Conveniently, the AMIA conference comes right on the heels of edUi, which
will be held in Richmond Nov 4-6. EdUi brings together web-folk in higher
ed, museums, libraries and archives. Early bird tickets are still available
- make a week of it!

http://eduiconf.org/

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Erin White
Web Systems Librarian, VCU Libraries // edUi Planning Committee
804-827-3552 | [log in to unmask] | library.vcu.edu<http://www.library.vcu.edu> |
eduiconf.org


On Thu, Sep 5, 2013 at 4:59 PM, Lauren Sorensen <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> In association with the annual conference, the Association of Moving Image
> Archivists will host its first ever hack day on November 6, 2013 in
> Richmond, VA<
> http://wiki.curatecamp.org/index.php/Association_of_Moving_Image_Archivists_%26_Digital_Library_Federation_Hack_Day_2013
> >.
> The event will be a unique opportunity for practitioners and managers of
> digital audiovisual collections to join with developers and engineers for
> an intense day of collaboration to develop solutions for digital
> audiovisual preservation and access. It will be fun and practical…and there
> will be prizes!
>
> This year’s hack day is a partnership between AMIA and the Digital Library
> Federation. A robust and diverse community of practitioners who advance
> research, teaching and learning through the application of digital library
> research, technology and services, DLF brings years of experience creating
> and hosting events designed to foster collaboration and develop shared
> solutions for common challenges.
>
> *What is a hack day?
> *
> A hack day or hackathon is an event that brings together computer
> technologists and practitioners for an intense period of problem solving
> through computer programming. Within digital preservation and curation
> communities, hack days provide an opportunity for archivists, collection
> managers, and others to work together with technologists to develop
> software solutions for digital collections management needs. Hack days have
> been held independently by groups such as the Open Planets Foundation, as
> well as in association with preservation and access oriented conferences
> including Open Repositories and Museums and the Web.
>
> The manifesto of a recent event at the Open Repositories conference framed
> the benefits this way: “Transparent, fun, open collaboration in diversely
> constituted teams…The creation of new professional networks over the
> ossification of old ones. Effective engagement of non-developers
> (researchers, repository managers) in development…Work done at the
> conference over presentation of something prepared earlier.”
>
> *What if I’m not a developer/technologist/engineer?
> *
> Content managers and preservation practitioners will be as central to the
> success of the event as keen developers. YOU will be responsible for
> setting the agenda and the outcomes. The goal is to foster collaboration
> between audiovisual preservation specialists and technologists, to solve
> problems together and share expertise.
>
> *Why an AMIA hack day?
> *
> An audiovisual preservation-themed CURATEcamp was held in April 2013,
> drawing over 120 registrants from at least 3 continents for a day of great
> conversations and lightning talks. CURATEcamp is a series of
> unconference-style events focused on connecting practitioners and
> technologists interested in digital curation. The event generated a lot of
> documentation and articulated many shared concerns. Topics covered included
> digitization of video, film scanning, digital storage strategies,
> proprietary digital video files in collections, and technical metadata for
> preservation. The participants of the event agreed that more work needed to
> be done and action taken, so the idea for an AMIA hack day was born.
>
> Discussions between managers of audiovisual collections and solutions
> developers provided a fruitful starting point for a hack day project ideas,
> including:
>
> -Simple fixity tools to use when transferring files from one storage medium
> to another
> -Technical metadata extraction and making use of these reports (MediaInfo,
> ffprobe)
> -Simple cataloging tools for AV, with eye towards contemporary frameworks/
> schema
> -Discovery tools/UX for audiovisual collections, access at scale
>
> *What will be the format of the event?
> *
> In advance of the hack day, project ideas will be collected through the
> registration form and the event wiki. On the morning of the event,
> participants will review and discuss submitted project ideas. We’ll then
> break into groups consisting of technologists and practitioners, selecting
> an idea to work on together for the day and (if desired) throughout the
> duration of the AMIA conference in the developers lounge.
>
> Projects will be presented during the conference closing plenary, Saturday
> November 9 at 8:30am. Projects will be judged by a panel as well as by
> conference attendees.
>
> *How can I participate?
> *
> Sign up! As this will be a highly participatory event, registration is
> limited to those willing to get their hands dirty, so no onlookers please.
>
> If you are unsure whether you can or want to participate in the hack day
> itself, you can still see the results by attending the AMIA closing
> plenary, where hack day projects will be presented, and the audience will
> have an opportunity to vote on their favorites.
>
> *Ready to sign up and join the fun?
> *
> REGISTER HERE<
> https://docs.google.com/a/bavc.org/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dENkeXlLY3JCX3pNYldGMEV5ZHRucWc6MA#gid=0
> >.
> It’s free.
>
> *Questions?
> *
> Want more information? Interested in sponsoring by supporting the space or
> providing prizes? Interested in being a judge? Contact the organizers:
>
> Lauren Sorensen: laurens [at] bavc [dot] org
> Steven Villereal: villereal [at] gmail [dot] com
> Kara Van Malssen: kara [at] avpreserve [dot] com
>
> *About AMIA
> *
> The Association of Moving Image Archivists is a non-profit professional
> association established to advance the field of moving image archiving by
> fostering cooperation among individuals and organizations concerned with
> the acquisition, description, preservation, exhibition and use of moving
> image materials.
>