[Sigdl-l] Digital Directions Conference San Diego, May 27-29 - Registration Now Open

[Julie Martin]

REGISTER ONLINE NOW: www.nedcc.org

DIGITAL DIRECTIONS: 
Fundamentals of Creating 
and Managing Digital Collections

MAY 27-29, 2009
Westin San Diego
San Diego, California

CO-SPONSORED by the Balboa Art Conservation Center 

FOR COMPLETE CONFERENCE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER ONLINE, visit:
www.nedcc.org

THIS THREE-DAY CONFERENCE PRESENTS THE ESSENTIALS OF DIGITIZATION. A
national faculty of digital experts will introduce participants to the
range of activities and issues associated with digitizing collection
material. From file formats to fundraising, from digital printing to
digital asset management, this exciting conference provides an excellent
opportunity to learn and network.

CONFERENCE TOPICS INCLUDE:
Planning a Digital Project, Digitization Concepts, Standards and Best
Practices, Mechanics of Metadata, Digital Asset Management, Outsourcing
and Vendor Relations, Selection and Preparation for Digitization,
Essentials of Delivery Systems, Copyright and Rights Management, Digital
Printing, Access on a Shoestring, Collaboration, Budgeting, and
Fundraising. 

VENDOR SHOWCASE AND SPOTLIGHT SESSIONS
Meet the leading providers of digitization hardware, software, and
services to libraries, museums, archives, and other cultural
institutions. (If you are a vendor interested in exhibiting at Digital
Directions, contact Julie Martin, jmartin at nedcc.org.)

CONFERENCE FEE: $700 (includes a Networking luncheon on Day 1 and the
Conference Reception) 

CONFERENCE FEE DISCOUNTS AVAILABLE:
Students: $595
Groups of 3 or more from the same institution registering at the same
time: $595 each

ACCOMMODATIONS:
Westin San Diego
Discounted conference rate: $189 plus tax

FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT DIGITAL DIRECTIONS including past
participants' comments, read a Web story about the 2008 conference:
http://www.nedcc.org/about/archives.ddfl.php

NEDCC IS GRATEFUL FOR SUPPORT FROM the National Endowment for the
Humanities for the Center's preservation services. Any views, findings,
conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this program do not
necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.