All Forum sessions will be held at UJA-Federation of New York,
130 East 59th Street (between Park Avenue and Lexington Avenue)
New York, NY 10022

Telephone number at UJA to be used for emergencies only: 212.980.1000

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Hotels

Helmsley Park Lane Hotel (short walk from UJA-Federation of New York) Address: 36 Central Park South New York, NY 10019
Tel: 212.371.4000
Fax: 212.750.7279

Metropolitan Hotel
Address: 599 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022
Tel: 212.752.7000
Fax: 212.758.6311
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Tuesday, March 23, 2004 | 1 Nisan 5764

8 am—9 am
Continental breakfast and registration

9 am—12:30 pm
Welcome by Greg Schneider, Chief Operating Officer, Claims Conference

Introduction: Preserving and Making the Archival Documentation of the Holocaust Accessible for Posterity

Presentation by the Claims Conference and the Steering
Committee followed by discussion by all participants

Microfilming and Digitization: Exploring Possibilities for Cooperation
Presentation by the Steering Committee followed by discussion by all
participants

12:30 pm — 1:30 pm
Lunch
Speaking: Israel Singer, President, Claims Conference
Roman Kent, Treasurer, Claims Conference

1:30 pm— 3 pm
Acquisitions: Ensuring Efficient Coverage of All Documentation of the Shoah

Presentation by the Steering Committee followed by discussion by all
participants regarding current activities

3 pm— 3:15 pm
Coffee Break

3:15 pm— 4:30 pm
Session on Acquisitions: Ensuring Efficient Coverage of All Documentation of the Shoah continues

4:30 pm
Participants depart by bus for Museum of Jewish Heritage

5:30 pm—7 pm
Reception and buffet dinner at the Museum of Jewish Heritage—A Living Memorial to the Holocaust

7 pm—7:45 pm
Greetings: David Marwell, Director, Museum of Jewish Heritage
Gideon Taylor, Executive Vice President, Claims Conference

Tour of Core Exhibition and/or Temporary Exhibition “Ours to Fight For: American Jews in the Second World War”

8 pm
Participants depart by bus for hotels
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Wednesday, March 24, 2004 | 2 Nisan 5764

8 am—9 am
Continental breakfast

9 am—12:30 pm
Cataloguing: Establishing Standards, Guidelines, and Coordination
Presentation by the Steering Committee, including presentation of results
of searches concerning 50 terms with a view towards development of links among catalogues and the organization of future cooperation, followed by discussion by all participants

12:30 pm—1:30 pm
Lunch

1:30 pm—3 pm
Accessibility and the Internet
Discussion of concerns about privacy and possible misuse vs. accessibility

3 pm—3:15 pm
Coffee Break

3:15 pm—5 pm
Session on Accessibility and the Internet continues

Evening—Free
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Thursday, March 25, 2004 | 3 Nisan 5764

8 am—9 am
Continental breakfast

9 am—12:30 pm
Conclusions: Towards Greater Cooperation and Coordination
Recommendations and next steps

Final Words: Miriam Weiner, Director of Allocations, Claims Conference