Conference Sessions & Workshops: Saturday

Wednesday  |  Thursday  |  Friday  |  Saturday Workshops  |  Vendor Cafe  |  Poster Sessions  |  DAS Schedule at a Glance SATURDAY . November 21, 2015   8:00am – 9:30am | Grand Ballroom II | Breakfast available 7:45am – 8:15am AMIA Annual Business and Membership Meeting and Continental Breakfast Members and guests are welcome and encouraged to attend the Membership Meeting to hear the annual “State of the Association” report, updates about...

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Conference Sessions & Workshops: Wednesday

Conference Sessions & Workshops:  Wednesday

Wednesday  |  Thursday  |  Friday |  Saturday Workshops  |  Vendor Cafe  |  Poster Sessions  |  DAS Schedule at a Glance WEDNESDAY. November 18, 2015   8:00am – 12:00pm | Galleria South | Separate Registration Required Workshop: Film Archives and Digital Humanities: Tools, Resources, Pedagogy Chair Dimitrios Latsis, University of Iowa/The Internet Archive Rick Prelinger, UC Santa Cruz/Prelinger Archives/Internet Archive Speakers Tara...

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Conference Sessions & Workshops: Friday

Wednesday  |  Thursday  |  Friday  |  Saturday Workshops  |  Vendor Cafe  |  Poster Sessions  |  DAS Schedule at a Glance FRIDAY . November 20, 2015     8:00am – 9:00pm | Parlor A Hack Day Lounge 9:15am – 2:00pm | Vendor Cafe The Vendor Café 9:30am – 10:00am | Galleria South Annotating and Mapping Ephemeral Films of National Socialism in Austria Speaker Lindsay Zarwell, US Holocaust Memorial Museum Take a glimpse into...

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Conference Sessions & Workshops: Thursday

Wednesday  |  Thursday  |  Friday |  Saturday Workshops  |  Vendor Cafe  |  Poster Sessions  |  DAS Schedule at a Glance THURSDAY. November 19, 2015   7:00am – 8:00am | Forum Meeting: Conference Committee 7:00am – 8:00am | Directors Meeting: Education Committee 8:00am – 9:00pm | Parlor A Hack Day Lounge 8:30am – 10:30am | Grand Ballroom II | Breakfast available 8:15am – 8:45am AMIA 2015 Welcome & Awards: Celebrating...

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Registration Information

Registration Information

The conference offers three parallel session tracks as well as workshops, screenings, receptions and the Vendor Cafe.  More information will continue to be posted.  If you register now, you will be able to adjust your registration as new events are added. Also – OnWednesday, November 18th, there will be a half-day Reel Thing Technical Symposium from 12:30pm – 5:30pm. Opening with a keynote address on Wednesday, November 18th (after...

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Pre-Conference Workshops

Pre-Conference Workshops

AMIA 2015 will offer a number of pre-conference workshops in Portland. All workshops must meet minimum attendance. Should that minimum not be met by October 5, 2015, the workshop will be cancelled and your fees refunded.Separate registration is required. Register here.   Wednesday . November 18 Copyright 101 for Moving Image Archivists Shoot, Process, Project – A Hands on 16mm Workshop Film Archives and Digital Humanities: Tools,...

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2015 Vendor Cafe

2015 Vendor Cafe

See who’s already signed up to exhibit this year! www.amiaconference.net/2015-vendor-cafe-exhibitors/   The 2015 AMIA Conference is right around the corner! 2015 is our 25th anniversary – at a meeting in 1990, the decision to form AMIA was made at a meeting in Portland. So celebrating our 25th anniversary in Portland seems especially fitting! The Vendor Café is scheduled for two days – Thursday, November 19th and Friday, November...

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Tips for Session & Workshop Chairs

Tips for Session & Workshop Chairs

You are the leader of the session. As the chair, you introduce the speakers, ensure the session proceeds according to schedule, and facilitate any dialogue between the presenters and the audience – all while maintaining a friendly and relaxed environment. Many presenters (and chairs!) are nervous before their presentations, so it falls to the chair to put everyone at ease –the more prepared you and your speakers are, the easier it is to feel...

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