(cross -posting on behalf of the Visual Resources Association (VRA))
The Visual Resources Association?s 30th Annual Conference will be held in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, from Wednesday April 18th through Saturday April 21
st in the Hotel Albuquerque at Old Town:
http://www.hhandr.com/albuquerque.php.
Proposals are now being solicited for the 2012 program sessions, workshops,
papers, special interest groups, and case studies. *All proposals are
welcome*, especially those related to the 2012 VRA Conference theme of
?Broadening Horizons.? The following link will take you to the conference
proposal form:
http://www.vraweb.org/conferences/2012Albuquerque-proposal/proposal.php, or
visit the VRA web site: http://www.vraweb.org
A session is a 90 minute moderated session with 3 to 4 speakers at 20
minutes each followed by a facilitated brief question and answer period.
A workshop is a 3 to 4 hour workshop to develop skills and experience in the
field of Visual Resources, preferably with hands-on activities.
A paper is an individual idea submission, which will be reviewed for
possible grouping into a session.
A special interest group is a 60 to 90-minute informal facilitated group
discussion on topics related to a specific community within VRA.
A case study is detailed information about an individual, small group, or
project, generally including the accounts of subjects themselves. Moderators
are encouraged to submit proposals. Individual case study proposals will be
reviewed for possible groupings similar to the session format.
Some suggested topics:
? Workflow issues
? Types of institutions (e.g., galleries, museums)
? Budget management and challenges
? Embedded metadata, especially in practice
? Multidisciplinary interaction via expansion beyond traditional
disciplines
? Digital preservation
? Video and audio formats
? Non-art based subject cataloging
? Grant writing
? Copyright updates
? Solo curators
? Marketing
? VR professional presence in the classroom
? Using archives in the classroom
? Visual literacy standards
? Mobile technologies
? Defining the VR profession
? Subject indexing
? Communication with IT staff
? Software-specific workshops
The VRA Executive Board will be looking for complete, concise and articulate
submissions with lists of presenters, when applicable. Specificity
regarding audio-visual needs including live internet connectivity is
required. Moderators may put out calls for speakers within a proposed topic
before submission of completed topics.
Questions about the proposal process and the various presentation formats
included in the VRA Conference program can be directed to me at
stevenk.vra at gmail.com.
*The proposal deadline is July 1, 2011.* I look forward to receiving your
proposals.
Sincerely,
Steven Kowalik
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Steven Kowalik, MSLS
Vice President for Conference Program, Visual Resources Association
stevenk.vra at gmail.com
Zabar Art Library, Hunter College/CUNY
695 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10065
tel: 212-772-5054 / fax: 212-772-4142
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Heidi S. Raatz
Visual Resources Librarian | Permissions
Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612.870.3196 | hraatz at artsmia.org | www.artsmia.org
