Attachments: Digital Preservation of the Moving Image

Attachments: Digital Preservation of the Moving Image
A symposium in honor of NYU Cinema Studies emeritus professor Howard Besser.  

Saturday, February 11, 2023
NYU Cinema Studies, Michelson Theater, 721 Broadway, 6th floor
11am to 4pm
In-person event

A symposium in honor of NYU Cinema Studies emeritus professor Howard Besser, his contributions to digital preservation, moving image archiving, activism, and advocacy.

11:00am - 12:30pm
Session 1: Prospective provocations about moving image archiving
Anna McCarthy (NYU Cinema Studies, chair)
Brewster Kahle (Internet Archive, founder)
Rick Prelinger (UC Santa Cruz professor emeritus; Prelinger Library & Archives)

1:30 - 3:00pm
Session 2: DAM practitioners caring for the future that is now
Crystal Sanchez (Video & Digital Preservation Specialist, Smithsonian DAMS) Preservation: It’s a NeverEnding Story
Nicole Martin (Assoc. Director of Archives and Digital Systems, Human Rights Watch)
Bono Olgado (Documentalist, HURIDOCS, Human Rights Information and Documentation Systems ) The Afterlives of Data Migration
respondent Rick Prelinger
Discussion moderated Kimberly Tarr (Assoc. Director for Media Preservation, NYU Libraries; MIAP Assoc. Director) 

Reception to follow.

All attendees must register for each session they plan to attend. Government-issued photo ID and proof of vaccination required.