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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-GB link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Please excuse this email if it appears slightly off topic:</span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><h1 style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:7.5pt;margin-left:0cm'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'>CALL FOR PROPOSALS<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><b><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1.5pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>We are pleased to announce that we now seek proposals for the 6</span><sup><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>th</span></sup><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> edition of Restoration Asia that will take place in Fukuoka, Japan on September 13</span><sup><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>th</span></sup><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> -15</span><sup><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>th</span></sup><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>This event is in partnership once again with the Focus on Asia Fukuoka International Film Festival and with the endorsement of FIAF.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Restoration Asia VI will again showcase the work of archives, technical service providers and distributors, both from within and outside Asia, to highlight the measures being taken to preserve the audio-visual heritage of Asia. This ongoing technical symposium is designed for archivists, scholars, students and professionals as well as those with a shared passion for the preservation and restoration of audio-visual history in and from Asia.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Details of past editions and presentations can be found here: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.restorationasia.org_history_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=XHvwq7b9M-5NXR_g-cAFk7OFQAGzntM3iXVdhnWevfo&m=EcUZ-DCTOi-zDqKy_YTccpIu-q0KxgZPHsjuJtJgg90&s=ibEdYk6ahH4bhz-rbYuoTu2OVxgPe75B_k4lVRPMlSg&e=">www.restorationasia.org/history/</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>We invite colleagues who are actively engaged with the acquisition, curation, preservation and restoration of audio-visual materials in, from or of Asia to submit proposals. We are looking for presentations from filmmakers, broadcasters, film distributors, archivists, and scholars that explore the following broad topics:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>possibilities with future technologies in improving audiovisual archiving <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>innovations in audiovisual archiving practice in Asia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>relevant case-studies on specific restorations or large-scale migration projects<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:30.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol;color:#333333'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>considerations and strategies with regards to sustainability and accessibility of audiovisual collections in Asia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>(Other related proposals are welcomed for consideration)<o:p></o:p></span></p><h4 style='margin:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;box-sizing: border-box;font-size:2rem'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>SUBMISSION TIMETABLE:<o:p></o:p></span></h4><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Deadline for submission of proposals (100-200 words only): 30</span><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>th</span><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> June, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__restorationasia.org_contact_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=XHvwq7b9M-5NXR_g-cAFk7OFQAGzntM3iXVdhnWevfo&m=EcUZ-DCTOi-zDqKy_YTccpIu-q0KxgZPHsjuJtJgg90&s=jI1Oeza44-QQXqeZYB3wZUFqMN30QLlfEwCltahsjdU&e="><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>Proposals and a short biography should be submitted through the form here</span></a>:<u> </u></span></strong><strong><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-weight:normal'><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.restorationasia.org_contact_&d=DwMFAg&c=cjytLXgP8ixuoHflwc-poQ&r=XHvwq7b9M-5NXR_g-cAFk7OFQAGzntM3iXVdhnWevfo&m=EcUZ-DCTOi-zDqKy_YTccpIu-q0KxgZPHsjuJtJgg90&s=T9mpS9PS9aoy03EdvYJlsZgYX6cztAPd2oeBROjBwlo&e=">www.restorationasia.org/contact/</a></span></u></strong><strong><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></u></strong><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>or by email to:<u> <a href="mailto:cfp6@restorationasia.org"><span style='font-weight:normal'>cfp6@restorationasia.org</span></a> </u></span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing: border-box'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Notification of accepted proposals: 10</span><sup><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>th</span></sup><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> July, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Deadline for confirmation to attend by presenters: 21</span><sup><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>st</span></sup><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> July, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Deadline for submission of final summary etc: 31</span><sup><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>st</span></sup><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> July, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Rehearsal & technical check: 13</span><sup><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>th</span></sup><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> September, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>Symposium proper: 14</span><sup><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>th</span></sup><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'> September, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><strong><o:p> </o:p></strong></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>(Please note that presentations can be made in English or Japanese as simultaneous translation will be provided)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:21.0pt;margin-left:0cm;text-align:justify;box-sizing: border-box'><strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'>‘Early-bird’ registration will be available from 1st- 31st July, full registration from 1st August -6th September. Registration for accepted speakers will be free as it will be for relevant students.</span></strong><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please forgive any cross-postings that may occur.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Adrian Wood<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Restoration Asia<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Fukuoka, Japan.<o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>