On Wed, July 15, 2009 7:56 pm, bettina gozzano wrote:
> PROPOSAL FOR MEMORY ARCHIVE
> Hallo to everybody,
> I know earlier today there was supposed to be the weekly chat...!
> reading the last mails around wsf memory, and the very long project
> proposed by sergio ( sorry, i could not read it all, also becouse of the
> language!) I am a little worried to see that a lot of enphasis is given
> to memory of the future, but almost no concern about memory of the past!
> Our group coordinator (Hilde ) is missing and no body pushed us to
> produce a coordinated, partecipated and inclusive memory project that has
> sense and that follows the given guidelines. I think we should all give a
> look again at Norma's document about Memory of WSF she has sent some
> time ago, wich I think is the basis for a memory archive project we should
> consider. Today is supposed to be the deadline for presenting all groups
> projects+budgets; so far the memoryGT has not presented something organic
> and inclusive work. I have sent some thoughts and ideas through the mail
> but i do not know if anyone has read it.
>
> The only things I have seen is about the future memory; sergio's memory
> project wich is , in a way, for me not exactly a wsf memory recording,
> but more an idea for monitoring what people feel wsf process is...?The
> idea is good, but doesn't seem to me a wsf memory thing; I am skepticale
> about asking such big financing request for something that is really good
> as a museum activity that could, at the end, bedonated to wsf process,
> and not viceversa.
>
> I think we need to consider 2 aspects of memory:
> tha past and the future:
>
> the PAST, which is to be mapped, collected, and possible edited. How much
> time and eventually money is needed is difficult to say, since it
> depends on the amount of material. Most of it will need to be copied and
> sent to who will catalouge and edit it. It may even be possible that some
> material has to be joined fisically, wich may mean travel expences. All
> groups that produce video ( but all sorts of wsf documentation can be
> included) should start mapping and share their lists of available memory
> material , and also start loading their material in one and only wsf
> database ( for video is supposed to be
wsftv.net), this way all material
> are collected in one container and is available to all at once ( also for
> a possible consultation space on pc of all memory material at future sf)
>
>
> For the FUTURE, I think it is quite easy to say that for each forum event
> ,
> together with the forum organization commitee, should have a number of
> people working at collecting the memory; the number of people depends on
> the type of event. For this, a number of crews also with local people
> involved ( for video each crew should be of 2 people) have to make sure
> that the sf is covered (video, radio, text) as much as possible, following
> key plenaries, some thematic working groups, interviewing key and common
> people.
>
>
> Meantime a catalogation strategy should be studied in order to be able to
> easely pick out from the common database what one is searching. I think
> we have to find/decide few main macro areas of contents (max 10?) which
> are words that together with date+place+event where the material has been
> taken+ kind of material (video, txt, audio, still image) + language of
> transaltion, are going to be the tags for extracting the contents of
> interest. Each of these elements are to be catalogued with a specific
> rule that has to be given, like to fill in all its parts in a pre
> ordinated form ( the wsftv one has to be worked on).
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>
> Thank you for your attention
> another world is possible! besos Bettina
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