Dear Colleagues,
Thanks to the efforts of Barabara Rockenbach, Chair of the Development
Committee, we are pleased to announce an exciting new ARLIS/NA travel
award. The Samuel H. Kress Foundation Award for European Travel is
available
for ARLIS/NA members in good standing who have had a paper accepted at a
European conference relevant to the field of art librarianship or visual
resources curatorship. International conferences include, but are not
limited to, AKMB, ARLIS/Norden, ARLIS/UK & Ireland, IFLA, and
OKBN*ARLIS/NL.
The award will be given annually in the amount of $1000, for five years,
starting in 2009! The money is intended to defray the travel costs of
international participation and should be used toward the attendee's
travel costs (air and then ground) and then toward their accommodations.
The application process will be administered jointly by the
International Relations and Awards Committees. The application is
posted on the awards section of the website:
http://www.arlisna.org/about/awards/awards_index.html.
Applications are now being accepted until July 1, 2009. The winner will
be
announced July 15.
The ARLIS/NA International Relations Committee (IRC) was founded in 1996
as the conduit between ARLIS/NA, the International Federation of Library
Associations and Institutions (IFLA), and other major international art
organizations. Today, the main charge of the IRC is to implement the
ARLIS/NA vision to pursue partnerships with librarians and institutions
outside of North America in a collaborative effort to support the
Society as the leading organization in the arts information field. The
IRC has been exploring ways to provide support for ARLIS/NA members who
wish to attend and present at conferences. Given the current economic
situation, it has been difficult for ARLIS/NA members to get
institutional funding for these trips. We are grateful for the Kress
Foundation's generosity in helping fulfill the important mission of
developing relationships with our colleagues in Europe.
For those attending IFLA, there is still time to apply!
Best,
Kristen Regina
Chair, International Relations Committee
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