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Dear colleagues, Below is information announcing the ARLIS/DC-Maryland-Virginia Chapter 2003 Caroline Backlund Professional Development Award. Any member of the DC-Maryland-Virignia Chapter may apply for this award and we look forward to receiving applications. ARLIS/DC-Maryland-Virginia Chapter 2003 Caroline Backlund Professional Development Award Purpose ARLIS/DC-MD-VA will present a professional development award of $500 to a chapter member to attend the 2003 Annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Baltimore. This award is intended to help members become more involved in ARLIS/NA at the national level. Eligibility An award applicant must have been a member of ARLIS/NA for at least one year, and must be a current, dues-paying member of ARLIS/DC-MD-VA and ARLIS/NA. All ARLIS/DC-MD-VA members are eligible for the award. The chapter's officers, members who have never attended the national conference, and those who will be participating in the conference as speakers, session/program moderators, moderators of a section, division or roundtable, or serving on committees are especially encouraged to apply for the award. The winner will make a report to the chapter membership at a chapter meeting [or through a posting on the chapter web site]. Deadline & process Applicants for the award should submit a letter describing their participation in the conference (if applicable), the benefits anticipated from conference attendance, and a description of all travel funding expected from the applicant's institution or other sources. Please include a current resumé. Postmark deadline for applications is December 31, 2002. Applications may be submitted to the 2003 Caroline Backlund Professional Development Award Committee Chair by either e-mail to [log in to unmask] (preferred if your email system will support attachments) or by US Mail, Fed Ex, or UPS to this address: Sally Sims Stokes, 8000 Park Crest Drive, Silver Spring, MD 20910. Ann Whiteside Director, Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library Past President, Visual Resources Association Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library University of Virginia 434-924-6601 FAX: 434-982-2678 [log in to unmask] www.lib.virginia.edu/fine-arts www.vraweb.org