Dear ARLIS/NA members and friends: The Southeast and Texas-Mexico Chapters are pleased to invite you to a Regional Conference in New Orleans, Louisiana, to be held from November 13th through November 16th, 2003. While we stay at the Hampton Inn in the historic Garden District, we will visit the Historic New Orleans Collection, take a tour of the Garden District and several homes, visit fascinating research collections at Tulane University, view a blockbuster exhibit of Egyptian art, visit the newly opened Ogden Museum of Southern Art, and tour St. Louis cemetery #1 with a guide from the Save Our Cemeteries organization. A special highlight will be a New Orleans style dinner hosted by Carl Penny of Xavier University at his home. Conference sessions will focus on collection assessment and auction houses and the auction process. For the registration form and preliminary schedule information, visit the ARLIS/SE website at www.arlis-se.org. Conference attendees must make hotel reservations by October 11 to receive the conference rate of $99 per night for a king, or $109 per night for 2 double beds or king with sofa bed. The Hampton Inn is located on St. Charles Avenue and may be reached at 504.899.9990. Jon Evans, President of the Texas-Mexico Chapter, and I hope that many ARLIS/NA members and friends will participate in this exciting regional event. Sincerely, Sarah E. McCleskey Vice-President/President-Elect ARLIS/SE Chapter 112 Lee Hall Clemson University Clemson, SC 29634-0501 [log in to unmask] __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org//membership.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Kerri Scannell) at: [log in to unmask]