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ARLIS/DC-Maryland-Virginia Chapter

2005 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 2005 Annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Houston. 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

Each Applicant for the award should submit

(1) a letter of 250-500 words describing his or her 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;

(2) a current resumé.

Postmark deadline for applications is FEBRUARY 25, 2005. We apologize for the short deadline.

Applications may be submitted to the 2005 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.

02/14/05

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