[Hidden-tech] Envisioning Workshop for Amherst Community Television: 2/18/09

[Craig Sinclair]

Hi Hidden Techers

I'm the new Community Media Coordinator at Amherst Community  
Television, and also new to this list that is already proving a very  
valuable venue.

I hoped as the Valley's information brain trust you might wish to  
share your insights with us at Amherst Community Television.

The flyer below explains our Envisioning Workshop in detail, do please  
call or email with any questions or suggestions if you can't make the  
event.
Cheers
Craig

> en·vi·sion (vt)
> to form a mental picture of something, typically something that may  
> occur or be
> possible in the future
>
>
> JOIN US TO ENVISION THE NEW ACTV:
>
> ENVISIONING WORKSHOP:
> WITH STUDENTS FROM THE UMASS ARCHITECTURE + DESIGN PROGRAM
>
> WEDNESDAY 2/18/09
>
> 2:00 - 3:30 PM
>
> at ACTV / 246 COLLEGE STREET / AMHERST
>
>
> Dear Friends of ACTV,
>
> During this past year ACTV has reviewed and enacted specific  
> initiatives to
> expand their stated mission. The intent of these changes is to  
> transition ACTV
> from being a television access station to a community media or  
> technology access
> center.
>
> Yet the organization realizes it is not enough to incorporate new  
> initiatives
> and equipment without changing its physical appearance to reflect  
> those changes.
>
> To explore the potential for some design improvements of ACTV's  
> entrance and
> lobby you are invited to participate in a new cooperative venture  
> between ACTV
> and Professor Joseph Krupczynski and his students in the  
> Architecture + Design
> Program at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The project is  
> called:
> Envisioning the New "ACTV." Full details are described below.
>
> So, please consider joining us next Wednesday in helping ACTV  
> continue our long
> history of providing services to the Greater Amherst Community.
>
> YOUR THOUGHTS COUNT!!!
>
> PLEASE E-MAIL OR CALL IF YOU PLAN ON COMING SO WE CAN SET THE STUDIO  
> UP.
>
> Thank you-
>
> Jim Lescault,
> Executive Director
> ACTV
>
>
> PROJECT DETAILS:
>
> ACTV has been actively upgrading its equipment to match the current  
> level of
> digital technology.  This has included adding additional digital I- 
> Mac Final Cut
> Pro editing stations; upgrading our digital server from a 500  
> gigabyte to a 6
> terabyte server with Video on Demand capacities; the integration of  
> fiber
> connection between the Town of Amherst and ACTV; the creation of a  
> new position
> --Media Coordinator to help with transition of our current static  
> web site to
> a more interactive, video streaming web site; being selected by  
> Denver Open
> Media to be one of six access centers nationally to receive  
> technical assistance
> in developing and Beta- testing new workflow templates incorporating  
> Drupal Open
> Source web software.
>
> With these improvements and changes ACTV envisions being able to  
> expand our
> technology offerings to the community far beyond the traditional  
> television,
> cable casting role. Yet the organization realizes it is not enough to
> incorporate new equipment without changing its physical appearance  
> to reflect
> those changes.
>
> ACTV is partnering with the UMass Architecture + Design Program to  
> develop
> design concepts that reflect ACTV's changes.
>
> The Envisioning Workshop on Wednesday, February 18, from 2:00-  
> 3:30PM, will
> provide an opportunity for design students to solicit your opinions  
> on how you
> see ACTV's role in the community and to co-generate cognitive maps  
> of Amherst
> and Amherst's relationship to ACTV. It is this important information  
> that will
> inform the students during their design stage.
>
> It is the desire of the ACTV Board of Directors to address both the  
> exterior
> first impression; sign-age; front entrance; and internal initial  
> front entrance
> as well as the actual reception area. A coordinated design to both  
> make the
> visitor feel welcomed and recognize that ACTV is not just a cable  
> casting
> station but also a technology center offering an array of  
> opportunities.
>
> This first workshop is not to "design" the improvements but to get  
> input, ideas
> and inspiration from the ACTV community for the student designs that  
> will evolve
> later in the semester. There will be future workshops and  
> presentations to
> review the student's projects. So please come to ACTV and meet with  
> the UMass
> Design students to help "Envision the New ACTV."
>


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Craig Sinclair
Community Media Coordinator
(413) 259-3308
media at actvamherst.com

Amherst Community Television
246 College St
Amherst, MA 01002
www.actvamherst.com







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