RADIO PRESERVATION TASK FORCE: A PROJECT OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS’S NATIONAL RECORDING PRESERVATION BOARD

Conference Updates 

The PDF program with a schedule of RPTF 2 events and plenary speaker bios is now available.

The schedule for RPTF 2: From Archive to Classroom is now available.

We are now accepting registration requests for Saturday, November 4th. We also have limited capacity for our Plenary session at NPR Headquarters on Thursday, November 2nd, from 3-5pm. We are unable to accommodate any attendance requests for Friday, November 3rd.

Please email radiotaskforce@gmail.com with your name, institution, and contact email to register.

Conference events will be held on November 2nd, 3rd, and 4th, 2017 at the Library of Congress, National Public Radio (NPR) Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, and the University of Maryland.

The conference hotel is sold out. Please consult booking websites for board.

RPTF Leadership:
RPTF National Director: Josh Shepperd, Catholic University, Washington DC
RPTF Convenor: Christopher H. Sterling, George Washington University
RPTF Chair: Michele Hilmes, University of Wisconsin-Madison
RPTF Library of Congress Coordinators: Steve Leggett, Cary O’Dell

2017 Conference Team:
John Nathan Anderson, CUNY-Brooklyn
Lauren Bratslavsky, Illinois State University
Alejandra Bronfmann, University of British Columbia
Brandon Burke, Hoover Institution Library and Archives
Jane Curry, Santa Clara University
Thomas Doherty, Brandeis University
Christine Ehrick, University of Louisville
Kit Hughes, Colorado State University
David Jenemann, University of Vermont
Charlie McGovern, William and Mary University
Allison Perlman, University of California-Irvine
Julie Rogers, NPR
Alexander Russo, Catholic University
Josh Shepperd, Catholic University – Conference Director
Michael Stamm, Michigan State University
Chris Terry, University of Minnesota
Derek Vaillant, University of Michigan
Shawn Vancour, UCLA