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Apologies for Cross Posting ********************************************************** NETWORKING MOVING IMAGES/EUROPEAN COPYRIGHT CONFERENCE LONDON, 9TH AND 10TH DECEMBER ********************************************************** BUFVC's forthcoming two-day conference to be held at Screen One, the Soho Curzon on Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1 will focus on two inter-related themes. (Please find booking details at the base of this e-mail.) 9TH DECEMBER 1999 The first day will continue discussions following the 1998 conference at Robinson College Cambridge on the theme - Networking Moving Images for University Teaching and Research. The following speakers have agreed to contribute to the event: - PROFESSSOR STEVE MOLYNEUX (UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON) Steve is Microsoft Professor of Advanced Learning Technology at the University of Wolverhampton (http://steve.broadnet.co.uk). He is widely regarded as one of the UK's leading figures in the field of computer games design. Recently, he has been involved in establishing a broadband network for streaming media in the West Midlands. GREG NEWTON-INGHAM (UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA) Greg was project manager for the joint BFI/BUFVC/JISC network pilot project which ended in June 1999. Greg will provide a summary of the current technologies which are being employed to stream media online. WILLIAM GARRISON (UNIVERSITY OF PORTSMOUTH) William is a television producer employed at the University of Portsmouth's Media Development Centre. He has been experimenting with streaming video online from a test site at http://video.mdc.port.ac.uk/video.htm. This was one of the first university-based sites to offer delivery of full-screen, full-motion moving image material, without authorisation control, to the Internet. ROBERT SYMBERLIST (UNIVERSITY OF WALES, SWANSEA) The University of Wales, Swansea was one of the sites connected to the South Wales MAN (SWMAN) which was capable of receiving/using some 30 hours of moving image material delivered online during the recent one-year JISC/BFI/BUFVC joint pilot project. Swansea has a long track-record in the field of Social History and moving images with which BUFVC has been associated. Robert is Network Multimedia Consultant for the Library and Information Services at Swansea (www.swan.ac.uk/lis/streaming/). ALICIA WISE (JISC COLLECTIONS MANAGER) Alicia has responsibility for co-ordinating the process of acquiring access to and use of appropriate collections of material for use in the HE community via JISC Services. JIM STEVENSON (EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING SERVICES TRUST) 'Shotlist' is the title of the HEFCE-funded initiative which has, through a process of commissioning high quality moving image production from universities, created a library of some 70 specialist recordings which are now available for use in UK Higher Education. The material is delivered with rights cleared for local editing and versioning. The EBST is moving to arrange delivery of this content online and to develop hybrid Web CD versions to accommodate users with access only to low bit-rate connectivity. JEREMY ATKINSON (UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN) Jeremy Atkinson is chairman of the Moving Images and Sound Working Group of JISCs Committee on Electronic Information. This is a new group which is assisting the Committee on Electronic Information to create a framework for development of services and content selection/clearance for online delivery. On the afternoon of 9th December, starting at 4.30 pm, the Annual General Meeting of the British Universities Film & Video Council will take place at the Soho Curzon (BUFVC member representatives please note). 10TH DECEMBER 1999 On 10th December the theme of the meeting will move to European Harmonisation of Copyright Law: what future for UK educational exceptions? This discussion, which relates closely to the successful development of services being discussed on 9th December, comes at a crucial time. The recent EU Draft Directive indicated that EU legislation may move away from the UK established position of copyright being technology-neutral. There appears to be an intention to give any sort of digital use of moving images a new copyright status outwith the scope of established exceptions. The following have agreed to contribute to the discussion: A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (TO BE NAMED). The Intellectual Property Division of the DTI is the UK Government Department which is engaged in negotiating the new legislation being discussed in Brussels. The spokesperson will provide the conference with information on the UK Government negotiating position vis-à-vis educational exceptions and will update the conference on the state of play in December. PROFESSOR CHARLES OPPENHEIM (UNIVERSITY OF LOUGHBOROUGH) Originally trained as a chemist and then specialised in intellectual property rights, initially in relation to databases. Recently appointed Professor of Information Science at the University of Loughborough (http:www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/dils/staff/coppenhm.html), Charles is one of the senior advisors to UKHE regarding copyright issues. He is a member of the Joint Information Systems Committee and the Content Working Group of the JISC Committee on Electronic Information. JANET HURRELL Janet was the architect of the Educational Recording Agency licensing scheme for off-air recording of television under Section 35 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. She was also a senior figure in the development of the IMPRIMATUR initiative for the European Commission. Recently, since her retirement, Janet has been carrying out a study, on behalf of the ERA, to determine the level of need among users for off-air recordings in encoded form. RICHARD MCCRACKEN (OPEN UNIVERSITY) Richard McCracken is Head of the Rights Department at the Open University, which employs some 23 staff full-time negotiating clearance and use of third party materials in OU courseware (print, broadcast and multimedia). Richard is co-author of the Routledge book entitled Buying and Clearing Rights: Print, Broadcast and Multimedia. VINCENT PORTER (UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER) Vincent Porter originally worked as a film-maker for the Shell Film Unit before joining the field of media studies as an academic. He is a leading figure in the campaigning association VLV - Voice of the Listener and Viewer. VLV is currently aiming to persuade European legislators that off-air recording of television for home use is an activity which should be allowed, if not protected as a right, in EU law. Conference will close at 5.30 pm. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ BOOKING DETAILS The conference registration fee, which includes the cost of food,refreshments and VAT, will be GBP200.00 (discount rate for staff from BUFVC member institutions - GBP165.00). If you are in any doubt about the membership status of your institution, please e-mail [log in to unmask] For further details or to make a provisional reservation of a place at this event, please e-mail [log in to unmask] Bookings will be accepted by e-mail or fax (an official order number will be needed for final confirmation) and payment may be made by cheque, BACS or credit card. ACCOMMODATION: reasonably-priced overnight accommodation in Central London we would suggest: - the Travel Inns at County Hall, Belvedere Road next to Westminster Bridgetel: 0171 902 1600; or at 141 Euston Road tel: 0171 554 3400 - all rooms GBP59.95 per night (room rate for up to two people) full breakfast GBP6.25 extra. There is availability currently at these popular hotels on the nights of 8th, 9th and 10th December. You are advised to book direct and as soon as possible (these hotels have no block booking arrangement just prior to Christmas). - The Novartis Foundation at 41 Portland Place offers bed and breakfast accommodation for academic staff visiting London for meetings (GBP48.00 single, GBP60.00 double inc. VAT) tel: 0171 636 9456. Contact BUFVC for more accommodation details but please note that bookings must be made direct. ******************************************************************* BUFVC is funded by JISC via the Open University. ******************************************************************* British Universities Film & Video Council 77 Wells Street London W1P 3RE Tel: 0171 393 1500 Fax: 0171 393 1555 http://www.bufvc.ac.uk ******************************************************************** %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%