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----------------------------Original message---------------------------- For more information, an agenda, registration materials, contact Gail Pfeifle at <[log in to unmask]> or call 508 470-1010. School for Scanning: Preservation and Access in a Digital World A Conference Presented by the Northeast Document Conservation Center At the Berkeley Marina Marriott Hotel, Berkeley, California, May 12 - 14, 1997: The School for Scanning Conference is funded in part by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities and cosponsored by The Getty Information Institute and the National Park Service. What is the School for Scanning? A seminar that will take the mystery out of digital technology. Issues covered include: Basics of Digital Technology Deciphering Digital Jargon: Practical Guide to File Formats Content Selection for Digitiza-tion Legal Issues of Digital Technology Text and Image Scanning Quality Control and Costs Essentials of Metadata Digital Preservation: Fact or Fiction World Wide Web Applications CD-ROM Applications Who Should Attend? If you are a librarian, archivist, curator, interpreter, historic preservation specialist, registrar, or other cultural or natural resource manager, you will be interested in attending the School for Scanning. No prior knowledge of digital media is required. Who Are the Faculty? Steve Dalton, NEDCC; Ben Davis, The Getty Information Institute; Peter Lyman, University of California-Berkeley; Ricky Erway, Research Libraries Group; Steve Puglia, National Archives and Records Administration; Steve Chapman, Harvard University; Howard Besser, University of California-Berkeley; Franziska Frey, Image Permanence Institute; Anne Gilliland-Swetland, University of California-Los Angeles; Barclay Ogden, University of California-Berkeley, Diane Vogt-O'Connor, National Park Service, Melissa Smith Levine, Library of Congress; Paul Handly, National Park Service; Natalie Munn, University of California-Berkeley; Bob Futernick, California Palace of the Legion of Honor; and Pam Samuelson, University of California-Berkeley and Deborah Hunt, the Exploratorium. What does the conference cost? The cost is $245, including lunches. All participants will also be responsi-ble for all their travel and lodging costs. The number of participants is limited and registration applications will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. The deadline to register is April 25, 1997. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Berkeley Marina Marriott, 200 Marina Boulevard, Berkeley, CA 94710; at a special group rate ($94 or $114 for the marina view). Conference participants must contact the hotel directly, at 510 548-7920 and identify themselves as part of the NEDCC group. Reserve as soon as possible as space is limited. The block of rooms and the group rate are available on a first-come first served basis until April 18, 1997. Gay S. Tracy Public Relations Coordinator Northeast Document Conservation Center 100 Brickstone Square Andover MA 01810-1494 Tel 508 470-1010 Fax 508 475-6021 <[log in to unmask]> Web site: http://www.nedcc.org