[eccr] Hidden Treasures - The impact of moving image and sound archives in the 21st Century

>* apologies for cross posting *
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>Forthcoming one-day conference
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>HIDDEN TREASURES
>The impact of moving image and sound archives in the 21st Century
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>Monday, 7 October 2002
>at the British Library Conference Centre London
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>Moving image and sound are today used in almost every sphere of human
>activity: in the entertainment and broadcasting industries, in the arts and
>publishing, in academic study and research in both sciences and humanities,
>and of course in the cyber-environment of the world-wide web.
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>Organised by the British Film Institute, the British Library National Sound
>Archive, the British Universities Film & Video Council, the Film Archive
>Forum, and the National Council on Archives, Hidden Treasures considers the
>central importance of moving images and sound to our heritage and
>present-day culture, the necessity of adequate funding for the archives that
>preserve such materials, and asks why there is a lack of any coherent
>infrastructure for moving image and sound archives in the UK.
>
>The conference is chaired by Gillian Reynolds, Radio Critic of the Daily
>Telegraph and speakers include:
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>* Sir Christopher Frayling, Royal College of Art
>* Joan Bakewell, British Film Institute/Film Council
>* Taylor Downing, Flashback Television
>* Lord Evans, Resource
>* Liz Forgan, Heritage Lottery Fund
>* Crispin Jewitt, British Library National Sound Archive
>* Derek Law, University of Strathclyde
>* James Patterson, Media Archive for Central England
>* Trevor Phillips, London Assembly
>
>The cost of attending Hidden Treasure is £120 (£99 if booked before 31
>August 2002).
>
>To reserve your place or get more information visit our website:
>www.bufvc.ac.uk/hiddentreasures
>Telephone us on 01733 242370 or email (hiddentreasures /at/ bufvc.ac.uk)
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>
>Luke McKernan
>Head of Information
>British Universities Film & Video Council
>77 Wells Street
>London W1T 3QJ
>Tel: 020 7393 1508
>Fax: 020 7393 1555
>E-mail: (luke /at/ bufvc.ac.uk)


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