Audio Visual Special Interest Group

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This online members-only event will be held on the 29th of July at 15:00-16:00 UTC and is scheduled to suit Members based in the Americas, UK, Europe, Africa, and Middle East. (click for local time).

You don’t need to join the AVSIG in order to attend one of our meetings; you just need to come from a DPC Member organization and pre-register for the event (see below) so that we have an idea of numbers.

The Audiovisual Special Interest Group (AVSIG) brings together any interested staff from DPC Member organizations to discuss issues and challenges relating to the preservation of digital content that is either audio, video, or both. The AVSIG provides an opportunity to share experiences, discuss good practice, and identify and address common problems. It aims to complement, not duplicate, the activities of any pre-existing groups, meetings, or activities that address the long-term preservation of AV content. Priority is given to discussions of real-world experiences and examples of proven good practice.

At this meeting we’ll hear from colleagues at one of the DPC’s newest Member organizations: CBC/Radio-Canada which is Canda’s national public broadcaster. For almost 90 years, CBC has promoted Canadian culture and supported democratic life through a wide range of content that informs, enlightens, and entertains.

Where possible, any presentations given at AVSIG meetings will be recorded and subsequently made available to Members via this event page.

If you have any questions or suggested topics for future meetings, please email: michael.popham@dpconline.org. (see below for the proposed date and time zone of AVSIG’s next meeting).

Agenda 

• Welcome

• Conflicts of Interest

• Presentation from Ann Cox (Senior Manager, Library Services at CBC/Radio-Canada)

• Topics for future meetings / offers to present
  If you would like to present at this event e.g. about the work of your organization or to discuss an AV preservation challenge that you face, then do please get in touch! email: michael.popham@dpconline.org.

• AOB

• Date and topic of next meeting: provisionally scheduled for 30th September 2026 (details tbc) – timed to suit Members in Europe, Africa, and Middle-East

Registration(DPC members, please log in to register)

Got any questions? Please contact Michael Popham: michael.popham@dpconline.org

DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy 

The DPC Community is guided by the values set out in our Strategic Plan and aims to be respectful, welcoming, inclusive and transparent. We encourage diversity in all its forms and are committed to being accessible to everyone who wishes to engage with the topic of digital preservation, whilst remaining technology and vendor neutral. We ask all those who are part of this community and/or attending an event to be positive, accepting, and sensitive to the needs and feelings of others in alignment with our DPC Inclusion & Diversity Policy.