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What's On In Toronto #3

With so much great programming for VRA Toronto we can't possibly highlight it all, but invite you to explore the program for sessions, meetings, workshops and activities of interest to you:  http://www.vraweb.org/conferences/toronto2009/

What's new?
Learn the latest with the Engaging New Technologies and Training Millennials sessions, two of many Toronto Conference opportunities where you will learn more about using new technology effectively.  Eric Schwab has set a great example, employing Netvibes to gather information for Toronto conference goers at this site: http://www.netvibes.com/visualresources.

The Vendor Slam is also new with a variety of vendors giving short presentations describing products and services of interest to the visual resources professional.  Come and connect with the wonderful people who provide the VRA with products, tools, and current information on technological trends.

Classics
The VR world seems to be in constant transformation, but have your administrative materials and actions kept pace?  Find out by attending one or both events focused on VR Administration: Workshop 1: Issues in VR Administration and/or Session 5: Roundtable on Issues in Visual Resources Administration.

Can't get enough information on metadata and cataloging?  Grapple with the metadata issues at the heart of our practice by attending either of two mini-workshops, Dynamic Duo and Metadata with Muscle, as well as the sessions Metadata in Action, Outside the Canon, Digital Asset Discovery, and Bricks to Bamboo. 

Special Guest Speakers
Be sure not to miss the Conference's Plenary Session: Fair Use / Fair Dealing; Which Should Give You More Comfort?.  This session will feature two noted copyright scholars-one from the US and one from Canada-to discuss the differences and give us a better understanding of the two copyright doctrines.

Additionally, the Keynote Address at the Membership Dinner will be given by Michael Edson, Director of Web and New Media Strategy at the Smithsonian Institution.  Edson will speak on an emerging open access strategy for cultural heritage materials.

Networking
Get involved in interesting projects with like-minded colleagues.  We invite all VRA members to check out committee meetings, special interest groups, and special user groups on topics of interest or associated with the tools of the trade (such as ARTstor, Digital Matchmaking, Getty vocabularies, MDID, etc.).  Networking is where it's at, so don't be shy-Jump right in!

Remember, the fast approaching early registration deadline is February 27, 2009!

Come to Toronto! All your friends will be there, even those you've yet to meet.

Regards,

Your Incoming VRA Board Officers
Maureen Burns, President-Elect < [log in to unmask] >
Heidi Raatz, VP for Conference Program < [log in to unmask] >
Marcia Focht, Secretary < [log in to unmask] >