i just found this, i think it might be quite revelant ;)

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The British Library will be pleased to welcome your participation at

Unlocking Audio 2: Connecting With Listeners

16-17 March 2009, The British Library Conference Centre, London NW1

http://www.bl.uk/unlockingaudio www.bl.uk/unlockingaudio

Supported by the Joint Information Systems Committee celebrating the successful end of the 2nd http://sounds.bl.uk/ Archival Sound Recordings project

Keynotes by http://www.charlesleadbeater.net/home.aspx Charles Leadbeater (a leading authority on innovation and creativity in organisations) and http://www.eduserv.org.uk/foundation/people/andypowell/ Andy Powell (Head of Development at the Eduserv Foundation)

This conference is a key event exploring the use of sound recordings online, focussing on ways that researchers and other audiences expect to discover, browse, audition and analyse archival audio resources. It will be of interest to:

· content owners

· academics & students

· service providers

· user groups

· resource managers

· system integrators

· designers and implementers of search & content analysis tools

Important dates

Deadline for abstracts 12:00 hours GMT on 12 December 2008

Deadline for early registration 12:00 hours GMT on 19 December 2008

Deadline for late registration 12:00 hours GMT on 16 February 2009

Conference dates 6-17 March 2009

Call for papers and registration

Please visit the conference website: http://www.bl.uk/unlockingaudio www.bl.uk/unlockingaudio

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Contact details:

Alison Faraday,

"Unlocking Audio" The British Library 96 Euston Road London NW1 2DB United Kingdom

Fax: +44 (0)207 412 7441

Email: mailto:unlockingaudio@bl.uk unlockingaudio@bl.uk

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