4TH SEAPAVAA
CONFERENCE &
GENERAL ASSEMBLY

AV Archiving In The New Millenium:
Working Together To Preserve Our Heritage
19-24 APRIL 1999
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA

PROGRAMME SCHEDULE

SATURDAY/SUNDAY, 17 & 18 April 1999
Venue: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Memorial

  Pre-Conference Meeting
(SEAPAVAA Executive Council)

SUNDAY, 18 April 1999
Venue:  Dynasty Hotel

 
  Registration

MONDAY, 19 April 1999
Venue: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Memorial

8:00 – 9:00 Registration

OPENING CEREMONY

9:00 – 10:00 Arrival of
Y.B. Dato' Sri Sabbaruddin Chik,
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism
 
Welcome Address by
Y. Bhg. Dato' Habibah Zon
Director General, National Archives of Malaysia
 
Speech by
Mr. Ray Edmondson
President, The Southeast Asia-Pacific
Audio Visual Archive Association
 
Opening Speech by Guest of Honour
Y.B. Dato' Sri Sabbaruddin Chik
Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism
 
Group Photograph
10:00 – 10:30
Reception

SYMPOSIUM – SESSION 1

 
Moderator: Y. Bhg. Dato' Habibah Zon
Director General,
National Archives of Malaysia

10:30 Introduction to the topic:
"What does working together really mean?

Presenter: Mr. Kamal Yan Yahaya
Director of Training,
Institute of Diplomacy and Foreign
Relations, Malaysia

11:15 "SEAPAVAA: From Idea to Reality"
As Assessment of SEAPAVAA's First Three Years of Evolution


Resource person: Mr. Ray Edmondson
President, SEAPAVAA/
Deputy Director,
National Film and Sound Archive, Australia

Case Studies In Cooperation – 1
 
12:00 Singapore: Searching for History/ASEAN Oral History
Ms. Irene Lim
Assistant Director,
National Archives of Singapore
  Vietnam: Repatriation of Films to Laos
Prof. Tran Luan Kim
Director, Vietnam Film Institute

12:30 – 2:00 Lunch

SYMPOSIUM – SESSION 2

 

Moderator:

Ms. Tuenjai Sinthuvnik
Treasurer, SEAPAVAA/
Chief, Programme Production Division,
Television of Thailand Channel 11

2:00 Presentation from the Host Country:
"Audiovisual Archiving in Malaysia – A Survey"

Presenter: Ms. Leong Meng Wee
Archivist
National Archives of Malaysia

Case Studies In Cooperation – 2
 
2:40 Malaysia: RTM restoration project
Ms. Normah Chik
Head. Library Division,
Department of Broadcasting (RTM),
Malaysia
 
Philippines: GILIW KO – A Joint Film Restoration
Ms. Belina SB. Capul
Secretary-General, SEAPAVAA/
Staff Director, Motion Picture Division
Philippine Information Agency
 
SEAPAVAA Film History Publication
Mr. David Hanan
Senior Lecturer, Department of Visual Arts
University of Monash,
Australia

3:30 Living in Electronic World: Using Web Pages, Listserves,
and Databases (with demonstrations)

Resource person: Mr. John Abbott
Principal, IBIS Media Concepts
United Kingdom
   
4:00 – 4:30 Tea

4:30 – 5:30 Forum: "So much to do, so little time"

8:00 Dinner
(Sponsored by Hon. Minister of Culture, Arts and Tourism)
Venue: Legend Hotel

TUESDAY, 20 April 1999
Venue: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Memorial

SYMPOSIUM – SESSION 3

 
Moderator: Mr. Ray Edmondson
President, SEAPAVAA/
Deputy Director
National Film and Sound Archive
Australia

9:00 Preliminaries, welcome and announcements

9:10 "If I could shape the world" – Visions of future cooperation
in the Region


Presenter: Philippine Society of Film Archivists
(SOFIA)

9:40 UNESCO "Memory of the World" Programme: the Asia-Pacific Strategy"

Presenter: Y. Bhg. Dato' Habibah Zon
Director General
National Archives of Malaysia

10:00 – 10:30 Refreshment

10:30 Putting the "audio" in "audiovisual" – are we embracing the sound heritage?

Presenter: Mr. Sven Allerstrand
Director, Arkivet fur ljud och
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Strategic Development I – Areas of Future Cooperation

11:15 "Putting the P in SEAPAVAA – Developments in the Pacific"

Mr. Mark Nizette
Senior Manager, Preservation Branch
National Film and Sound Archive
Australia

  Evolving a national focus point for audiovisual Archiving

Ms. Belina SB. Capul
Secretary-General, SEAPAVAA/
Staff Director, Motion Picture Division
Philippine Information Agency

11:45 Forum: Brainstorming the Future: Ideas for Cooperation

12:15 Summation

12:30 – 2:00 Lunch  (Sponsored by SEAPAVAA)

2:00 – 6:00 Institutional Visits
National Archives of Malaysia
Filem Negara, RTM, FINAS, ASTRO, NTV7

8:00 – 10:00 Talk on The History of Malaysian Film Industry
Venue:  Dynasty Hotel

WEDNESDAY, 21 April 1999
Venue: Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Memorial

SYMPOSIUM – SESSION 4

 
Moderator: Mr. Teoh Yan Sing
Councillor, SEAPAVAA/
Head, Enginnering Training, IPTAR

9:00 Preliminaries

  Strategic Development 2: The New Millenium: Aspects of the Technical Future

Resource Person: Ms. Mary del Pilar
Chair, SEAPAVAA Technical Committee/
Film Laboratory Supervisor
Philippine Information Agency

Contributors: Spotting vinegar syndrome
Mr. Morten Jacobsen
Managing Director
Dancan International Sales
Copenhagen, Denmark

  Digital Restoration – the "Revival" System
Dr. Chong Man Nang
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore

  A Moving Experience: Relocating the Collection of the Sinematek Indonesia
Mr. Misbach Biran
Ms. Ediyami Bondan Andoko
Indonesia

10:30 – 11:00 Refreshment

Strategic Development 3:  Areas of Future Cooperation

11:00 Developing our Profession:
Reflections on the New UNESCO Publication,
"A Philosophy of AV Archiving"

Presenter: Mr. Ray Edmondson
President, SEAPAVAA/
Deputy Director,
National Film and Sound Archive
Australia

11:30 Review: Discussing and Summarizing the Symposium Outcomes

11:45 Areas for Action: Identifying Steps for Future Cooperation in the Region

12:15 Concluding remarks

12:30 – 2:00 Lunch

2:00 – 6:00 Institutional Visits
National Archives of Malaysia, Filem Negara, RTM, FINAS,
ASTRO, NTV7

8:00 Dinner  (Sponsored by National Archives of Malaysia)
Venue:  Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Memorial

THURSDAY, 22 April 1999
Venue: Tun Abdul Razak Memorial

4TH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING

9:00 – 10:00 Closed Session
10:00 – 10:30 Refreshment
10:30 – 12:30 Closed Session
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch
2:00 – 4:00 Closed Session
4:00 – 4:30 Tea
4:30 – 5:30 Closed Session
8:00 Dinner
 
Note
:  Symposium participants may participate in the film screenings: titles and venues will be notified

FRIDAY, 23 April 1999
Venue: Tun Abdul Razak Memorial
 
4TH ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETING

9:00 – 10:00 Closed Session
10:00 – 10:30 Refreshment
10:30 – 12:30 Closed Session
12:30 – 2:00 Lunch
2:00 – 4:00 Closed Session
CLOSING CEREMONY

4:00 – 4:30 Honorable Minister of Information
4:30 – 5:30 Tea
8:00 Dinner
 
Note
:  Symposium participants may participate in the film screenings: titles and venues to be notified

SATURDAY, 24 April 1999
 
8:00 – 9:00 Adoption of the Report
9:00 – 6:00
KUALA LUMPUR CITY TOUR*

*Open to all delegates and participants

8:00 Farewell Dinner

SUNDAY, 25 April 1999 Departure of Delegates and Participants

SUNDAY, 25 April 1999 Post Conference Meeting
(SEAPAVAA Executive
Council Members)

MONDAY, 26 April 1999 Departure of SEAPAVAA
(Executive Council Members)