Jacqueline von Arb is the Director of the Norwegian Institute of Recorded Sound (NIRS), where she has worked for the last 19 years. During this period, she was also called to head and develop the organizational structure of the International Chamber Music Festival in Stavanger, Norway, for 3 years (1993-94 and 96). In 2006, Jacqueline also worked for the establishment of NIRS’ daughter company MemNor Audio Archiving Services, for which she acts as General Manager in its establishment phase (2006-08). Jacqueline von Arb holds the office of Vice President in the International Association of Sound and Audiovisual Archives (IASA). As part of this office, Jacqueline represented IASA at several UNESCO functions: AV-seminars in South Africa, as observer and AV-advisor for the International Advisory Committee for the Memory of the World, as member of the Working Group for the World Day of Audiovisual Heritage and as the representative for the Coordinating Council on Audiovisual Archives Association (CCAAA) at the Memory of the World 2008 Conference. Jacqueline is also organizing 3 sessions dedicated to AV (together with SEAPAVAA) for this ICA-congress. Jacqueline von Arb has a Bachelor of Arts from Central University of Iowa, USA and the University of Vienna, Austria, with a double-major in languages. Jacqueline von Arb subsequently attended the Music Conservatory in Tromsø, Norway, for four years and completed the equivalent of a Bachelor of Music in Instrumental Pedagogy, specializing in Piano, Aural Training and Music Theory. Jacqueline von Arb’s educational background was then rounded off with graduate courses in Organizational Theory, Communication, Leadership/Organizational Change, and Pedagogic Leadership. Jacqueline von Arb is presently enrolled in Charles Sturt University, Australia, where she is completing Audiovisual Archiving studies leading to a Graduate Certificate. Jacqueline von Arb now lives and works in Norway, but has retained her Swiss citizenship.