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Training Workshops in Film and Sound Archives The first two of five workshops in film and sound archives take place in December: Wednesday 9th December 2009 @ North West Sound Archive Clitheroe, Lancashire - speakers include Andrew Schofield from North West Sound Archive, Marion Hewitt from the North West Film Archive and Ken Howarth of Heritage Recording Services. Alongside sessions on managing film/sound collections and outreach activities, practical sessions will enable attendees to see, first-hand, basic film and sound archive management processes in action. Monday 14th December 2009 @ East Anglian Film Archive, Norwich - Jane Alvey of the University of East Anglia and Jonathan Draper of Norfolk Record Office will lead this workshop which will address the management of film and sound archives, digital preservation and the transfer between analogue and digital media. Again, practical handling and basic media transfer sessions will give attendees first-hand experience of film and sound archive material and processes. Key features: * For people with film and sound archives in their collections * Practical, hands-on workshops and a chance to learn best practice * Training provided by experts takes place at 5 specialist venues in the UK * Fee for the day (not including lunch) £15 members (non-Society members £20) * Bursaries of up to £30 available to cover registration and travel costs If you are currently, or about to start, dealing with film and sound material but don't know where to begin then these workshops are for you. By the end of the workshop you will be confident enough and knowledgeable enough to begin tackling your collections of film and sound material. If you already have experience of working with audio-visual material the workshops will reinforce your knowledge, ensure you are up-to-date with best practice and give you a chance to network with others. These workshops, jointly funded by Skillset Film Skills Fund, the sector skills council for Creative Media, and supported by the Centre for Archive and Information Studies at the University of Dundee, will take place in venues that manage film and sound material. Delegates will get the opportunity to not only hear from experts in the field of film and sound archives, but also to handle media and, at some venues, undertake basic digitisation processes. The exact programme will vary dependent on venue facilities and expertise of speakers. The 3 remaining workshops are as follows: Winchester, Wessex Film and Sound Archive - w/c 25th January 2010 Glasgow, BBC Scotland - late February 2010 (date tbc) Aberystwyth, National Screen & Sound Archive - mid March 2010 (tbc) Charges for the workshops have been kept low at £15 for members of the Society (£20 for non-members) and bursaries of £30 to contribute to registration and travel are available. These workshops represent great value as the expertise available is considerable. After the workshop, delegates will be able to take the first steps to managing their collections of film and sound material, with greater confidence and a clear understanding of the issues they face in doing so. If you would like to book your place on the first of these workshops in Norwich, Clitheroe or Winchester then please complete and submit the booking form, which can be found here http://www.archives.org.uk/training/trainingworkshopsinfilmandsoundarchiveshtml or contact the Society's office directly. **************************************************************** For mcg information visit the mcg website at http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk To manage your subscription to this email list visit http://www.museumscomputergroup.org.uk/email.shtml ****************************************************************