Please forgive the cross-posting, but we want to
make sure and get the word out to ARLIS
colleagues who may want to attend the VRA
conference in Toronto (see below). Still plenty
of time to register. Hope to see you there.

Best regards,
Maureen

>Dear Colleagues,
>
>With the turning of the calendar page to February, it¹s time for me to send
>forth a reminder about registration for our 27th Annual Conference, held
>this year from March 18-21 in fabulous Toronto.
>
>One of the highlights of this year¹s Conference is sure to be our opening
>plenary session ³Fair Use or Fair Dealing?² on the afternoon of Wednesday,
>March 18, 2009. This fascinating comparison of the copyright environments
>in the United States and Canada, particularly as these affect educational
>and cultural heritage institutions, will feature two noted experts in the
>field (one from Canada and one from the U.S.): Giuseppina D¹Agostino,
>Professor at the Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto; and
>Kenneth Crews, Director of the Copyright Advisory Office at Columbia
>University.
>
>We will also be inviting as our special guests Professor D¹Agostino¹s
>colleagues and students from the Osgoode Hall Law School, faculty and
>students from the iSchool (Faculty of Information Studies) at the University
>of Toronto, and members of the ARLIS/NA Ontario Chapter, along with Toronto
>area museum professionals whose responsibilities include intellectual
>property and rights management.
>
>Our guests for the Copyright Plenary Session will also be invited to join
>our members and plenary session speakers for the following VRA Welcome Party
>and Reception, to be held at the Conference hotel. We see this as a
>significant opportunity to reach out to professional communities throughout
>the greater Toronto area that share many interests in common with our
>membership, and to acquaint them with our organization and its activities.
>
>So, whether or not the Groundhog sees his shadow today, spring will be in
>the air six weeks from now. And six weeks is all that remains before the
>opening of VRA Conference 27. Take a look at the updated schedule of events
>at http://www.vraweb.org/conferences/toronto2009/ataglance.html
>and then fill out your registration form today. Remember, on-line
>registration will continue only through February 27, and it offers a
>substantial discount from on-site registration fees.
>
>I hope you can join us in Toronto! The current exchange rate favors
>visitors from the States, and don't forget that even the rooms at the
>conference hotel (Sheraton Centre Toronto) that you book through web
>discount sites will still count towards our room block fulfillment.
>
>
>Allan
>
>
>Allan T. Kohl
>President, Visual Resources Association
>Library/Visual Resources
>Minneapolis College of Art & Design
>2501 Stevens Avenue South
>Minneapolis, MN 55404
>612.874.3781
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>

Maureen A. Burns, Ed.D.
Humanities Curator
Visual Resources Collection
61 Humanities Instructional Building
University of California
Irvine, CA 92697-3375
949-824-8027 phone
949-824-4298 fax
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