[Bcma-l] Digital Directions Conference, San Diego, California, May 27-29 - Registration Now Open

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Subject: 	Digital Directions Conference, San Diego, California, May 
27-29 - Registration Now Open
Date: 	Fri, 6 Mar 2009 11:32:57 -0500
From: 	Julie Martin <jmartin@nedcc.org>



Dear British Columbia Museums Association,

Would you be able to post this listing for us on the BCMA-L listserv? 
We’d love to get the word out about this conference to museum 
professionals in British Columbia. NEDCC is a nonprofit conservation 
center specializing in the preservation of paper-based materials. The 
Center has been offering highly rated conferences on the creation and 
preservation of digital collections for over 10 years. For more 
information, visit: www.nedcc.org <http://www.nedcc.org/>.

Many thanks for your time,

Julie Martin

Development and Public Relations Coordinator

Northeast Document Conservation Center

100 Brickstone Square

Andover, MA 01810

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REGISTER ONLINE NOW: www.nedcc.org

DIGITAL DIRECTIONS:

Fundamentals of Creating

and Managing Digital Collections

MAY 27-29, 2009

Westin San Diego

San Diego, California

CO-SPONSORED by the Balboa Art Conservation Center

FOR COMPLETE CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE, visit: 
www.nedcc.org

THIS THREE-DAY CONFERENCE PRESENTS THE ESSENTIALS OF DIGITIZATION. A 
national faculty of digital experts will introduce participants to the 
range of activities and issues associated with digitizing collection 
material. From file formats to fundraising, from digital printing to 
digital asset management, this exciting conference provides an excellent 
opportunity to learn and network.

CONFERENCE TOPICS INCLUDE:

Planning a Digital Project, Digitization Concepts, Standards and Best 
Practices, Mechanics of Metadata, Digital Asset Management, Outsourcing 
and Vendor Relations, Selection and Preparation for Digitization, 
Essentials of Delivery Systems, Copyright and Rights Management, Digital 
Printing, Access on a Shoestring, Collaboration, Budgeting, and 
Fundraising.

VENDOR SHOWCASE AND SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS

Meet the leading providers of digitization hardware, software, and 
services to libraries, museums, archives, and other cultural 
institutions. (If you are a vendor interested in exhibiting at Digital 
Directions, contact Julie Martin, jmartin@nedcc.org.)

CONFERENCE FEE: $700 (includes a Networking luncheon on Day 1 and the 
Conference Reception)

CONFERENCE FEE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE:

Students: $595

Groups of 3 or more from the same institution registering at the same 
time: $595 each

ACCOMMODATIONS:

Westin San Diego

Discounted conference rate: $189 plus tax

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DIGITAL DIRECTIONS including past 
participants’ comments, read a Web story about the 2008 conference: 
http://www.nedcc.org/about/archives.ddfl.php

NEDCC IS GRATEFUL FOR SUPPORT FROM the National Endowment for the 
Humanities for the Center's preservation services. Any views, findings, 
conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not 
necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.