Journal of Film Preservation - FIAF

We cannot be complacent: we know how large the job is, and how slim
are the resources. We know the financial difficulties which presently
confront our region. But on the eve of the new millennium we can draw
on a fundamental value of our profession: we can take a long view of the
future, and build accordingly. I have a view that the audio-visual heritage
of our region - from Vietnam to New Zealand, from Indonesia to Samoa
- will, in the new century, become familiar to the world; and it is we, in
our scattered archives, linked not only by fibre optics but by a spirit of
common cause, who will achieve this. What seems impossible today will
prove possible tomorrow.
We are delighted, indeed a little overwhelmed, to be meeting in this
magnificent complex which honours one of the great figures of
Malaysian history. I hope we can approach our conference, too, with a
sense and perspective of history - both past and future.
Honourable Minister, on behalf of SEAPAVAA I would like to thank you
for officiating at the opening of this conference: we are honoured by
your involvement. Through you, I would also like to thank the
Government of Malaysia and the National Archives of Malaysia for
hosting this conference, for making such excellent arrangements for the
week’s activities. We are confident that it will be a memorable week for
our Association, and for the progress of audio-visual archiving both in
Malaysia and across the region. Terima Kasih.
* South East Asia/Pacific AudioVisual Archive
Association
105 Journal of Film Preservation / 58/59 / 1999
Discours prononcé par Ray Edmondson lors
de l’ouverture de la 4ème Conférence et
Assemblée Générale de l’Association des
Archives Audiovisuelles du Sud-Est
Asiatique et du Pacifique (SEAPVAA), qui
ont eu lieu à Kouala Loumpour, Malaysie,
du 19 au 26 avril 1999. Thème général de
la 4ème Conférence: “L’archivage de
l’audiovisuel au nouveau millénaire -
Travailler ensemble pour préserver notre
héritage”.
Discurso pronunciado por Ray Edmondson,
Presidente de la Asocación de archivos
audiovisuales del Sudeste asiático y del
Pacífico (SEAPAVAA), con motivo de la
inauguración de la 4a Conferencia y
Asamblea general, que se llevaron a cabo en
Kuala-Lumpur, Malasia, del 19 al 26 de
abril 1999.
Tema general de la 4a Conferencia: “Los
archivos audiovisuales en el nuevo milenio -
Trabajar juntos para conservar nuestro
acervo”.
Ray Edmondson at the
SEAPAVAA opening ceremony
Photos: Morten Jacobsen