All ARLIS/NA members are welcome to join the ARLIS Midstates Chapter and VRA Midwest Chapter at our joint fall meeting on Friday October 2nd at the beautiful Milwaukee Art Museum. Details: (Free!) Registration: No registration fee is required, but ARLIS or VRA members who RSVP to [log in to unmask] by September 30th will be granted complimentary admission to the Museum and special exhibitions. Agenda: 10-10:20 Welcome and light refreshments in the Northwestern Mutual Room 10:20-12:30 - Small and large group discussions: * A vision of the 21st century art information professional: changing roles for the professions (text, film, audio, image, multimedia; analog, converted, and born digital; owned and licensed; etc.) * VR professionals and bibliographic librarians working together to meet the changing needs of the academic/museum communities. * Collaboration/integration between VRA and ARLIS 12:30-1:30 - Lunch (in Warhol café; not provided by chapters) 1:30-2:30 - VRA Midwest Chapter meeting and ARLIS Midstates Chapter meeting 2:30-5 - visit the museum Location, Directions, Parking, and Public Transportation: See http://www.mam.org/visit/directions.php (Unfortunately, neither the chapters nor museum are able to offer validation for parking.) Once there, proceed to the Northwestern Mutual Room. Museum Admission: Museum admission is not required in order to access the meeting rooms. However, as noted above ARLIS or VRA members who RSVP to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> by September 30th will be granted complimentary admission to the Museum and exhibitions <http://www.mam.org/exhibitions/> . Lunch: Lunch will not be provided by the chapters. The menu for the museum's Warhol Café is available if you'd like me to send you a copy. Accommodations: These hotels are within walking distance of the Museum: * County Clare: http://www.countyclare-inn.com/ * Hotel Metro: http://www.hotelmetro.com/ * Pfister: http://www.thepfisterhotel.com/ * Park East Hotel-Lake Shore (Comfort Inn & Suites): http://www.parkeasthotel.com/ * Best Western Inn Towne Hotel: http://www.bestwesternwisconsin.com/hotels/best-western-inn-towne-hotel/ Chapter Membership Reminder: Also, we urge those Midstaters who have not yet renewed their chapter membership(s) to do so now: http://www.indiana.edu/~arlismid/membership.html We look forward to seeing you in Milwaukee! Marc Gartler Chair, ARLIS Midstates Director of Library Services Harrington College of Design 200 W. Madison Chicago, IL 60606 312.697.8021 P 312.618.5861 M 312.697.8115 F www.harringtoncollege.com __________________________________________________________________ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/join.html Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.uky.edu/archives/arlis-l.html Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask]