All workshops have limited seating capacity and will run on Monday, 8th September.
Community Archiving Workshop
Date: Monday, September 8
Time: 09:00am - 04:00pm
The Community Archiving Workshop is a one-day workshop which centers community building and the preservation of audiovisual collections. It will bring together archivists and community volunteers to support the preservation of a local av collection in need. The workshop begins with educational presentations addressing the identification of audiovisual formats and their risk factors. Participants then break into groups and work together to inspect and inventory the collection. The primary outcome is to train workshop participants on the handling and care of audiovisual collections, to engage local community members in processing and describing their community’s audiovisual assets, and to process a small collection of recordings in preparation for preservation.
Essential Digital Techniques for Restoring at Risk Film Collections
Date: Monday, September 8
Time: 09:00am - 04:30pm
As environmental conditions grow more unpredictable, many film collections are deteriorating faster, affected by mold, shrinkage, and chemical decay. For small archives and nonprofit organizations, this can mean the loss of culturally significant materials that may not exist elsewhere.
This workshop provides a hands on introduction to digital film restoration, designed specifically for institutions working with limited resources. Participants will learn how to build practical workflows using accessible and low cost software for stabilization, cleaning, color correction, and frame repair. The session also explores how machine learning tools can support restoration when dealing with severely damaged or incomplete footage.
No prior experience with film restoration is required, though a basic understanding of video editing or digital workflows is recommended. Attendees should bring their own laptops and download the provided footage in advance.
By the end of the session, participants will be prepared to begin restoring deteriorating materials or confidently assess restoration work done by others, helping preserve vulnerable films and the narratives they carry for future generations.
Into the light: Practical Quailty Control for Audiovisual Archives
Date: Monday, September 8
Time: 09:30am - 12:30pm
As audiovisual archives across the Pacific and Southeast Asia undertake the urgent work of digitising legacy collections and managing born-digital content, ensuring the quality and integrity of these materials has never been more vital or more complex. This interactive workshop will demystify the quality control (QC) process, offering participants a practical and regionally relevant approach to safeguarding audiovisual heritage.
Participants will engage with real-world examples of audio and video clips, developing the skills to identify and distinguish between format-inherent characteristics and true quality issues. The session will explore both automated and manual QC methods, highlighting affordable and accessible strategies suited to a range of institutional contexts.
The workshop will cover topics such as (but not limited to):
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File naming conventions, documentation workflows, and traffic light systems for decision-making
- Percentage-based sampling strategies and how to prioritise collections under resource constraints
- Managing sensitive or restricted materials during the QC process
- What happens after QC: Pass/Fail documentation, integration with DAMs, CMSs, MAMs, and considerations for Trusted Digital Repositories (TDR)
Tailored to the unique challenges and opportunities of the Pacific and Southeast Asia, this workshop supports both emerging professionals and seasoned archivists in developing fit-for-purpose QC workflows. Attendees will leave with hands-on experience, a clearer understanding of the complexities of audiovisual formats, and the confidence to advocate for better preservation outcomes regardless of scale or resources.
Together, we will bring into the light the often-invisible work of quality control, reinforcing its central role in the preservation and access of our audiovisual histories.
NOTE TO PARTICIPANTS: Workshop presenters recommend that all participants have MediaInfo/VLC installed on their laptops prior to the workshop.
Influence of Preservation Management on Risks to Audiovisual Heritage:
Modeling Climate Change and Risk Assessment
Date: Monday, September 8
Time: 10:00am - 12:30pm
This workshop examines the intricate relationships between preservation management and climate change, equipping participants to preserve audiovisual heritage.
Understanding its impacts on audiovisual records is crucial since climate change places unprecedented limits on archive settings. Discussion is how climate change may influence audiovisual artefacts' lifespan, accessibility, and preservation. Participants will learn about temperature fluctuations, humidity variations, and increasing frequency of extreme events that degrade historical records.
Preservation management approaches, a course pillar, teach attendees how to reduce climate-related dangers to audiovisual assets; explore innovative strategies to influence archive institution environmental conditions via engaging lectures, case studies, and group discussions. Sustainable preservation, disaster planning, and climate control will be covered.
The program emphasises risk assessment and mitigation. Participants will learn to detect and assess audiovisual data dangers using various analytical methods; use these tactics in real-world circumstances via practical activities, encouraging proactive, adaptable, and robust preservation management.
Modelling climate change disruptions and their effects on historical institutions makes this presentation distinctive. Participants will impact audiovisual collections via hands-on activities that simulate climate-related catastrophes including floods, fires, and power outages. Exercises will help participants understand disaster response and recovery and the necessity for effective backup plans.
Participants will understand climate change's challenges for audiovisual recordings and how to mitigate them; disaster preparation, risk analysis, and preservation management skills will enable them preserve audiovisual heritage for future generations; get a thorough, engaging, and practical education to address climate change and audiovisual preservation; promote cooperation and proactivity to help archive institutions weather environmental unpredictability.
Hawai’i Forever: Preserving the O’o Bird on Film
Date: Monday, September 8
Time: 02:00pm - 04:30pm
The Hokule'a journey in 1987 is a significant event in the revival of Polynesian voyaging traditions, symbolizing cultural heritage and identity. This voyage retraced ancient navigation routes, celebrating traditional navigation skills and highlighting the deep connection between Polynesians and the ocean.
The O’o bird became extinct because of the migration of populations with ships that carried rodents, and the O’o was defenseless against the predatory egg eater. Its extinction in the late 20th century is part of a larger story about the relationship between Polynesian culture and the environment. The Hokule'a journey emphasizes the importance of understanding and respecting the natural world, as well as the need to preserve cultural practices that honor that relationship.
Films and documentaries capturing the Hokule'a journey often weave together themes of environmental stewardship, cultural revival, and lessons learned from the past. They remind viewers of the fragility of ecosystems and the impact of human actions while celebrating resilience and efforts to reconnect with ancestral knowledge.
By preserving narratives like that of the O’o within the context of the Hokule'a journey, archivists reflect on the centuries ahead with both the cultural significance of native species and the urgent need for mass digitization and cultural film conservation. This connection encourages a holistic understanding of identity, heritage, and the environment, inspiring future generations to honor and protect both their culture and the natural world. By empowering populations to view and digitize this analog film, cultural histories come to life.
In this way, the story of the O’o serves as a poignant reminder of what has been lost and the importance of safeguarding the delicate balance between culture and nature.
Preserving Alutiiq Heritage
Date: Monday, September 8
Time: 02:00pm - 04:30pm
The Alutiiq language of Kodiak Island is severely threatened, with few remaining fluent speakers working against time to preserve centuries of cultural wisdom that connects identity, place, and environmental stewardship. This proposed workshop demonstrates methodology from my thesis research and animations on Alutiiq language revitalization as a model for how audiovisual archives can effectively document and amplify Indigenous climate narratives, cultural reclamation efforts, and marginalized voices navigating change in fish populations, suburbanization and reactionary sentiment looming on the mainland.
