Touring Options

Why not take the opportunity when coming to Sydney to experience some of the best of New South Wales? ICMS Travel has selected an extensive range of half and full day tours allowing you to experience the highlights of Sydney and its regional areas. Visit ICMS Travel for a full listing of tours available.

The National Archives of Australia Tour

The National Archives of Australia (NAA) holds the archival records of the Australian Commonwealth Government: This includes what is arguably the largest Australian audiovisual collection of sound recordings, video and motion picture film. The tour will include the preservation facilities for sound, video and film as well as the specialised climate controlled audiovisual storage vaults.

The NAA's facility is located in Sydney's Western suburbs and the tour will include a 1 hour bus trip (each way), 1 leg passing through Sydney's Olympic Park.

Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Time: 1:30pm Coach Departs
Cost: Included in Delegate Registration

Please note these tours will take place concurrently with tour to The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) and as such delegates cannot attend both.

The ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

This professional visit to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Ultimo Radio and TV Centre is located within walking distance of the conference venue. The tour of the ABC will include Content Services (which includes the Archives and Libraries) as well as the audio and video storage facilities. There will also be a general tour of the complex as well as visits to radio production facilities and studios.

Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Time: 1:30pm Delegates will make the short walk from the National Maritime Museum to the ABC
Cost: Included in Delegate Registration

Please note these tours will take place concurrently with tour to The National Archives of Australia and as such delegates cannot attend both.

Post Conference Tour

Delegates can elect to visit some of the other audio and audiovisual collecting institutions on a two day tour to Canberra, the Australian Capital. The tour will visit the National Film and Sound Archives (NFSA), the National Library Australia (NLA) and the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS). Canberra is a three and a half hour bus trip south of Sydney, and the cost of the coach and tours included in the price for this special two day professional tour. Delegates will be picked up at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney on the morning of Monday 22 September, and returned in the evening of Tuesday 23 September evening.

The National Film and Sound Archive, is the treasure house of Australian audiovisual history. The Archive, preserves and shares Australia's moving images and sound recordings from the first film images and sound recordings of our young country to the latest hits and modern classics. Our heritage is preserved for all to share - today and tomorrow. Making the collection accessible to all people is achieved in many ways - by supplying footage and recordings for use in television and radio productions, through regular screenings of some of Australia's greatest films, through innovative exhibitions, travelling shows, live presentations, educational programs, video and audio products, and on the website. The tour of the National Film & Sound Archive for IASA delegates features a presentation by senior curatorial staff, and demonstrations by technical experts in the NFSA's state of the art facilities.

The National Library Australia (NLA) houses the Nation's documentary heritage, which includes a large collection of unpublished field recordings of oral history, folklore and social history and culture, and a well developed sound preservation and digitisation program. The Library has a very successful image digitisation program and is a world player in digital preservation. The tour will include a tour of all the facilities and allow time for round table discussion with in-house experts.

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies (AIATSIS) holds the world's largest print and audiovisual collections of Australian Indigenous content. Delegates will tour the facilities and explore the special conditions required in handling and managing Indigenous materials.

Date:Monday, 22 September 2008 Delegates will picked up by coach from the National Maritime Museum for transfer to Canberra
Time: To be Advised
Cost: $80.00

Please Register online to attend Tours.