PRESS RELEASE
March 7, 2001
John Benjamins Publishing & Antiquariat - Lead Donor for new ARLIS/NA
Conference Speakers Fund.
The Art Libraries Society of North America has received a significant
donation from John Benjamins Publishing & Antiquariat to launch a new
Conference Speakers Fund. The purpose of the Fund is to provide annual
grants or awards to attract external speakers to ARLIS/NA conferences,
workshops, and meetings. The ARLIS/NA Conference Speakers Fund supports the
Society's Goal to develop stimulating and pertinent programs that meet the
needs and support the activities of all members and components of the
Society.
The ARLIS/NA Conference Speakers Fund will be unveiled during the Society's
29th Annual Conference, at the commencement of the Silent Auction and Happy
Hour (5:30pm to 7:30pm) on Monday, April 2, 2001, at the Wilshire Grand
Hotel in Los Angeles. The President of ARLIS/NA will officially acknowledge
and salute the lead donor, John Benjamins Publishing & Antiquariat, for
their generous gift to establish the new Fund.
As Honorary Patron of the 2001 Silent Auction, John Benjamins Publishing &
Antiquariat will be asked to open the floor to bids.
All proceeds from the Silent Auction will go to the ARLIS/NA Conference
Speakers Fund.
John Benjamins Publishing & Antiquariat http://www.benjamins.com is an
independent publisher and antiquarian bookseller, with offices in Amsterdam,
The Netherlands and Philadelphia, USA, and is a longtime supporter of
ARLIS/NA.
Information on the 29th Annual Conference, including the Silent Auction, may
be found at http://arlis2001.ucsd.edu
Jill Patrick
Chair, ARLIS/NA Development Committee
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Jill Patrick
Director of Library Services
Dorothy H. Hoover Library
Ontario College of Art & Design
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Toronto, Ontario
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