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BISA 2018 conference: Call for Papers

The annual British & Irish Sound Archives (BISA) conference will take place this year at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth from 16-17 November. We warmly invite proposals for presentations on any aspect of audio archiving.

www.bisa-web.org/next-event

On May 3rd 2018 in a ceremony in Canberra, the Governor-General of Australia, the Honourable Sir Peter Cosgrove, will award our friend, colleague, and former IASA President, Kevin Bradley, with the Public Service Medal (PSM). The medal "recognises outstanding service by employees of the Australian Government" and is the highest award given to Australian public servants.

A BBC sound effects library is now available online in PCM WAV format for free download for personal, educational, research & non-commercial use.

https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.co.uk/

Extension of the «Call for presentations»

There is still some space for submitting presentations during the 49th IASA Annual Conference, that will take place from October 1st to 4th 2018, at the Institute of African Studies (IAS), University of Ghana, Accra, Ghana.

The « Call for presentations » has been extended until March 9th, 2018.

Conference theme:

Access and Accessibility - Archival Policies and Barriers in the Age of Global Information Exchange

Possible sub-themes include: