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  The JISC Film and Sound Think Tank, engaging educators, students and the broader public to use and produce moving images and sound in new ways.

  There is a unique opportunity before us to engage educators, students and the broader public to use and produce moving images and sound in new ways.  This exists primarily because of an explosion in the amount of film and sound content available online and the ease of audiovisual production and distribution.  This is therefore the time to bring together and engage those cultural institutions, commercial companies, broadcasters and rights organizations in film and sound that are best placed to ensure this future potential can be realized.

  One vehicle for such action and discussion is JISC’s new Film & Sound Think Tank established to influence the future of film and sound in education and beyond. Established in 2008, the JISC Film & Sound Think Tank will:

    * debate and discuss issues;
    * formulate and input to strategies operating within education and beyond;
    * produce best practice guides in key areas;
    * produce publications through film and sound and other media; and
    * convene “laboratories” for more in-depth consideration of key topics.

  The JISC Film & Sound Think Tank will consist of 20 or so contributors who have been identified for their expertise and commitment to innovation in this field.  It is co-chaired by Paul Gerhardt of Archives for Creativity and Peter B. Kaufman of Intelligent Television.
  In 2008 and 2009, the Film & Sound Think Tank will:

    * promote best practices, innovative ideas, and new initiatives;
    * promote understanding of rights and licensing issues;
    * harness technologies in pursuit of building the best environment for access to film and sound content; and
    * advance thinking on the key issues surrounding educational and public access to film and sound collections.

  The Think Tank is convened and supported by the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC), a U.K. government agency that has made a significant contribution to and investment in the innovative use of information and communications technology in higher education and beyond.

  The JISC Film & Sound Think Tank:
  http://www.jisc.ac.uk/whatwedo/programmes/filmandsound.aspx