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 21
st 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 http://vraweb.org/2003conference 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
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