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VRA ANNUAL CONFERENCE, SAN ANTONIO, JANUARY 25-28, 1995
The 13th annual conference of the Visual Resources Association will be held
in San Antonio, Texas, from Wednesday, January 25, through Saturday, January
28, 1995. As always, the VRA conference will be concurrent with the College
Art Association's annual meeting. Out Lonestar State colleagues have planned
a full complement of activities which highlight the city's rich cultural and
culinary variety.
The Executive Board and the Conference Planning Committee have made
every effort to incorporate suggestions made after last year's conference
into this year's schedule. For example, in direct response to requests for
more pracitcal information on cataloguing, there will be 3 separate events on
that topic--a session, a round table discussion, and a workshop. The New
Technologies Roundup, reinstated after several years' absence, should help
attenders learn a great deal about particular equipment possibilities; and
we have scheduled 2 hands-on computer workshops.
Events on similar topics have been grouped together, and the entire
schedule has been more evenly spaced over the 4 days of the conference, to
facilitate your travel planning. Please note that the schedule presented
here is still subject to some fine-tuning; not all speakers lists are
yet available. For general information about the conference, please contact
Jenni Rodda, VRA Vice President, c/o Institute of Fine Arts, 1 East 78th
Street, New York, NY 10021, 212-772-5872, fax 212-772-5807, e-mail
[log in to unmask] Pre-registration packets are already on their way
to VRA members; if you are not a VRA member and would like a pre-registration
packet, please contact Leigh Gates, VRA Secretary, c/o Art Institute of
Chicago, MacLean Visual Resources Center, 37 South Wabash Street, Chicago, IL
60603, 312-899-1223, fax 312-442-0849, e-mail [log in to unmask] For more
information about specific events, please contact the session moderators and
discussion leaders directly.
PRE-REGISTRATION
VRA is pleased to announce that this year's registration fees are the same as
those for 1994. ARLIS members are permitted to register for the VRA conference
at the VRA members' rate; VRA members may register for the ARLIS conference in
Montreal at the ARLIS members' rate. Pre-registrations from North America
must be postmarked no later than January 1, 1995. Pre-registrations from
outside the continent of North America (air mail only) must be postmarked no
later than December 15, 1994.
VRA members: $ 75.00 ARLIS members: $ 75.00 Non-members: $ 130.00
Payment must accompany completed registration form. Make check or money order
payable in US dollars to VISUAL RESOURCES ASSOCIATION. Please mail form and
payment to Leigh Gates, VRA Secretary, at the above address.
Note: If you require written notification conerning your registration, please
enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope with your pre-registration form.
Telephone calls and electronic mail messages requesting this information cannot
be returned.
The registration fees include admission to all sessions, tours where an
additional charge is not listed, the members' reception, and the continental
breakfast at the business meeting. The non-member registration fees include
VRA membership for 1995. Institutional memberships are entitled to one
conference registration at the members' rate.
ON-SITE REGISTRATION
Registration times during the conference are limited. See the schedule of
events.
VRA member $ 90.00 All non-VRA members: $ 145.00 Per day: $ 45.00
HOTEL RESERVATION INFORMATION
The VRA conference headquarters hotel is The Menger Hotel. All VRA sessions,
with the exception of the VRA/CAA joint session and the hands-on computer
workshops, will be held at The Menger. To reserve a room, please telephone
the hotel directly, identifying yourself as a VRA conference attender. Re
the hotel directly, identifying yourself as a VRA conference attender. Re-
quests for rooms will be filled in the order received, so telephone early!
Final hotel confirmations will be sent directly to participants by the hotel.
VRA conference rates will be honored at The Menger for all reservations made
before December 25, 1994.
The Menger Hotel
204 Alamo Plaza
San Antonio, TX 78205
210-223-4361 800-345-9285
fax 210-228-0022
Rates: $ 85.00 single or double (note the lower price! This is a significant
saving over the 1994 conference hotel rate!), $ 95.00 triple, $ 105.00 quad.
Overflow reservations will be handled at the same basic room rate by the nearby
Crockett Hotel, 320 Bonham, San Antonio, TX 78205, 210-225-6500, 800-292-1050,
fax 210-225-6251. All hotel rates are subject to local taxes.
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM SCHEDULE
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1995
7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Conference registration opens, VRA hospitality suite, The
Menger Hotel.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1995
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Conference registration, VRA hospitality suite.
9:00 to 11:00 a.m. SESSION I: Our Workplace: Our Health and Safety.
Moderator: Pam Krupanski, Tufts University. Participants: Jeanne M.
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