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Rochester Chapter Society for Imaging Science and Technology

Website: http://rochesterengineeringsociety.wildapricot.org/ISandT

Our meetings are held at 6:00pm in Room 1275 of the Carlson Center for Imaging Science on the RIT campus. Everyone is welcome to attend. Parking is available in the F lot, just north of the building. No meeting reservations are required.

Meeting Schedule

September 19, 2018 - Tour by Taylor Whitney, Preserving The Past, LLC, 2290 East Avenue, Rochester.

October 17, 2018 - "Person Re-Identification Using Overhead View Fish-eye Lens Cameras," by Research Scientist Wencheng Wu, PhD

Venue ideas requested – we are soliciting input regarding other possible venues for our meetings.

Wednesday, September 19, 2018 Tourat Preserving The Past, LLC, 2290 East Avenue, RochesterNY14610 Taylor Whitney

Abstract:

Archival Standards for Preserving AudioVisual Collections President and founder, Taylor Whitney established her company, Preserving The Past, LLC in 1997 after working in film preservation on major motion pictures for several years. The company specializes in photograph, film, video and audio preservation working with content creators, businesses, institutions and families to preserve their heritage according to preservation standards. Her interactive presentation will include a tour of her East Avenue facility, an exploration of the significance of preserving cultural collections, the chemical properties of original elements that lead to deterioration, the problems we are facing with obsolete technology, knowledge and equipment. She will also discuss best practices in digitization, restoration and repurposing to ensure these assets will be available for years to come.

Location: Preserving The Past, LLC is conveniently located at 2290 East Avenue in Rochester, NY between Clover & Winton in a complex called Council Rock Greens. Park in the back and enter in the middle of the three brick mansions. We are to the left of the staircase by the elevator on the ground floor.

Biography:

Taylor Whitney began her career “in the movies” on the set in film production, post-production, as Sr. Film Librarian specializing in Hollywood History and as Sr. Film Inspection Technician in film preservation in Hollywood, California before establishing Preserving The Past, LLC in 1997, to bring the same technology used on major motion pictures to private collections. In 2004, Taylor returned to school to earn a master of arts degree in Photographic Preservation and Collections Management, (PPCM) at Ryerson University in Toronto, Canada in collaboration with George Eastman Museum in

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Rochester, New York. Taylor is dedicated to keeping abreast of technology as it develops implementing state-of-the-art services, proven workflow and methodology and incorporating digital and traditional best practices. This commitment has differentiated her company enabling it to attract such prestigious clients as The Strong Museum of Play, University of Rochester Film and Media Studies, Ryerson University, Brighton Fire Department, country clubs, small businesses and families.

Taylor believes in passing forward technical knowledge that, due to technological obsolescence, is waning. She offers presentations to community and preservation industry organizations on preserving artifacts and legacies according to preservation standards. She mentors archivists and librarians through the technical aspects of analogue-to-digital conversion helping them meet their business objectives. Her company employs up-and-coming archivists giving them the opportunity to learn collections management, digitization of obsolete media and cold storage specifications. She enjoys meeting with and advising young archivists and professionals on career choices, technology and entrepreneurialism.

Taylor is on the board of RAFAS (Rochester Association of Film, Arts + Sciences), The George Eastman Museum Council, past Vice President of RAVA (Rochester AudioVisual Association), and involved in many associations dedicated to preserving our cultural heritage. The executive board of AMIA (Association of Moving Image Archivists) awarded Taylor the 2013 Alan Stark Award honoring achievement in film preservation. Taylor was a 2017 finalist for the Digital Rochester Woman in Technology Award. Preserving The Past, LLC has offices in Rochester, NY and Los Angeles, CA with clients worldwide.

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