Sunday, May 17, 2009

Biography: Tedd Urnes


BIOGRAPHY: TEDD URNES

Tedd Urnes (b.1944): Consultant at ” Teddview Audiovisual Archival Management (TAAM) “ from 2008 to 2019.  Teaching Media history, English and Social science and History .Norwegian Army 1966-67.Private soldier. Jegertropp.Stabskompaniet(St.kp bn1/Brign.Kont.33.1967).Part-time librarian at Sessvollmoen Library/Sessvollmoen Army Camp 1966-1967.Part-time librarian at Setermoen Library/Setermoen Army Camp 1967.Degree in Librarianship,State College of Library Science 1970, including one year as library trainee at The Norwegian Parliament Library in Oslo.From 1970 to 1972 worked as  librarian at the former Norwegian insurance company called : Norske Folk “. Head of the Research Library at the Norwegian Agency for International Development (NORAD) from 1972 to 1976 .Part-time teacher at The Norwegian School of Library and Information Science in library development in developing countries(East Africa) 1973-1976.Head of the Film and Video Library at the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (NRK) from 1976 to 2000. General Secretary of FIAT/IFTA from 2000 to 2002. Senior Adviser, NRK , in archival matters and international relations from 2002 to 2008.

Book reviewer for the local newspaper:" Nordstrand Blad(NØAB)" from 1984 - 1991.Book reviewer for the Norwegian library magazine:" Book & Library: Bok & Bibliotek" from  1975 - 1982.

TAAM:Consultant work. Norwegian documentaries:

" Sabotøren og Kureren ".(On sabotøren Harry Sønsterød/Osvaldgruppen). 2018
"Offer eller Spion?"( Om Asbjørn"Osvald" Sunde-Osvaldgruppen WWII). 2015
"Sju Kammers -Frontsøstrene "(MICA Film AS). 2011.

Work 2021: Supervisor of examinations of colleges in Oslo: Lovisenberg Diaconal University College, Oslo New University College and BI Norwegian Business School.

Tedd Urnes ( former Johansen) was a member of the Board of FIAT/IFTA from 1990 to 2002.
He was President of FIAT/IFTA from 1994 to 1998 and Vice- President from 1998 to 2000.
He chaired the Latin American Regional Working Group (LARG) of FIAT/IFTA and also
The Technical Commission of FIAT/IFTA.

Board member of Baltic Audiovisual Archival Council (BAAC) since 2005 -.

List of my presentations presented in different BAAC conferences and cities:
Year         City           Paper
2004         Riga            2
2005         Riga             1
2007         Vilnius         2
2007         Tallinn          1
2007         Riga              1
2008         Tartu             1
2009         Vilnius          2
2010          Riga             1
2011          Tallinn         1
2013          Vilnius         1
2014          Riga             1
2015          Tallinn         1
2017          Warsaw        1
2019           Riga            1

1 comment:

Lasse Nilsson said...

... And you could add: A still daring and indefatigable debater on all the field of audiovisual archiving!