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Judith Opoku-Boateng is University Archivist and Head of the University of Ghana Archives System, with over three decades of experience in research and archival practice.  Her work spans sound and audiovisual heritage preservation, photographic heritage, oral history documentation, community archiving, digitisation, and the restitution and repatriation of African audiovisual heritage.

Her professional journey began at the International Centre for African Music and Dance (ICAMD) at the University of Ghana (UG), where she documented music and dance traditions in communities across Ghana, as well as transcribing and translating Highlife music. She later joined the Institute of African Studies at the University of Ghana, where she managed the Nketia Collection, which later developed into the J. H. Kwabena Nketia Archives. As Senior Archivist and Director of the Archives, she led and contributed to several initiatives in audiovisual, photographic and paper heritage preservation; oral history and African traditional arts documentation; community archiving and restitution and repatriation of Audiovisual Heritage across borders. She advocates for approaches that recognise communities as active participants in preserving and interpreting their heritage, while promoting equitable access to archival resources and stronger connections between the Global South and Global North.

Judith's professional journey has been shaped by ICCROM's SOIMA training programmes, NYU's APEX training programmes and ‘FIAF School on Wheels’ training Programmes. She holds academic qualifications in Sociology and Archival Studies from the University of Ghana and has published extensively on the field of Archiving.

Judith joined the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA) in 2016 and has served as Chair of its Diversity Task Force, Vice President for Communications (2020–2023), and IASA Ambassador for Ghana and West Africa. She played a leading role in hosting the 49th IASA Conference in Accra in 2018 and contributed to the association’s globally distributed online conference in 2021.

Elected IASA President for 2026–2029, Judith brings to the role extensive professional experience and a commitment to international collaboration, inclusion, and the recognition of diverse archival traditions. Her vision is to promote a connected and representative global archival community in which knowledge, resources, and professional experiences are shared across regions. Beyond IASA, she contributes to international heritage and professional networks, including the Global Audiovisual Alliance (GAVA) and the UNESCO Memory of the World Programme.

Patrick J. Midtlyng is Head of the Recorded Sound Section at the Library of Congress’s National Audio-Visual Conservation Center, where he leads efforts to preserve and provide access to one of the world’s largest recorded sound collections. With a background in linguistics and two decades of experience in sound archiving, Patrick is a recognized leader in audiovisual preservation, metadata strategy, and access innovation. He has also served as the Chair the Society of American Archivists’ Audio & Moving Image Section and served as Vice President/Program Chair for the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. His work blends hands-on technical expertise with national and international leadership in archival standards and policy.

Susan Wambui Kibaara is a Kenyan Records and Archives Management Professional and Information Management Specialist with over two decades of experience in records and archives management, knowledge management, information governance, and digital preservation. She currently serves as the Deputy Director of County Records and Archives management at the Nairobi City County Government, Kenya.

Susan holds a Master`s in Degree in Knowledge Management and Innovation, a Bachelor of Science in Information Science, and a Diploma in Information Science. She is also a Certified Strategic Manager (CSM).

Her professional interests span records and archives management, audiovisual heritage preservation, digital transformation, and thesafeguarding of institutional and cultural memory. She is particularly passionate about innovative approaches to documenting Kenya's contemporary history, preserving underrepresented narratives, and ensuring that audiovisual and documentary heritage remains accessible to future generations.

Through her work, Susan continues to champion the role of archives and information management in preserving collective memory, strengthening institutional accountability, and connecting the past with the present and future.

Dan Hockstein is dedicated to preserving the cultural and historical record for future generations. Dan is an Archivist at the Library of Congress’ American Folklife Center, where he serves the needs of collections documenting diverse expressions of human experience. His work spans a wide range of materials, from contemporary born-digital media to field recordings that trace the early history of recorded sound.

Prior to joining the Library of Congress, Dan worked as a transfer technician and preservation specialist, focusing on the digitization of legacy audiovisual media, workflow management, quality control, and collections care. His professional experience includes positions at the Smithsonian Institution, The Ohio State University, George Blood LP, and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dan is a former board member of the Association of Recorded Sound Collections (ARSC) and currently co-chairs its Education and Training Committee. He is also an active member of the Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) and regularly serves on the Audio-Visual Working Group of the Federal Agencies Digital Guidelines Initiative (FADGI). He is especially interested in research, training, and organizing efforts targeted towards repair and maintenance of playback equipment.

Dan holds a Bachelor's in Audio Post Production from Emerson College and a Master’s in Information Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Based in Baltimore, Maryland, he enjoys exploring and cooking local food and sharing his passion for music and media with friends.

Andrew Martin is the Digital Preservation Coordinator at the National Museum of Australia in Canberra, where he leads initiatives that support the long-term preservation, management, and accessibility of the Museum’s digital collections. His experience spans audiovisual digitisation, preservation workflow design and the stewardship of cultural heritage collections. Previously, as Operations Manager at DAMsmart, he oversaw major digitisation projects for broadcasters, national archives, and cultural institutions in Australia and internationally. His background also includes audio recording, television production and work at the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia.

A former Secretary of the IASA Technical Committee, he contributed significantly to IASA-TC 06, Guidelines for the Preservation of Video Recordings, and remains actively involved in the development of TC-07. He is committed to practical training, mentoring and international knowledge sharing, with a particular interest in supporting regional and community collections, strengthening participation from underrepresented communities, and culturally informed approaches to First Nations heritage. This is Andrew's second term on IASA's Executive Board.

Pedro Félix is the coordinator of the Installation Team of the National Sound Archive, a structure created by the Portuguese Government and directly supervised by the Minister of Culture and the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education.

Before assuming that role, he was part of the team responsible for the preparation of the Fado proposal to UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage. Afterwards, he coordinated the program of digitization of the phonographic collection of the Fado Museum. He has participated in the organisation of several public and private sound archives and phonographic collections. He has done work of audio recording, digitising and restoring audio from historical carriers. His digitization and restoration of sound documents have been published in several critical reissues of historical recordings.

He conceived and coordinated the European project HeritaMus, a digital tool for collaborative curation of material (phonographic) and immaterial (musical knowledge and practices) heritage. He was also the founder of Matéria do Som, a scientific association for the study and preservation of sound heritage in Portugal.

Nadia Lai has worked as head of cataloguing and training at the Swiss National Sound Archives in Lugano since September 2015. She mainly deals with data quality controls, data consistency, cataloguing rules as well as with the training of the Swiss National Sound Archives staff. In September 2023 she was also appointed Deputy Head of the Swiss National Sound Archives.

Since her arrival at the Swiss National Sound Archives, Nadia has regularly attended the IASA Conferences and given presentation on various subjects related to cataloguing and collection management. Since January 2022 she is chair of the Training and Education Committee and since September 2023, she is part of the EB as Treasurer.

Previous to this experience, Nadia worked mainly in libraries and libraries networks. Her professional career includes a three and a half year-experience as cataloging coordinator in the Library Network of Western Switzerland (RERO) and a four and a half year-experience as system librarian for the Alexandria Network and the Swiss National Library. Nadia earned a degree in English Literature and Science of Religions at the University of Fribourg in 2001 and a post-graduate certificate in Information and Documentation Science at the School of Business Administration of Geneva and the University of Geneva in 2007.

Marija Dumnić Vilotijević holds MA and PhD in ethnomusicology from Faculty of Music of the University of Arts in Belgrade. She is a Senior Research Associate at the Institute of Musicology of the Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts (working both as a researcher and at various digitization projects). She has served as the Vice-Chair (from 2019) and the Chair of the Research Archives Section of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (2021–2026). In the International Council for Traditions of Music and Dance, she served as the Vice-Chair of the Study Group for Audiovisual Ethnomusicology (2022–2025), and currently she is active as the Chair of ICTMD National Committee for Serbia (2024–). Marija participated in programing and organizing of numerous scholarly events. She authored numerous publications in Serbian and in English, participated in many conferences organized by musicological, ethnomusicological and popular music studies organizations, and delivered lectures on her research topics. She is focused on Serbian and Balkan folk and popular music practices, based on archival and field work, with musical and contextual analysis. She recently has done a research of music and dance within Belgrade refugee community from Burundi.

Marija Dumnić Vilotijević co-edited and edited several books of abstracts, proceedings and thematic journal issues. She also edited archival audio and music scores publications.

Her current experience with journal editing includes the membership in the Editorial Board of IASPM Journal and the Advisory Board of SIBE Trans. From 2023 she was active as the Managing Editor of the Journal of the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives, and from 2026 she contributes to the scientific journal Muzikologija – Musicology (published by the Institute of Musicology SASA) as the Editor-in-Chief.

From 2026 to 2029 she will enthusiastically be the member of Executive Board responsible

for editing IASA’s publications.