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The UNESCO declaration of an annual World Day for Audiovisual Heritage is welcomed by the following members of the Co-ordinating Council of Audiovisual Archives Associations:

The Association for Recorded Sound Collections is a non-profit organization dedicated to research, study, publication, and information exchange surrounding all aspects of recordings and recorded sound. ARSC works to encourage the preservation of historical recordings, and to foster an increased awareness of the importance of recorded sound as part of any cultural heritage. www.arsc-audio.org

The Association of Moving Image Archivists is a non-profit professional association established to advance the field of moving image archiving by fostering cooperation among individuals and organizations concerned with the acquisition, preservation, exhibition and use of moving image materials. www.amianet.org

The International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives functions as a medium for international co-operation between archives that preserve recorded sound and audiovisual documents. IASA supports the exchange of information and fosters international co-operation between audiovisual archives in all fields. www.iasa-web.org

The International Council on Archives (ICA) is dedicated to the advancement of archives worldwide. Archives, by providing evidence of human activities and transactions, underlie the rights of individuals and states, and are fundamental to democracy and good governance. Archives safeguard the memory of mankind by preserving records of its past. www.ica.org

The International Federation of Film Archives is a collaborative association of the world's leading film archives whose purpose has always been to ensure the proper preservation and showing of motion pictures. www.fiafnet.org

The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions is the leading international body representing the interests of library and information services and their users. It is the global voice of the library and information profession. www.ifla.org

The International Federation of Television Archives provides a means for co-operation amongst broadcast and national audiovisual archives and libraries concerned with the collection, preservation and exploitation of moving image and recorded sound materials and associated documentation. www.fiatifta.org

The Southeast Asia-Pacific Audiovisual Archive Association provides a regional forum for addressing common issues and concerns related to the collection and preservation of, and provision of access to, the audiovisual heritage of member countries. www.seapavaa.org