ANNUAL CONFERENCES & GENERAL ASSEMBLY MEETINGS

Since its inauguration in 1996 in Manila, member-countries have taken turns in hosting the association's annual conferences, in conjunction with the annual Executive Council and General Assembly meetings. All SEAPAVAA conferences feature a symposium, lasting two to three days. The topics are keyed to strategic issues that are both generally and locally important. They are deliberately not restricted to SEAPAVAA members - they are open to all. In some cases, there is a nominal fee to cover costs.

On some occasions,  there's an additional workshop, before or after the conference proper.  Also, there are always printed materials arising from a symposium. These become important reference resources afterwards, especially if they are printed in the local language.

1996 - Theme: Film/Video Archiving for the Tropics
Manila, Philippines

1997 - Theme: Audiovisual Archiving: Empowerment Towards the Year 2000
Jakarta, Indonesia

1998 - Theme: Emerging Audio-Visual: Accessing the Voice and Vision of Southeast Asia and the Pacific
Hanoi, Vietnam

1999 - Theme: AV Archiving in the New Millennium
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

2000 - Theme: A Future for the Past: AV Archiving in the 3rd Millennium
Singapore, Singapore

2001 - Theme: Ethics, Values and Standards: Building Blocks of AV Archiving
Bangkok, Thailand

2002 - Theme: Mapping Tomorrow: A Reality Check for the Archives
Vientiane, Laos

2004 - SEAPAVAA-FIAF Joint Congress
Theme: No Time, No Money: Moving Image and Sound Archiving in Emergency Conditions
Hanoi, Vietnam

2005 - Theme: The Digital Dawn: AV Archiving in Transition
Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam

2006 - Theme: The Visible Archives: Access, Advocacy and Accountability
Canberra, Australia

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