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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.