ARLIS/NA New York
Conference Mentor Program
Annual conference,
April 15-20, 2004
According to the celebrity public service announcements I have
been seeing recently on television, it is National Mentoring Month.
This couldn't be more appropriate for what I want to ask you! Although
I couldn't enlist Alec Baldwin to make this plea, I am fervently
asking for mentors and newcomers needing mentors during the upcoming
32nd annual ARLIS conference.
Whether you are a
seasoned ARLIS/NA conference veteran or a first (or second) timer, you
have the opportunity to participate as a mentor or newcomer in the New
York Conference Mentor Program. If you are attending your first North
American conference and are just beginning to develop your ARLIS
network, the mentor program provides you with an experienced ARLIS/NA
member to show you the ropes and introduce you to new colleagues. For
ARLIS/NA veterans, this is a fine opportunity to make a significant
impact in the Society on a personal level. Those requesting mentors
will be matched with those volunteering to serve as mentors by the
Program Coordinator, based on the information drawn from the
application form. Both mentors and their newcomers will be notified
before the conference.
Mentors are expected to contact their mentees prior to the conference,
meet with their mentee the first or second day at the conference,
discuss the structure and workings of the Society, give
conference-attending tips, and introduce their mentee to new
colleagues whenever possible during the conference.
Interested? Please
fill out and submit the e-mailable application form found at the
conference web site at
http://www.arlisna.org/confreg2004/mentor_reg.htm by March 31,
2004.
Leigh
Gates
ARLIS/NA New York
Conference Mentor Program Coordinator
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Leigh Gates, Slide Librarian
MacLean Visual Resources Center, Ryerson Library
The Art Institute of Chicago
37 S. Wabash, Chicago IL 60603
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