I second the recommendations from Bill Walker and Wolfgang
Freitag about moving the Convocation back to either a more "centralized
placement" or to an earlier point in the conference.
On this same note, what seems to be happening is
that the entire ARLIS/NA conference is beginning earlier, i.e., workshops on
Thursday, so that the Convocation tends to be toward the end of the
conference. Why are we moving backward? Why not forward?
Previously, the workshops were on Friday and then the conference
sessions/committee mtgs. were on Saturday and the conference ended on
Tuesday. As we may recall, many often left early on Tuesday. Now we
have a similar scenario on Monday due to the reversed scheduling of the entire
conference. I recommend that the CPAC re-visit the conference
schedule. BJ
B. J. Kish Irvine,
Ph.D.
Director,
Fine Arts Library,
Indiana
University
Bloomington, IN 47405,
(812) 855-5743 or fax (812)
855-3443
From: ART LIBRARIES SOCIETY DISCUSSION LIST
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Wolfgang
Freitag
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 11:35 AM
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Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L]
convocation
Although I realize that it may be too late to
make this change for Atlanta I also suggest ,concurring wholeheartedly wth Bill
Walker on this, that the Convocation should be moved back to its pre-1994
position, making an exciting and eagerly anticipated occasion
precisely because of the awards that were then announced!
Ciao,
Wolfgang Freitag
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Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 00:28
Subject: Re: [ARLIS-L] convocation
One more "vote" for an early convocation:
I join Joan Benedetti and Ray Smith in wondering why
(when?) the convocation ceased to be an opening event of the conference rather
than being nearer the closing. That change has been instituted since
1994, when I retired, and doesn't seem to make sense if "convocation" were
construed to be a coming together to begin a series of meetings. As an
opening ceremony it provided a good occasion for meeting old friends and new,
socially, before getting to the business ahead.
Doubtless there has been some good reason for the present arrangement,
probably mandated by the Board.
Anyway, have a
good conference in Atlanta. Cheers from
Bill Walker, Canaan NY
On Mar 21, 2007, at 9:53 AM, Raymond Smith wrote:
I have not
been able to attend an ARLIS conference in some years, but if my memory
serves me correctly, I thought the convocation was one of the initial events
of the conference, and not one of its final ones. I can't imagine why
it should not be held at the beginning, as it served as a welcoming event to
attendees and exhibitors, providing information and announcements as to the
events to follow as well as recognizing various achievements and awards
over the past year. I suspect that many attendees will not be at the
convocation if it is held as the closing event, as most are rushing around
to catch planes or packing up to go home (and as some members have noted it
can be somewhat boring). Many might decide to skip it and
go out to party on their last night.
Perhaps
logstics required the change, but in the future perhaps the convocation
should be held on the opening night of the conference before whatever large
social event is scheduled for later in the evening.
I have
exhibited at many of the previous conferences (from 1980 to 2000), and am
sorry I cannot be in Atlanta to see old friends and make new
ones.
Raymond
Smith
R.W. Smith
Bookseller
New
Haven