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Call for Proposals, VRA San Diego 2008
The Visual Resources Association’s 26th Annual Conference will be held
in San Diego, California March 12th - March 16th, 2008, at The Westin
(formerly Wyndham) Emerald Plaza.
We are now soliciting proposals for the 2008 program sessions,
workshops, papers and special interest groups. Areas of interest
include, but are not limited to: digital photography; digital imaging
and presentation technologies (including still, moving and audio);
strategic planning; the electronic classroom; cataloging and metadata
(including non-western, non-art, and special topics cataloging); trend
forecasting for the visual resources profession and the expanding role
of visual resources curatorship; navigating the workplace and
professional status; utilizing technology in pedagogy; working with
faculty and students in the digital age; copyright and fair use,
including international, academic, library and museum-related copyright
issues; visual resources in museums and academic institutions; and
introductory and mid-career topics to benefit the range of our
professionals. We are always looking for ways to round out our
programming and make it fresh and unique for our attendees, so we also
encourage submissions in VR-related areas not listed above.
The online proposal form can be found at
http://www.vraweb.org/conferences/2008confproposal.php
Please note that the quality of our conferences depends upon your ideas
and contributions. If there is an area of concern or interest that you
feel has not been addressed in previous programs, please consider
submitting a proposal. If you have questions about the process, I hope
that you will feel comfortable contacting me so that I can give you more
information to complete your proposal, or provide clarification
regarding the various presentation formats included within our program.
I look forward to receiving your submissions.
Best regards,
Vickie O’Riordan
Victoria O'Riordan
Visual Resources Curator
UCSD Arts Libraries
Vice President, Visual Resources Association
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