This message is being cross-posted to several listservs. Please excuse the duplication, and feel free to distribute or cross-post to other lists where others might be interested. 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. E&{%