14th SEAPAVAA CONFERENCE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY

14th SEAPAVAA CONFERENCE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY"Community Building for Collaborative Actions"Bangkok Art and Culture CentreBangkok, Thailand3-8 August 2010
CONFERENCE ANNOUNCEMENT Echoing the concluding statements of the 13th Conference there is a need to strengthen interactions and collaborations between individuals, institutions, corporations, governments, nations and regions to develop audiovisual archiving during these troubled times. The AV Archiving community must continue to strengthen itself as it reaches out, includes and dialogues with other key partners and stakeholders as to pursue endeavors and strategic plans. Discourses and solutions must be elevated to transnational sensibilities as we deal with shared and related concerns together. With these in mind, the 14th SEAPAVAA Conference calls for "Community Building for Collaborative Actions." Assessing previous conferences and considering the needs and requests of members and potential participants, the SEAPAVAA Conference is pursuing a change in structure and format. The key goal is to provide participants an avenue for practical discussions and means to come up with practical solutions. The Conference aims to veer away from its previous seeming academic nature and delve deeper into concrete situations and clear feasible actions. The general direction is to provide an experience and environment that will bring the community closer together as to generate collaborative ideas and turn them into specific projects addressing common and shared concerns. It features lectures, roundtable discussions, workshops, archival gem screenings, institutional visits, socials and a retreat-excursion in a serene seaside environment. The 2010 SEAPAVAA Conference promises the definitive warmth and charm the Association is known for backed up by the hospitality and beauty of the host country, Thailand. Expand your network and meet key individuals and institutions in the field as you take in invaluable practical information and solutions that will benefit your profession and organization