The ARLIS/SE chapter is pleased to offer the ARLIS/SE Professional Development Travel Award in the amount of $500. One-year memberships at the individual level to both ARLIS/NA and ARLIS/SE are also included if the recipient has not previously joined either organization. *Purpose*: The Award's purpose is to cultivate a talented, dedicated, and educated group of professionals for the ARLIS/NA organization as well as the ARLIS/SE chapter. Funds from this award may be used to pay for travel, lodging, registration and meals associated with professional development activities at the annual ARLIS/NA conference. *Eligibility: *Applicants must currently reside in the geographic area served by the ARLIS/SE chapter (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Tennessee, and the U.S. Virgin Islands). *Membership in ARLIS/SE and ARLIS/NA at the time of application is not required, although preference will be given to current ARLIS/SE members. *Applicants must also currently be either employed in the field of art librarianship and/or visual resources curatorship, or enrolled in an educational program leading to a graduate degree. Current students, individuals beginning their professional career within the field of Art Information in the past five years, and paraprofessionals who are becoming active in ARLIS/NA or ARLIS/SE for the first time may be included. Any individual meeting these criteria may apply for the award; however first-time attendees are given preference. Recipients of the award may not reapply in future years. Application criteria and form may be found here: http://www.arlis-se.org/travelaward.html Application deadline is Monday, February 22nd. Questions about the award should be directed to Sarah Carter, [log in to unmask] ARLIS/SE Professional Development Travel Award Committee Sarah Carter Kathy Edwards Sarah Carter Instruction and Research Services Librarian Verman Kimbrough Memorial Library Ringling College of Art and Design 2700 N Tamiami Trail Sarasota, FL 34234 941 359.7671 www.ringling.edu ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ www.libraryvoices.wordpress.com www.arlisnap.org __________________________________________________________________ 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]