DASH Archives - November 2006

The AHRC ICT Methods Network is keen to receive proposals for activities
which fall within the Methods Network remit to support and promote advanced
ICT methods in research in the arts and humanities.  Don’t miss the 31
December deadline!
 
The AHRC ICT Methods Network invites the arts and humanities Higher
Education community in the UK to submit proposals for Methods Network
activities. Activities may include workshops, seminars, focused workgroups,
postgraduate training events and publications.
 
The Methods Network is keen to support both single and cross-disciplinary
proposals and those that encourage new collaborative frameworks between
technical specialists and arts and humanities scholars. The primary emphasis
is on the use and reuse of digital resources.
 
Proposals for hybrid activities such as workshop/seminar/workgroup
combinations are also welcomed, as are proposals for any other activity
which falls within the Methods Network remit to support and promote the uses
of advanced ICT methods in academic research.
 
Funding of up to £5000 is available for workshops and hybrid activities.  
Workshops provide training in advanced ICT methods for community members
within academic institutions. They engage with issues such as: formal
methods in analysis of source data and the creation of technical models;
working with multiple technologies; and other matters of vital practical
interest to the community.
 
Funding of up to £2000 is available for seminars.  These may concentrate on
highly-defined topics of interest and also problem areas within the
community or may have a more general focus.
 
For information on eligibility and how to apply for funding see the Methods
Network website (www.methodsnetwork.ac.uk).
 
For further information about submitting a proposal contact Hazel Gardiner
(hazel.gardiner@kcl.ac.uk).
 
 
Forthcoming Methods Network-Funded Activities
 
We welcome applications from individuals who would like to attend Methods
Network workshops and seminars, but must emphasise that registration is
essential for these activities.  Participants are also expected to make an
active contribution to the activity. Occasionally a Methods Network event
will be by invitation only, but all resulting materials, including (where
appropriate) podcasts, wikis, training workbooks, reports and publications
will be made freely available to the community via the Methods Network
website.  The registration form is available on the Methods Network website.
 All enquiries about registration for the Methods Network activities listed
below should be sent by email to methnet@kcl.ac.uk.  For further information
about the following activities see the Methods Network website.
 
Visualization and Remote Sensing for the Arts and Humanities: An Access Grid
Support Network - A workshop organized by Vince Gaffney, Institute for
Archaeology and Antiquity, University of Birmingham (October 2006).
 
Film, Visualization, Narrative - A seminar run by Adam Ganz, Royal Holloway,
University of London (17 November 2006).
 
Technical Innovation in Art Historical Research: Opportunities and Problems
- A seminar run by Anna Bentkowska-Kafel, The Courtauld Institute of Art and
King's Visualization Lab, CCH, King's College, London and Tim Benton, Open
University (20 November 2006).
 
Advanced Technologies for Collaborative Performance - A workshop run by Alan
Blackwell, Computer Laboratory, University of Cambridge (December 2006).
 
 
Approaches to the Forensic Investigation of Primary Textual Materials - A
workshop run by Andrew Prescott, Humanities Research Institute, University
of Sheffield (January 2007).
 
Theoretical Approaches to Virtual Representations of Past Environments - A
workshop run by Kate Devlin, Goldsmiths College, University of London (March
2007).
 
New Protocols for Electroacoustic Music Analysis - A workshop run by Leigh
Landy, De Montfort University, Leicester (13 June 2007).
 
Recent activities sponsored by the Methods Network
 
Open Source Critical Editions - A workshop run by Juan Garces, Centre for
Computing in the Humanities, King’s College, London (22 September 2006).
 
Development of Skills in Advanced Text Encoding with TEI P5 - A workshop run
by Lou Burnard, Sebastian Rahtz and James Cummings, Oxford University (18-20
September 2006).
 
The Future of Information Technology in Music Research and Practice - A
workshop run by Dave Meredith, Goldsmiths College, University of London (8
September 2006).
 
Historical Text Mining - A workshop organized by Paul Rayson, Lancaster
University and Dawn Archer, University of Central Lancashire (20-21 July 2006).
 
Digital Restoration for Damaged Documents - A workshop organized by Julia
Craig-McFeely, DIAMM, Royal Holloway, University of London (29 June 2006).
 
Large-Scale Manuscript Digitization - A workshop organized by Peter
Robinson, Institute of Textual Scholarship and Electronic Editing,
Birmingham University and Marilyn Deegan, Centre for Computing in the
Humanities, King's College London, (5 June 2006).
 
Corpus Approaches to the Language of Literature - A workshop organized by
the Oxford Text Archive, Oxford University (17-18 May 2006).
 
Digital Visibility: A Workshop on Neglected Digital Resources - A workshop
co-sponsored with the LAIRAH project at University College London (26 April
2006).
 
Making 3D Visual Research Outcomes Transparent - A symposium co-sponsored by
the Methods Network, King's Visualization Lab, and PIN, Prato, Italy/EPOCH
(23-25 February 2006).
 

Symposium of the el_media expert group of the Fachgruppe Moderne Kunst  
Kulturgut der Moderne im Verband der Restauratoren (VDR)

Dear members and colleagues,

We would like to invite you to our Symposium Copy-Digitise-Restore?
Strategies for the conservation of video, which will take place on the 7th
and 8th of December in D=FCsseldorf, at the NRW-Forum (imai-inter media art
institute).

The preservation and conservation of video is no longer and not only one of
the main concerns of broadcasting and distributing companies, but it is also
of increased relevance for artists, curators and conservators.
Preserving a video artwork according to the artistic intent is very
challenging. How can reasonable solutions be found? The complexity of
conserving a video installation is posing questions regarding the
registration of all data needed to preserve an artwork in its entirety and
it is dependent on all its components.

Therefore, the program covers subjects like long-term preservation and use
of hardware, the conservation and restoration of videotapes and will also
include discussions about the ethics of digital restoration in moving
images.

The invited speakers are professionals from Germany, Netherlands,
Switzerland and the Unites States who have strived to find new approaches to
the problems in this field, and successfully found them on a practical
level. These different approaches to fundamental ethical questions,
possibilities of the identification of deterioration and restoration of
videotapes, as well as to various archiving, documenting and restoration
practices shall be presented and discussed.

In attachment you will find the program and registration form.
Simultaneous translation as well as refreshments will be provided

We are looking forward to meeting you in Dusseldorf

Ulrich Lang
(el_media expert group)

Program

Thursday, 7th December 2006

09.00 Opening of the reception

10.00 Greeting by the city of Dusseldorf

10.05 Welcome to the NRW Forum/imai
Alexandra Wessels

10.15 Introduction and presentation of the el_media expert group
Ulrich Lang

Moderation: Sandra Thomas
10.30 Preservation & access of video art. Methods and strategies at the
Netherlands Media Art Institute
Gaby Wijers (Netherlands Media Art Institute Amsterdam, NL)

11.15 Erhalt von Videokunst - Beispiele aus der restauratorischen Praxis /
Preservation of video art - Examples from the restoration practice
Agathe Jarczyk (videocompany.ch, Zofingen, CH)

12.00 Faking the 70's
Patricia Falc=E3o (40jahrevideokunst.de, videocompany.ch, Zofingen, CH)

12.45 Lunch break

Moderation: Ulrich Lang
13.45 Kriterien f=FCr die digitale Laufbildbearbeitung in der Restaurierung /
Criteria for the digital treatment of moving images in the Restoration
Julia Wallm=FCller (FHTW Berlin, D)

14.30 Laboratory for antiquated videosystems
Christoph Blase (ZKM Karlsruhe, D)

15.15 The IMAP Video Registry Project: An overview
Jeff Martin (NYU New York, USA)

16.00 Coffee break

Moderation: none
16.30 Grundlagen der analogen Videotechnik von der Kamera bis zum Monitor /
Fundamentals of analogue video technique from the camera to the monitor
Duration approximately 2 hours, with live camera and projection
Johannes Gfeller (AktiveArchive, Hochschule der K=FCnste Bern, CH)

19.30 Evening program
Reservations at a restaurant

Friday, 08th December 2006

08.00 Opening of the reception

Moderation: Andreas Weisser
09.00 Die bessere Kopie oder Der Klostersch=FCler und der Fotokopierer.
Rationales und Irrationales in der digitalen Archivierung / Poor original,
mint copy - rational and irrational considerations to digital archiving
Christian N=F6tzli (Z=FCrich, CH)

09.45 Archivierung optischer Datentr=E4ger =AD Schadensph=E4nomene und
=DCberlegungen zur Konservierung / Archiving optical data carriers =AD
Deterioration and considerations for their conservation
Christine Frohnert (New York, USA)

10.30 Coffee break

Moderation: Martin K=F6rber
11.00 Physikalische und chemische Schadensmechanismen bei Videob=E4ndern /
Physical and chemical deterioration mechanisms in videotapes
Andreas Weisser (Restaumedia Freiburg, D)

11.45 Bildst=F6rungen beim analogem Video / Image interferences in analogue
Video
Joanna Phillips (AktiveArchive, SIK Z=FCrich, CH)

12.30 Lunch break

Moderation: Gaby Wijers
13.45 The Artist Instrumentation Database Project
Mona Jimenez (NYU New York, USA)

14.30 Wiederauff=FChrung von Medienwerken als Ziel und Massstab ihrer
Erhaltung / The presentation of media artwork as purpose and measure of
their preservation
Johannes Gfeller (AktiveArchive, Hochschule der K=FCnste Bern, CH)

15.15 Erhaltungsstrategie von Videoinstallationen / Strategies for the
preservation of video installations
Tina Weidner (TATE London, GB)

16.00 Coffee break

Moderation: Ulrich Lang
16.30 Artists=B9 Interviews/Discussion:
Nan Hoover (Artist, Berlin, D) / Martin Koerber (FHTW Berlin, D) Anthony
McCall (Artist, New York, USA) / Tina Guthknecht MMK Frankfurt, D) Marcel
Odenbach (K=FCnstler, K=F6ln, D) / Sandra Thomas (IMAI D=FCsseldorf, D)

18:30 End of the symposium

Registration
The final registration date is 30 November 2006. There will be no
confirmation of the registration.
Please transfer the conference fee under the reference "MKKM Video" to the
VDR bank account. For cancellations any later than 6 days before the
Symposium the conference fee is not refundable.

Conference fee
VDR-member: 140,00 EUR
Non-Member: 182,00 EUR
VDR- Student member: 56,00 EUR
Student non-member: 70,00 EUR

Account info VDR:
reference: MKKM Video
Bank: Sparkasse Bonn
IBAN: DE40370501980007520299
Swift-code: COLSDE33

Accomodation:
The Company D=FCsseldorf Marketing und Tourismus GmbH will gladly help you
with hotel reservations. Please look under www.duesseldorf-tourismus.de.
We wish to make clear that D=FCsseldorf. Marketing & Tourismus GmbH is only an
intermediary. The accommodation contract is stipulated between yourself and
the Hotel. The bill should be paid at the hotel, before your departure.

_____________________________________

Verband der Restauratoren (VDR) e.V.
Expertengruppe el_media im Verband der Restauratoren
Haus der Kultur
Weberstra=DFe 61
53113 Bonn
E-Mail: info@restauratoren.de

Dear All,

Technical Innovations in Art History Seminar

Places are still available for the above seminar taking place at CCH, Kin
g's
College on Monday 20th November (2pm - 5.30 pm).

We would welcome participation from academics and post-graduate students
with an interest in discussing issues related to the use of technology in

art history. The issues will be framed by presentations from Professor Ti
m
Benton (talking about his work on Le Corbusier) and Dr. Anna Bentkowksa
(relating to her work on anthropomorphic landscapes) and then discussion
will focus on topics including (but not limited to):

* What Digital tools are required by art historians?
* What criteria should be used for assessing technical innovation in art
historical research?
* What are the problems associated with the preservation and disseminatio
n
of research involving technical methods?

The seminar programme is available at
http://www.methodsnetwork.ac.uk/activities/act12.html

Please e-mail neil.grindley@kcl.ac.uk for more details or to register for

this event.