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Unfortunately I don't think we can afford Helsinki either! Date sent: Mon, 4 Aug 2003 10:00:59 +0100 Send reply to: Museums Computer Group <[log in to unmask]> From: Simon Tanner <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Conf announcement: Changing Images: the role of photographic collections in the digital age To: [log in to unmask] > ** apologise for cross-postings ** > Sent on behalf of SEPIA - please address all enquires to SEPIA. > > Changing Images: the role of photographic collections in the digital > age > > http://www.knaw.nl/ecpa/sepia/conference.html > > The Finnish Museum of Photography will be hosting this conference as > part of the project Safeguarding European Photographic Images for > Access (SEPIA). Location: Helsinki Dates: 18-20 September 2003 > > The conference will look at issues like: > - digital preservation > - scanning requirements > - searching and descriptive models > - requirements of different user groups > - preservation of originals in relation to digitization > - workflow, costs, organizational issues, training > - business models > - ethical issues and rights > > The speakers are experts from Europe and the USA. > > Apart from plenary papers, there will be parallel sessions focusing on > a specific aspect like: > - descriptive models > - (permanence of) digital prints > - migration process in practice > - scanning quality. > > In addition there will be a trade exhibition. > > For more information, contact European Commission on Preservation and > Access (ECPA) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Malcolm Chapman Registrar The Manchester Museum The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL tel:+44 (0)161 275 2652 fax:+44 (0)161 275 2676 email: [log in to unmask] http://museum.man.ac.uk http://kahun.man.ac.uk