The Visual Resources Association is pleased to announce the availability of eight (8) Luraine Tansey Travel Awards of $750 each for the 2004 VRA Annual Conference in Portland, Oregon. An additional $250 may be granted to a qualified International VRA Member ($1000 award total). All VRA members in good standing, who have not received travel awards for the 2002 or 2003 conferences, are encouraged to apply for an award. NEW this year is an e-form which allows you to apply online!! For access to Instructions for submitting an application (flyer), .pdf and e-form versions of the Application Form, and our "Tips for Travel Awards Applicants" please visit: http://www.vraweb.org/conferences.html and click on the Travel Awards links, or go to http://www.vraweb.org/VRAPortland/page1.htm and click on "VRA Travel Awards Information" The Travel Awards application deadline is December 1, 2003. Information included in the Conference website's "Preliminary Program", "Program Abstracts", and "Week at-a-Glance" sections, as well as the "Costs at-a-Glance" information should help you in completing your application. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Heidi S. Raatz Chair, VRA Travel Awards Committee Heidi S. Raatz Visual Resources Librarian The Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404 USA (612) 870-3196 [log in to unmask] www.artsmia.org ************************************** "Traveler, there is no path, Paths are made by walking." Antonio Machado __________________________________________________________________ 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]