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

  The United States presidential election of 2016 falls on Tuesday, November 8. We know that voting is important to our attendees, and if you are planning to be in Pittsburgh for AMIA that day we strongly encourage you to plan ahead for absentee voting as you make your Conference plans. If this is your first time voting absentee, check out the information and services provided by VOTE.org, a non-partisan 501(3)(c) organization devoted to...

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...

As part of the 2016 program, the conference offers four curated streams of programming.  The streams are indicated in the program. EIA: Environmental Issues and Archives. The stream will discuss the aspects of climate change, environmental issues, and energy/power issues that impact archives. The goal is to raise awareness and provide support to archivists on methods to advocate within their institutions to effect change. It is imperative to...

As part of the 2016 program, the conference offers four curated streams of programming.  The streams are indicated in the program.   DigiPres:  AV Content and Digital Preservation.   As 21st century moving image archivists, digital preservation is now a subject that affects us all. This stream focuses on the myriad questions, challenges, and opportunities raised by this subject. Presentations will range from case studies to tutorials, to...

As part of the 2016 program, the conference offers four curated streams of programming.  The streams are indicated in the program. FTH:  Framing the Horizon:  What’s Next in Moving Image Archival Education. As the film preservation and moving image archival fields look towards the future, it is imperative that we reflect on, analyze, and assess how to best equip the next generation of leaders with the resources and skillsets necessary to tackle...

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