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ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award applications are now being
requested.
Please note that a
separate announcement regarding the Student Travel Award will follow shortly.
The Southern
California Chapter of ARLIS/NA is currently inviting applicants for its annual
Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award. The award honors the Chapter's founder Judith
A. Hoffberg. This year $400 will be awarded to support and encourage
involvement in ARLIS activities by helping to defray the costs of attending the
2008 ARLIS National Conference in Denver, Colorado.
Letters of
applications are due by Friday, February 22nd 2008 and the winners will be notified
by Monday, March 3rd 2008.
Eligibility:
1.)Membership.
Applicants must be members in good standing of both ARLIS/NA and the Southern
California Chapter [Note: Southern CA membership forms and checks can
be sent along with the award application. For a copy of the chapter's
membership form see http://www.arlis-sc.org/membership.html].
2.) Financial need.
Only applicants who receive partial or no institutional funds towards
conference attendance will be considered (We strongly encourage folks who do
not receive full funding to apply) .
3) Eligible applicants
include Judith A. Hoffberg as well as current board members (as voted on by the
membership at the
Selection will be weighted
toward those applicants who best fulfill the following guidelines:
1.) Are attending the
ARLIS National Conference for the first time, and/or
2.) Are actively
participating in the conference in such roles as speaker, moderator, recorder, workshop
attendee, etc.
Conditions of the
award:
1.) Award winner must
commit to some level of conference participation such as workshop attendee,
speaker, recorder, local arrangements volunteer, etc.
2.) Award winner must
submit a written conference report for publication in the Chapter newsletter,
Canvas. This report will include an account of the recipient's personal
conference experiences and how the award contributed to his/her professional
development.
To apply for the
awards:
Please email or mail a
letter of application to Skye Lacerte, Chair of the Travel
Awards Committee by Friday,
February 22nd 2008,
briefly outlining your reasons for attending the conference as well as a short
biographical statement listing employment history, educational background,
professional activities, and how much funding you will be receiving from your
institution (please limit information to a maximum of 2 pages). Winners must
confirm in writing that they are able to meet the requirements of conference
attendance. The travel awards will be presented to the winners at the ARLIS/SC Chapter meeting in
Skye Lacerte
Processing Archivist
MOCA The
tel 213/621-1783 fax 213/620-8674