SEAPAVAA in Motion

About SEAPAVAA

SEAPAVAA, founded in 1996, is an association of organizations and individuals involved in, or interested in the development of audiovisual archiving in a particular geographic region - the countries of Southeast Asia (the ten member nations of ASEAN), Australasia (Australia and New Zealand), and the Pacific Islands (Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia)

It particularly aims to promote audiovisual archiving and to preserve and provide access to the region's rich audiovisual heritage.

In April 2001, the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archive Associations (CCAAA) accepted SEAPAVAA into membership - the first regional association to join the group. Later in the same year, SEAPAVAA has formally been admitted into operational relations with UNESCO as an NGO to pursue common goals in the service of international cooperation and development.

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° SEAPAVAA welcomes new Councilor
As recommended by colleagues in the Association and by key individuals in the Pacific, the EC invited Ms. Setaita Natai Niqara to fill in the position left by SEAPAVAA council member Alipate Mateitoga who passed away last January. Ms. Niqara gladly accepted. More details

° SEAPAVAA to hold session at the FIAT/IFTA World Congress 2009 in Beijing
The International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT/IFTA) will be holding their 2009 World Congress in Beijing on October 22-26 hosted by the China Central Television (CCTV). With the theme "A New World - A New Deal for Archives," the Congress aims to discuss and find means for archives to grasp the opportunity to turn themselves into a sustainable asset for the Media Community amidst economic difficulties today. More details

° IFLA holds August 24 seminar on "AV Collections for Non-Specialist Librarians"
IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section, in collaboration with the Coordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations (CCAAA), is organizing a one-day training workshop, Milano, Italy, on 24th August 2009, entitled: AV Collections for Non-Specialist Librarians. This workshop is for professional Librarians in organizations where preservation of, and provision of access to, audiovisual materials is not the main preoccupation, but who need to understand and apply basic principles in limited circumstances. Travel grant is also available for qualified applicants from least developed countries, from Africa, or small island states. See details.

° Search for a Logo for the World Day for AV Heritage

° SEAPAVAA holds 13th GA and Conference in 2 Indon Cities

° SEAPAVAA Welcomes New Members