 |
 |
Practice Section Update 24 Sept 07 Contents 1. MeCCSA 2008 Annual Conference Deadline - 30th Sept 2. MeCCSA Skillset Accreditation Survey 3. URGENT - Skillset London Education Forum Meeting - Thurs 27 Sept 4. UK Screen Heritage Network - Online Survey 1. MeCCSA 2008 Annual Conference Deadline - 30th Sept The deadline for the Practice Section (Mal)Content panel has now passed, and the panel will be announced after it has been peer-reviewed by the conference c'ttee after the 30th Sept. However, if you have a presentation it's not too late to submit: the main conference is still accepting papers until the 30th Sept - so practice people make sure you submit your work!! Abstracts of papers, presentations of practice and posters, no longer than 250 words, should be sent to [log in to unmask] by 30 September 2007 in order for peer review to take place. See also http://www.meccsa.org.uk/conference. 2. MeCCSA Skillset Accreditation Survey MeCCSA are trying to gather as much information as possible about the Skillset Accreditation process. If you have not already done so, I would be grateful you could contact me at [log in to unmask] with "Skillset" in the subject, if your institution is in the process of applying for Skillset accreditation or Academy status, with any useful information about the application and feedback process, whether you have been approved, rejected, invited to resubmit and any thoughts you have on the experience. Any information would be most appreciated. 3. URGENT - Skillset London Education Forum Meeting Skillset are hosting a forum for Higher Education in London and it would be good to get as many MeCCSA / London-based institutions as possible along to engage with the process. Thursday 27 Sept, 11am, at Skillset, Focus Point, 21 Caledonian Road, London, N1 9GB. Tel: 020 7713 980. If you are interested in attending, please contact Triston Wallace [log in to unmask] for further information. If you want to find out if there's a forum in your region, then please consult the Skillset website http://www.skillset.org/strategy/engaging_education/ where the regional forums and contacts are listed. 4. UK Screen Heritage Network - online survey The UK Screen Heritage Network (N.B. this is a different from the BFI's UK Screen Heritage Strategy) are conducting an online survey in order to build a national directory of moving image and screen-related artefacts, from technology - camera, lighting, projectors, sound and video equipment - to scripts, designs, photographs, props, memorabilia and even buildings. The Network was formed by a group of museums, archives, broadcasters, practitioners and academic institutions under the auspices of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) to advance the concept of screen heritage, encourage its preservation and promote wider access. The survey form and further information can be found at: http://screenheritage.wordpress.com or for more information please contact: Project Head: Michael Harvey (National Media Museum) Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 01274 203 374 Project Researcher: Linda Kaye (British Universities Film and Video Council) Email: [log in to unmask] Tel: 020 7393 1518