragnarock - the movie
The various rock archives under planning in Norway
Networking
The NRK Digital Music Archive
Grieg’s "I Love You"
The venue will be The University of Stavanger’s Department of Music and Dance, see map and link to aerial photo at the bottom of this page.
Dinner Wednesday night will be at Bølgen & Moi and will cost NOK 460.
Questions? Contact: info@lydarkiv.no
Accommodation:
Two hotels offer special prices for conference participants. The price was guaranteed until 15. September. After that, please contact us at +47 51 83 40 60 or info@lydarkiv.no - we'll try our best to help you find some accomodation.
NOK 995,- (single), NOK 1295,- (double)
To obtain the special price, quote this code:
UNIVERSITETSBIBLIOTEKET23102007
NOK 625,- (single), NOK 740,- (double)
Other Audiovisual Heritage Events on and around the World Day our members are involved in:
- Oct 26: "Audiovisual material and Heritage" - The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section in cooperation with the Zagreb City Libraries organise a one day meeting of international experts on October 26, 2007 in Zagreb. Details will be posted soon at www.kgz.hr
- Oct 26/27: "Unlocking Audio: Sharing Experience of Mass Digitisation" - an international conference exploring the planning and strategies required for the successful execution of large-scale audio digitisation projects, and the technical and practical issues involved. Organized by the British Library Centre for Conservation, London.
Relevant sites in Stavanger: Link to aerial photo.
