Please excuse the duplication of cross-posting:
 
1995 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
 
        The thirteenth annual conference of the Visual Resources Association
will be held in San Antonio, Texas, at the Menger Hotel 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.  Our
Lonestar State colleagues are already planning activities which will highlight
the city's rich cultural (and culinary!) variety.
 
        Proposals and moderators for VRA sessions are needed.  Topics which
have been suggested include, but are not limited to:  cataloging issues and
data standards; grantsmanship; the National Information Infrastructure;
architectural collections; continuation of this year's technology and copyright
issues sessions.  Should the workshops on job descriptions and photography be
repeated?  How shall we address the problems inherent in technological
presentations at the next meeting?  New topic proposals are encouraged!
 
        Round table discussion leaders are also needed.  Round table topics
which have been suggested include:  new curators; small collections/small
budgets; non-academic collections; how to write annual reports.  These topics
should lend themselves to more active discussion within smaller groups.  New
discussion topics are encouraged!
 
        Formal sessions and round table proposals should be made in the form
of short written statements of no more than one page by those interested in
acting as session moderators and round table leaders.  Please send proposals
to:  Jenni Rodda, Vice President, Visual Resources Association, c/o Institute
of Fine Arts, 1 East 78th Street, New York, NY  10021-0178, 212-772-5872
(voice), 212-772-5807 (fax), [log in to unmask] (Internet).  Proposals
must be received in New York no later than June 1, 1994, to ensure proper
consideration before the mid-year Executive Board meeting.  If this deadlin
prohibits a written submission, proposals may also be made by telephone at
212-772-5872, Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Daylight
Savings Time.
 
        More specific information about the conference and a  call for papers
will be included in upcoming issues of the VRA _Bulletin._  Your comments and
suggestions are welcome in planning the 1995 conference.
 
With apologies for all typographical errors I did not catch, and best
wishes for a happy Easter/Passover,
 
Jenni Rodda
New York University
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