> 2003 VISUAL RESOURCES ASSOCIATION ANNUAL CONFERENCE: CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
>
> The Visual Resources Association, the international organization of image
> media professional, invites submissions of program proposals for its 21st
> annual conference in Houston, Texas, April 7-12, 2003.
>
> We encourage you to propose sessions, seminars, workshops or individual
> papers. The deadline is June 14th, 2002. Please visit the conference
> website at <A HREF="http://vraweb.org/2003conference">http://vraweb.org/2003conference</A> to use the Program: Call for
> Participation link to review the guidelines and to submit your proposal
> through the new online Proposal Form. Some of formats are new, so please
> review the following guidelines carefully before filling out the mandatory
> proposal form.
>
>
> GUIDELINES FOR PROGRAM PROPOSALS
> Proposals must include:
>
> ·abstract of the content justifying the significance of the session for the
> field of visual resources and image collection management;
>
> ·title of proposed session, workshop, etc.;
>
> ·proposed speakers and presenters with complete personal contact
> information;
>
> ·audio-visual requests.
>
>
> PROGRAM FORMATS
> ·Some of the following formats are new; please review carefully before
> filling out the Program Proposal online form.
>
> ·Thematically clustered, multi-formatted proposal packages may be submitted
> (e.g., the Common Ground Series of session, seminar, and workshop at the
> 2002 conference), but each part must be submitted as a separate program
> proposal.
>
> ·The VRA Executive Board reserves the right to seek revision of a proposal
> to best fit the conference program.
>
>
> 1.Session. 90-minute moderated session with 3 or 4 speakers at 20 minutes
> each.
>
> 2.Seminar. 90-minute session with any number of panelists consisting of
> brief presentations and followed by a facilitated, in-depth
> question-and-answer period.
>
> 3.Individual Papers. Individual papers not yet associated with a session
> topic; may be assigned to a formal session or to an Open Session.
>
> 4.Special Interest Group. 60- or 90-minute informal facilitated group
> discussion on topics related to a specific community within VRA. Example of
> Special Interest Group discussions include Museum VR Professionals, Solo VR
> Professionals, Luna Insight Users Group, Problems in Cataloging, etc.
>
> 5.Workshop. Half or full-day workshop to develop skills and experience in
> administrative or technical aspects of Visual Resources.
> Interactive/audience participation components are strongly encouraged.
> Workshop proposals may focus on Leadership Skills, Project Development,
> Grant Writing, Data Standards, Advanced Database Design, etc.
>
>
> SPEAKERS / PRESENTERS
> We encourage you to identify potential or confirmed speakers in your
> submitted proposal. Proposals approved without identified speakers will be
> posted later on VRA-L with a call for presenters.
>
>
> DEADLINES
> ALL PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JUNE 14, 2002. Applicants will be
> notified in late July.
> Please submit proposals using the online Proposal Form. Proposals may be
> directed to:
>
> Jeanne M. Keefe
> VRA Vice President for Conference Programs
> Visual Resources Librarian
> Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
> Architecture Library, Greene 306
> 110 Eighth St
> Troy, NY 12180-3590
> ph: 518-276-2727
> fax: 518-276-6753
> email: [log in to unmask] or [log in to unmask]
>
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