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Welcome to the FIAT/IFTA World Conference 1999
"Audiovisual Archives of the New World -
A New World of Audiovisual Archiving"
Revised
August 4, 1999
On behalf of the FIAT/IFTA Executive Council, the Television Nacional de
Chile (TVN) and the 1999 Conference Organizing Committee we are happy to
welcome you to the annual FIAT/IFTA World Conference, this time in Santiago
de Chile!
Between the snow-clad peaks of the Andes and the Pacific Ocean ...
The conference is hosted by Television Nacional de Chile in Santiago and held
at the Hotel Carrera, located central in downtown Santiago. This three day conference
programme starts on Sunday October 3rd and ends with a dinner and ceremony in
the evening of Tuesday October 5th where the winners of the both awards - FIAT/
IFTA Television Archive Awards respectively The FIAT/IFTA Innovation Award -
are presented.
It is not a coincidence that FIAT/IFTA confirms itself as a world organization
on the audiovisual archiving scene by choosing Santiago as the venue for the
1999 world conference. It is already the second time Santiago is the venue
of an important FIAT/IFTA event on this continent and it is also the second
time TVN of Chile is generously hosting such an event. It is also worthwhile
noting this is the fourth time we have our world conference in one of the Americas,
this year celebrating FIAT/IFTA's 22nd anniversary. Still another reason is
the 30th anniversary in October of TVN as a successful public broadcaster i
Chile!
Open to all with an interest in audiovisual archiving
This FIAT/IFTA World Conference is as usual open to all, FIAT/IFTA-member or
not. In this issue of the FIAT/ IFTA Newsletter you will also find a first version
of the conference program as well as registration and hotel reservation forms.
Non-members who wish to receive information should contact the FIAT/IFTA office
(Adminis-
trative Coordinator Katharina Robertsson Reimer, ifta@svt.se) or check our website at the
address: http:// www.fiatifta.org. There
you will also find any update of information concerning the conference, links
to our sponsors etc.
Theme of this year's FIAT/IFTA World Conference
The theme of this year's conference, "Audiovisual Archives of the New World -
A New World of Audiovisual Archiving", will give audiovisual archivists, librarians,
academic researchers, technicians and vendors a unique opportunity to share the
presentations of interesting audiovisual archive collections as well as the continuing
presentation of the latest in digital audiovisual archiving. No to mention the
the valuable contacts you make with colleagues from all over the world. For the
first time we have had the opportunity to meet the wish of many members since
a long time to arrange a very compressed conference programme, October 3rd -
5th. That means that we can offer two paralell series or workshops on Monday
the 4th and also that all tours and special arrangements are optional and placed
after the conference.
FIAT/IFTA 1999 Rio Conference Organizing Committee
The FIAT/IFTA COC consists of the Secretary General, Treasurer and Commissions
Chairs and representatives of the host organization. This year it has for obvious
reasons also been completed with the members of the FIAT/IFTA Latin American
Regional Group.
- Lasse Nilsson (SVT, Sweden), Chair, Secretary General FIAT/IFTA, lasse.nilsson@svt.se
- Amira Arratia Fernandez (TVN, Chile), Latin American Regional Group,
Host organization coordinator, amira.arratia@tvn.cl
- Branko Bubenik (HRT, Croatia), Training Commission, Conference programme, b.bubenik@hrt.hr
- Wolfgang Dehn (SWR, Germany), Executive Council, Budget, wolfgang.dehn@swr-online.de
- Nisicler Figueira (Globo, Brazil), Latin American Regional Group,
Portuguese language coordinator, nisicler.cedoc@tvg.redeglobo.com.br
- Denis Frambourt (INA, France), Technical Commission, Conference
programme, frambourt@ina.fr
- Sara Harb Said (Cinemateca del Caribe, Colombia), Latin American
Regional Group, Spanish language coordinator, cinemate@metrotel.net.co
- Tedd Johansen (NRK, Norway), EC coordinator Latin American Regional
Group, Conference programme, tedd.johansen@nrk.no
- Annemieke de Jong (NAA, the Netherlands), Documentation Commission,
Conference programme, asmdejong@naa.nl
- Sue Malden (BBC, United Kingdom), Programming & Production Commission,
Conference programme, sue.malden@bbc.co.uk
- Karl Maier (SWR, Germany), Programming & Production Commission,
Awards responsible, karl.maier@swr-online.de
- Paulina Montaldo Ortiz (TVN - host organization, Chile), Latin American
Regional Group, Host organization coordinator, tvncom@tvn.cl
Conference Sponsors 1999
The International Federation of Television Archives FIAT/IFTA would like to thank
the following sponsors for their generous support of the 1999 Santiago World
Conference. We want at this stage emphazise that we are negotiating with a number
of companies and organizations about sponsors agreements and this list is not
at all complete:
- Television Nacional de Chile (TVN), Chile, Website: http://www.tvn.cl/
- RTI/Lipsner-Smith, USA, Website: http://www.lipsner.com/lipsner-links.html
- Gürtler, Germany, Website: http://www.guertler.de
- Techmath, Germany, Website: http://www.tecmath.com/
- Compaq, Germany, Website: http://www.compaq.com/siteguide/
Conference Registration
For registration, use the form in this issue of the FIAT/IFTA Newsletter. The
registration form should be sent to the FIAT/IFTA office under the address at
the form. Payment should be made either by international bank transfer or enclosed
check in DM as described in the form, or cash on
arrival in Chilean pesos.
Registration Fees
Member of FIAT/IFTA (first delegate) US$ 150 Member of FIAT/IFTA (from second
delegate and on) US$ 115 Accompanying persons (not attending the conference)
US$ 115 Non-members US$ 225 Single-day registration FIAT/IFTA members US$ 60
Single-day registration non-members US$ 90
Registrations after August 15 will charged an additional 20% of the Fee, but
of course it will still be possible to register.
The Registration Fee includes:
- Admission to all open Conference sessions, workshops and open meetings
- Opening Reception/Cocktail Sunday evening
- Closing Dinner and Award Ceremony
- Lunches and Coffeebreakes according to the Programme
- Conference facilities according to information in the programme
Hotels & Rates
We have made special agreements for the delegates with the following hotels:
Hotel Carrera Also the conference venue. This hotel is located in the
heart of the cultural, touristic and financial area of the city, overlooking
the "Plaza de la Constitución" and the government palace "La Moneda".
Hotel facilities as restaurants, bar, fitness center, swimmingpool and parking.
Room facilities such as cable TV, air conditioning, safe & minibar.
Room rates (including breakfast): Single US$125, Double US$125
Address: Teatinos 180, Santiago, Chile
Phone: (56-2) 6982011 - Fax: (56-2) 6721083
E-mail: hotel.carrera@chilnet.cl
Website: http://www.carrera.cl/ -
if you want to check out the place more closely!
Cards accepted: American Express, Visa, Mastercard
El Conquistador is no longer avaailable, the replacement is:
Hotel Tupahue, San Antonio 477,Casilla 50500, Santiago.
Phone +56 2 638 3810
E-mail: tupahue@chilenet.cl Website: www.tupahue.cl
Further information on hotel reservations you can get from
Ms Amira Arratia Fernandez,
FIAT/IFTA Conference Organizing Committee at the TVN, E-mail: amira.arratia@tvn.cl Phone:
+56 2 707 7503, Fax: +56 2 707 7759
More information on the web:
Ways of Payment
Hotel rooms are paid for directly to the respective hotel.
Cancellation
There will be no refunds for conference cancellations after August 15th 1999.
Before that date there is a cancellation fee of US$ 50. Hotel cancellations after
August 15th will be charged at a one night rate if
not replaced by another delegate.
General Conference Information
Location
Santiago is the capital of Chile with 5 million people, a modern city with
an efficient subway (Metro), opera, modern hotels and restaurants. Not to mention
the cosmopolitan shopping malls that would rival any in the world.
Spanish is the language and there are many in this city who speaks English.
If you happend not to find them, you can count on the Chilean hospitality that
almost more than makes up for language problems you may have.
Santiago is also the business and administrational center of Chile with the
government offices, stock exchange and for transportation features a large
and modern International Airport only 14 kilometers northwest from Santiago.
Santiago has some great tourist sights like the San Cristobal hill (mountain)
that has spectacular city views. The city is easy city to get around in and
has a dense network of buses. Cabs are cheap and the subway (Metro) is clean
and very efficient and cheap.
Local time is GMT -4 hours.
Transportation
- Flights to Santiago
From major European and North American airports such as London, Frankfurt, Paris,
Amsterdam, Madrid and New York via Miami Fridays arriving conveniently before
the conference Saturday. From Latin American cities as Buenos Aires, Sao Paulo
and Mexico City the connections are exellent as well.
- Airport-hotels
The Benitez International Airport is located 14 km northwest of the center
of Santiago. The best way between airport and city is bus. Tour Express buses
leave the airport every 1/2 hour from 6:30 am to 9 pm, and meet passengers
arriving on flights during the night. The buses go to the city terminal on
Moneda Street and from there it is a short taxi ride to most hotels. The
fare is around 650 pesos ($1.60) and a the trip takes about 30 minutes. The
bus leaves from just outside the arrivals area.
If you prefer taxis the fare to the city center will be about 8000 Pesos ($20)
with a travel time of around 30 minutes. Fares are metered.
- Within Santiago
See above under "Location".
Climate/Temperature
The best months in Santiago is said to be the period between October and
April. The warmest months being November to February when temperatures reach
29 C. For the daily weatherforecast, check for example this website: http://www.wunderground.com/global/CH.html
Banking/Currency/Shops open hours
Money can be exchanged in hotels, exchange bureaux and banks. Banks are open
to public between 9 am - 2 pm, Monday thru Friday, exchange bureaux also during
afternoons 3.30 - 5.30 pm. US dollars are the most easily exchanged unit of
currency in Chile.
Most shops in Santiago are open 10.30 am - 7.30 pm Monday thru Friday and 9.30
am - 1.30 on Saturdays. The main shopping malls are open throughout the week.
Visas/Passports
All foreigners require a valid identity document. Residents of several American
countries may use their identity card, but all other foreigners require passports
and for a few countries also visas. Be sure to check the current situation
before departing.
Useful information on the Web
The FIAT/IFTA website - check out
any new information concerning the Santiago conference. Chile tourism websites:
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EDITORS: Agneta Forsström (Administrative Coodinator), Lasse Nilsson(Secretary General)
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