Besser, Howard

• "Besser-108 Written Testimony 4/28/06." Letter with additional comments on the Section 108 Study Group's enquiry into the provisions of Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act, submitted to Mary Rasenberger, Policy Advisor for Special Programs, U.S. Copyright Office, 28 April 2006. (
  
  [Includes reference to InterPARES findings.]
  
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• March 16, 2006 – Participant. Section 108 Study Group, Public Roundtable #2, Topic 3: New Preservation-Only Exception. Washington, D.C., USA.
  
  [InterPARES representative during enquiry into the provisions of Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act.]
  
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• March 16, 2006 – Participant. Section 108 Study Group, Public Roundtable #2, Topic 4: New Website Preservation Exemption. Washington, D.C., USA.
  
  [InterPARES representative during enquiry into the provisions of Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act.]
  
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• 2002-present: Member, Actors/Agents Metadata, International Working Group, National Science Foundation/European Community DELOS.

• 2002-present: Member, Preservation Committee, Electronic Literature Organization.

• 2002-present: Member, National Archives Electronic Records Preservation Review Panel, National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences.

• October 20, 2004 – "La conservation de la signature électronique: Perspective archivistiques," Le Forum des droits sur l'internet - Mission pour l'Economie Numérique, Groupe de travail "Conservation électronique des documents." Paris, France.

• September 17, 2003 – "La signature électronique," Le Forum des droits sur l'internet - Mission pour l'Economie Numérique, Groupe de travail "Actes authentiques électroniques." Paris, France.
  
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• 2003-present: Co-investigator, MUSTICA (Musique, Sciences et technologies de l’information et de la communication, Archives), collaboration with INA (Institut national de l’audiovisuel), IRCAM (Institut de recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique), Université Technologique de Compiègne, funded by CNRS (Centre national de la recherché scientifique), France.

• 2003-present: Member, Standardization Committee Z-43-C "Archivage des données électroniques COM-COLD," AFNOR (Agence Française de Normalisation), France.

• 2003-present: Consultant, "La conservation à long terme de la signature numérique: perspectives archivistiques," Direction des archives de France, France.

• 2003: Project Archivist, Preservation of Fales Library, Downtown Collection Video Materials, National Endowment for the Arts.

• 2002-present: Member, Technical Committee, Moving Image Collections (MIC), Library of Congress and Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) with funding from National Science Foundation.

• April 30, 2004 – Performance of a new work titled, "Endangered Species" for UNESCO, part of this research focused on documenting and analysing the stages of a performance work from creation to first performance, charting the nature of the techno-cultural records generated in the process.
  
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• 2007-2008: Consultant, CSI (Consorzio per l'informatica della pubblica amministrazione) Piemonte—Progetto Gestione Documentale degli Enti (Città di Torino, Provincia di Torino, Regione Piemonte, Italia).

• 2007-2011: Member, UNESCO International Advisory Committee of the Memory of the World Programme, appointed by the Director General.

• 2007-2011: Member, Italy’s Consiglio Superiore per i Beni e le Attivita’ Culturali [Italy's Supreme Council for Cultural Properties], appointed by the Minister.

• 2007-2014: Italy’s Supreme Council for Cultural Properties. Government-appointed member to the Technical Committee on Archives and to the Publication Committee.

• 2007-2014: Member, UNESCO International Advisory Committee Bureau, Chair of the Marketing Committee (2007-2008), Member, IAC Bureau (2007-2009).

• 2007: Official Delegate to UNESCO for the Italian Commission.

• 2007-2008: Member, Editorial Board, Technical Specifications for the Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records—part 2 (MoReq2), European Commission.
  
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• 2006-2015: Member, Institute of Certified Records Managers (ICRM), Leahy Award Committee.

• 2005-2008: Member, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Advisory Committee in the Electronic Records Archives (ACERA), appointed by the Archivist of the United States.

• February 2005: Consultant, Responsible for the design, development and delivery of a one-week, full time course on digital records for the employees of the Catalan administration. Barcelona, Spain.

• 2005-2008: Co-director, The Daniel Langlois Foundation for Art, Science and Technology. Steering Committee for Documentation and Conservation of Media Art Heritage: Research and Case Studies.

• 2005-2013: Member, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), CAC/TC 46/SC11 - Archives/Records Management.

• 2004-2007: Member, The Simon Fraser Transnet Committee for the development of workshops on digital art.

• 2004-2007: Member, The Simon Fraser Transnet Committee for the development of workshops on digital art.

• 2002-present: Associate member, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, Adjudicating Committee.

• 2000-2002: Reviewer, 21st Century Research Chairs, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

• 2000-2002: Member, Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and National Archives of Canada, National Data Archive Consultation Working Group.

• 1999-2002: Member, Peter Wall Institute for Advanced Studies, Adjudicating Committee.

• 1998-2012: Partner, International Records Management Trust (IRMT, London, England). The IRMT is involved in the development of an International Centre for Recorded Information Management, whose objective is to provide advice to English speaking developing countries around the world on the management of traditional and electronic records for the purpose of maintaining intact their reliability and authenticity as sources of information for legal, administrative and cultural purposes.

• InterPARES Project comments on the Section 108 Study Group's enquiry into the provisions of Section 108 of the U.S. Copyright Act, submitted to U.S. Copyright Office, 16 April 2006.
  
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• "InterPARES Project Comments: Canadian Digital Information Strategy, Draft Consultation Version, October 2007," submitted to Library and Archives Canada, 23 November 2007.
  
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• 2003: Member, Advisory Board for corporation Accenture's bid for an electronic records preservation system contract.

• 2001-present: Member, Appraisal Committee of the ICA (International Council on Archives).

• 2006: Member, ARL/ALA Advisory Group on Revision of Section 108.

• 2005-present: Member, Digital Library Federation (DLF) and National Institute of Standards Organization (NISO) License Expression Working Group.

• 2004-2006: Member, Digital Library Federation (DLF) Electronic Resource Management Initiative Steering Committee (ERMI 1 and 2).

• 2004-2006: Member, California Digital Library (CDL) Rights Management Group.

• 2003-2007: Specialist advisor (copyright), UCLA Digital Library Program.

• 2007-2008: Review panellist, Users Panel, Technical Specifications for the Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records—part 2 (MoReq2), European Commission.
  
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• 2006-present: External Advisory Partner, Library of Congress National Preservation Strategy.

• 2004-present: Reviewer, ACI Sécurité & Informatique (France) proposals.

• 2003-present: Co-investigator, MUSTICA (Musique, Sciences et technologies de l’information et de la communication, Archives), collaboration with INA (Institut national de l’audiovisuel), IRCAM (Institut de recherche et Coordination Acoustique/Musique), Université Technologique de Compiègne, funded by CNRS (Centre national de la recherché scientifique), France.

• 2003-2006: Principal Investigator, "Create Once, Use Many Times – The Clever Use of Metadata in eGovernment and eBusiness Processes in Networked Environments," Monash University, National Archives of Australia, State Records NSW, Australian Society of Archives, Descriptive Standards Committee.
  
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• 2001-2003: Principal Investigator, "Information Technology and Policy Curricula Based Upon Electronic Records Management and Preservation Project," National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
  
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• 2002-2003: Member, Electronic Records Research Agenda Planning Project for the National Historical Publications and Research Commission, Minnesota Historical Society, Advisory Board.

• 2002-present: Reviewer, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.

• 1999-present: Member, University of California, San Diego, NPACI, San Diego Supercomputer Center Methodologies for Preservation and Access of Software-Dependent Electronic Records Project, Archival Advisory Board.

• 2004-2007: Member, Yale University Library, Integrated Access Council, Digital Preservation Committee.
  
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• 2007-2008: Member, Editorial Board, Technical Specifications for the Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records—part 2 (MoReq2), European Commission.
  
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• 2005-2007: Member, International Organization for Standardization (ISO), TC 46/SC11 - Archives/Records Management.

• 2004-2007: Task leader, Universita' degli Studi di Urbino "Carlo Bo," DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries, Digital Preservation Cluster.
  
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• 2003-present: Member, Experts Workgroup on the Preservation of Digital Memory, lead by the Erpanet and Minerva projects, under the chairing of the European Commission and the Italian Presidency.
  
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• 2001-2006: Scientific director, TRAME - Technologies and network environments for the memory of XXI century, Scuola superiore della pubblica amministrazione. (Tasked with defining the requirements for electronic records in the public domain.)
  
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• 2001-2004: Co-director, ERPANET (Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network).
  
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• 2006-2009: Director, Università degli studi di Urbino for the participation to the project Cultural, Artistic and Scientific knowledge for Preservation, Access and Retrieval (CASPAR), European Commission.
  
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• 2004: Participant/researcher, DELOS 2 (A Network of Excellence for Digital Libraries).

• 2004-2007: Task leader, Nationaal Archief Netherlands, DELOS Network of Excellence on Digital Libraries, Digital Preservation Cluster.
  
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• 2003-present: Member, Working Group advising Dutch UNESCO Committee, within the framework of the Digital Preservation Charter of UNESCO (adopted by General Assembly, October 2003)

• 2003-present: Member, Experts Workgroup on the Preservation of Digital Memory, lead by the Erpanet and Minerva projects, under the chairing of the European Commission and the Italian Presidency.
  
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• 2001-present: Chair, Working Group on Records Management Metadata, International Organization for Standardization (ISO) TC 46/SC 11. (There is a connection between the InterPARES 2 Project's Cross-domain Description Task Force and the SC11 Records Management Metadata Working Group.)

• 2001-2004: Co-director, ERPANET (Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network).
  
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• 2000-present: Liaison between ISO (International Organization for Standardization) and ICA (International Council on Archives).

• 2007-2008: Member, Editorial Board, Technical Specifications for the Model Requirements for the Management of Electronic Records—part 2 (MoReq2), European Commission.
  
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• December 8-9, 2002 – Participant. Invitational Meeting of Experts on Electronic Records, U.S. National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Minneapolis, MN, USA. (The purpose of the meeting was to review and make recommendations concerning the electronic records research agenda of the U.S. National Historical Publications and Records Commission.)

• 2001-2004: Italian content editor, ERPANET (Electronic Resource Preservation and Access Network).
  
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• 2003-2006: Chief Investigator, "Create Once, Use Many Times – The Clever Use of Metadata in eGovernment and eBusiness Processes in Networked Environments," Monash University, National Archives of Australia, State Records NSW, Australian Society of Archives, Descriptive Standards Committee.
  
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• 2005-2007: Member, U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Advisory Committee in the Electronic Records Archives (ACERA), appointed by the Archivist of the United States.
  
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• 2008-2009: Director, Research Project "Un Estudio de Caso para aplicar los requisitos de InterPARES en la preservación de la autenticidad de los recursos documentales en soporte digital," Aprobado con subsidio por la Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.

• 2009-2012: Co-investigator, "Digital recordkeeping curriculum resources," University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, International Council of Archives, Section for Archival Education and Training (ICA/SAE).
  
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• 2007: Member, Support Network for Latin America and the Caribbean to Argentina's Regional Committee for Latin American and Caribbean Memory of the World, UNESCO.

• 2006-2007: Director, Research Project "La preservación de la autenticidad de los documentos de archivo en sistemas electrónicos en la formación de los archiveros," Aprobado por la Secretaría de Ciencia y Técnica de la Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Argentina.

• 2004-2012: Full member, Bureau (Board) - International Council on Archives, Section for Archival Education and Training (ICA/SAE).

• 2001-present: Coordinator, Iberoamerican Network of Education University Archives [La Red Iberoamericana de Enseñanza Archivística Universitaria] (RIBEAU).

• 2005-present: Member, Advisory Board, Dublin Core Metadata Initiative.

• 2005: Member, Memorial Committee, American Society for Information Science and Technology.

• 2004-2005: Chair, History and Foundations of Information Science Special Interest Group, American Society for Information Science and Technology.

• 2004-2007: Member, Subject Access Interoperability, Association of Library Collections and Technical Services (ALCTS), Semantic Interoperability Subcommittee.

• November 19, 2003 – "NARA’s Electronic Records Archives Program," Briefing for Joint Staff and Combatant Commands. Washington, D.C., USA.
  
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• 2003-2004: Co-investigator, "Réseau de recherche pour la gestion du contenu culturel numérique," Canadian Heritage, Cultural Content Network.
  
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• 2003-2004: Co-investigator, "Analyse, indexation et recherche d'informations multimédias," Centre de recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Technologies Émergentes (CITÉ), Université de Montréal.
  
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• 2003-2004: Co-investigator, "Amélioration de l'accès à Internet par les personnes ayant une déficience visuelle," Centre de recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Technologies Émergentes (CITÉ), Université de Montréal.
  
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• 2003-?: Member, Board of Directors of CITÉ, Centre de recherche Interdisciplinaire sur les Technologies Émergentes, Université de Montréal.

• 2003-?: Member, Education and Outreach Committee, Moving Image Collections (MIC), Library of Congress and Association of Moving Image Archivists (AMIA) with funding from the United States National Science Foundation.

• 2002-2003: Principal investigator and creator, "MetaMap," sponsored by the Groupe départemental de recherche en information visuelle (GRIV = Visual Information Research Group) at the École de bibliothéconomie et des sciences de l'information, Université de Montréal, financed by CoRIMedia (Consortium de recherché en image et multimedia).
  
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• 2001-2005: Co-investigator, "Image, vidéo et multimédia: recherche, indexation et navigation," VRQ (Valorisation-Recherche Québec), Gouvernement du Québec, Soutien aux projets structurants.
  
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• 2007-2009: Membro, dell’Encoded Archival Context Working Group della Society of American Archivists (EACWG).

• 2006-2007: Membro, del Comitato Tecnico della Fondazione Rinascimento digitale di Firenze, in rappresentanza della Direzione generale per gli archivi.

• 2005: Membro, del gruppo di lavoro (Gruppo di Riferimento) della Direzione Generale per gli archivi del Ministero per i beni culturali per l’elaborazione del disegno del “Sistema Archivistico Nazionale.”

• 2005-2012: Membro, della Section poi Committee on Professional Standards and Best Practices del Consiglio Internazionale degli Archivi (ICA-CPSBP).

• 2004-2009: Membro, della “Commissione tecnica paritetica nazionale per la definizione degli standard e l’inventariazione del patrimonio archivistico,” nominata dal Direttore Generale per gli archivi.

• 2004-2006: Membro, del gruppo di lavoro del progetto europeo Minerva sugli Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) nei siti web delle istituzioni culturali.