Educational screen & audio-visual guide (c1956-1971])

owners and the general public through better production and use of audio-visual devices and methods. It will hold its Central Regional meeting at the Morrison Hotel on Monday, July 23. The meeting will concentrate on bringing together the Central Region lAVA members primarily for the purpose of visiting the NAVA Exhibits. In addition, we will have an opportunity to view and discuss A-V materials produced by members and used in their particular responsibilities Audiovisual Education Forum When EFLA decided to hold its usual annual-summer meeting at the time of the American Film Festival in December, the NAVA meeting was left without any 'educational' program. To fill that gap the Illinois AV Association organized a program two years ago and asked neighboring states to assist by taking turns in completing the job. Wisconsin was in charge of the program last year, Minnesota (Audio Visual Coordinators Association of Minnesota) is in charge this year. Robert Shager, St. Paul Public Schools; Tom Tripet, Robbinsdale Public Schools, and Willard Philipson and Neville Pearson of the University of Minnesota have collaborated on the program. July 21 July 22 July 23 Registration Screening of American Film Festival Blue Ribbon Award Filnas NAVA Interfaith Service Exhibits 9:30 Title VII Research Reports To Date Dr. James McPherson, U. S. Office of Education The Cross Media Approach Mr. Alan Fiers, Minneapolis Public Schools DAVI Luncheon "The Technological Development Project" Dr. James Finn, University of Southern California "Our Debt To The Past" Mr. William Kruse, Audiovisual Education leader for the past 40 years. "Combining Tlie Past And The Present Changes We Would Like to See In AV Equipment" A chance for the Audience to Participate 10:30 12:00 2:00 3:00 3:45 AV Conference of Medical and Allied Sciences The 1962 Conference, for the first time a two-day session, will feature workshops on a number of problems which have been of growing concern to the medical and health professions. A workshop on sponsored medical films and television will be held on Monday afternoon, July 23rd, with representatives from the professional organizations, financial sponsors, national advertising agencies, film producers and distributors. The role of "Audiovisual techniques in medical research centers" will be presented in the Tuesday morning session, July 24th, and a workshop on problems in "Professional Film Making" will be held in the Tuesday afternoon session. A featiue program on Monday evening, July 23rd, will present Commander Edward Bird speaking on "Medical Television." Other speakers who have already accepted invitations to the Conference will include David S. Ruhe, M.D., Director of the Audiovisual Medical Center at Kansas University; Ralph Creer, Director of Medical Motion Pictures and Television of the American Medical Association; Edwin J. Foster, Ph.D., Director of the Educational Media Council; Lee Bobker, President of Vision Associates, and Cyrus Wexler of Wexler Film Productions, representing film producers; James O'Neill of Becton-Dickinson, and Jack Borland of the Smith, Kline & French Medical Film Center, representing financial sponsors. Present officers of the Conference are Kathryn Linden, director of the American Nurses' Association and National League for Nursing Film Service, chairman; Darryl Miller, director. Bureau of Audiovisual Service of the American Dental Association, co-chairman; Dr. Marvin W. Shapiro, former president of the American Association of Podiatry, secretary. See pages 366, 370 for special Ed-Screen features on "AV in the Space Age ff ,364 Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide — July, 1962