May 2, 2017, 02:18 PM
https://www.aotg.com/amia-adds-speakers-to-digital-asset-symposium/
The
Digital Asset Symposium (DAS), presented by the
Association of Moving Image Archivists
(AMIA), has added several panel discussions to its exciting 2017
program lineup. DAS brings together top experts in various fields to
address the ongoing challenges facing digital asset management
practitioners. The event takes place May 5 at the Museum of Modern Art
(MoMA) in Manhattan.
“This year’s program is a broad-based look
at topics needing exploration,†notes program chair Nick Gold of
Chesapeake Systems. “At DAS, everything from vault preservation to
metadata to the future of machine learning and its role in asset
management are part of the schedule. Our speakers are highly esteemed
leaders in their respective fields and anyone working with digital
content will gain a thorough understanding of the progress being made in
all areas of asset management.â€
Additions to the 2017 DAS program include:
- The New Preservationists: Documentary Filmmakers Excavating Rare Media Artifacts to Tell Stories
This
forum will explore the craft of the archive-inspired film and show how
these films themselves are vehicles for preservation efforts. Moderator
Matt White, executive director of ACSIL (Association of Commercial Stock
Image Licensors), will be joined by Robert Stone, Academy Award® and
Emmy®-nominated filmmaker, and Shola Lynch, Peabody Award-winning
filmmaker. They have each challenged the idea of the historical film
through trailblazing works that continue to enrich the public
conversation.
- Media Asset Management in the Financial Services Industry
Moving
image collections are no longer only found in media and entertainment
companies and cultural heritage institutions. Financial institutions,
long a leader in data quality and master data initiatives and in
financial asset management, are now also creating and managing enormous
audiovisual operations. Terrence A. Thomas, vice president of enterprise
infrastructure at Morgan Stanley, will talk about media asset
management as it pertains to audio visual operations in the financial
services industry, and some of the specific challenges and requirements
associated with this, including transparency.
- It Takes a Community: Indigitization Program — Digitization of First Nations Knowledge
“Precious
fragments†of indigenous knowledge are increasingly held captive in
obsolete audio-visual media formats. The ethics, culture and practices
of traditional information management have served as significant
obstacles to media digitization at most small institutions. The
innovative Indigitization Program breaks through some of these barriers
that First Nations communities in British Columbia are faced with in
developing information management practices appropriate to their needs.
Gerry Lawson is a member of the Heiltsuk First Nation, manages the Oral
History and Language lab at the University of British Columbia (UBC)
Museum of Anthropology, and is the technology lead for the innovative
UBC Indigitization Program. He will discuss his role in developing the
resources that formed the grant program, as well as how the
Indigitization team manages program evolution to become more effective
and resilient.
DAS 2017 will also include discussions on
Automated Metadata, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its role in
managing and archiving digital assets, in addition to a conversation
with MTV on archiving music television’s vaults.
“DAS is the only
place where digital archiving is taken as seriously as it actually is
to our work and history,†added AMIA President Andrea Kalas.
To register for DAS or for more information, visit
http://www.digitalassetsymposium.com.
The Digital Asset Symposium (DAS), presented by the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA), has added several panel discussions to its exciting 2017 program lineup. DAS brings together top experts in various fields to address the ongoing challenges facing digital asset management practitioners. The event takes place May 5 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Manhattan.
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