The 2016 Mobile App is here!

  Thursday | 11:00am-12:00pm | Bedford – 17th Floor Meeting: Small Gauge and Amateur Film Committee Annual Meeting of the SGAFC to include discussion of this year’s projects and conference events as well as planning for the coming year’s projects and 2017 conference events. . Thursday | 12:00pm-2:00pm | Bedford – 17th Floor Meeting: Re-envisioning the Local TV Task Force Working Group Significant gaps remain in the...

Test your skills, win prizes, all for a good cause.  And, more importantly, dethrone the reigning AMIA Trivia Champs! Do you know the name of the only presidential candidate to win electoral votes after he died? Or what the name of the smallest country in the Americas is? If not, you’ll want to find a fellow colleague that does as you begin to form your team for AMIA’s  Annual Trivia Throwdown at this year’s conference in...

Adjacent to the hotel is the “T” or Pittsburgh Metro System (links all points of downtown Pittsburgh and Station Square). The metro is free in the downtown area and stops include: Steel Plaza at One Mellon Center (hotel station) Gateway Center Wood Street Station Square – located across the river (entertainment complex, restaurants and shopping) Getting to the Hollywood Theatre There will be shuttles for The Reel Thing and Archival Screening...

On Friday, November 11th, AMIA will offer a free Do It Yourself & Community Archiving Symposium as part of its annual Conference in Pittsburgh.  The Symposium, focused on community archives and independent media, is open to archivists and artists in the region. Archival materials coming from the independent media community, and archivists who support that community, often work against major hurdles: lack of funding, content not represented...

While you’re in Pittsburgh!

Inside the Omni William Penn Food and drink options inside the hotel include the Terrace Room, Tap Room, Speakeasy, and Starbucks. *Bakersfield (bakersfieldtacos.com) Mexican Street Fare. Tacos. Whiskey. Tequila. 940 Penn Avenue (412) 586-5024 *Host of the AMIA Student Mixer Bluebird Kitchen (http://www.bluebirdkitchen.com) Artisan sandwiches, salads and pastries to go, $$ 221 Forbes Ave. (412) 642-4414 .4 miles Bea Taco Town...

The AMIA 2016 Local Committee has been busy!!  In addition to tours, they’ve been working on the best things to do, to see, to eat, and to drink in Pittsburgh.  With 30 days left until the conference, we’ll be adding something new here every day! In no particular order … Bicycle Heaven, established in 2011 by Craig Morrow, is the country’s largest bike museum. You can also get your bike fixed, tuned up, or maybe trade it...