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**** FINAL REMINDER: Deadline is July 1, 2010 (that's THIS Thursday!) ****
Call for Proposals: Papers, Sessions, and Workshops
The 2nd Joint
Conference between VRA and ARLIS/NA will be held in Minneapolis, MN from
March 24-28, 2011. Our conference theme is Collaboration: Building Bridges in the 21st Century. We are now
soliciting proposals for 2011 program sessions, individual papers, and
workshops that expand on our theme within the fields of libraries and
visual resources.
Individuals and groups
are invited to submit proposals that provoke critical exchange and
debate as well as practical advice and solutions in relation to the
broad thematic areas referred to further below. Submissions are
encouraged that demonstrate collaboration between professionals
representing the two organizations, support opportunities for
interaction between participants and enable the conference attendees to
engage in a truly joint and interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and
viewpoints. In particular, we are looking for proposals that emphasize
collaboration between visual resources and libraries. Please
note that the call for special interest group, committee, and regional
chapter meetings will be issued separately.
In the early fall,
there will also be a call for moderators. The moderators will
coordinate the sessions, working with speakers to ensure that they will
present in the time allotted, work with the conference planners to
obtain appropriate AV equipment, etc. Moderating a session will provide
members with another opportunity to be involved with the conference.
Also in early fall, there will be a call for poster sessions, giving the
Program Committee more flexibility to address topics that arise after
sessions have been scheduled and announced. Poster sessions may include
projects, works in process, and other topics of interest to conference
attendees.
* A
Paper is an individual idea submission, which
will be reviewed by the Conference Program Co-Chairs and the Conference
Program Committee and grouped into sessions.
* A
Session, submitted as a group
proposal, is a 60 to 90 minute moderated session with 2 to 4 speakers at
20 minutes each followed by a facilitated brief question and answer
period. Group proposals for sessions may include a suggested moderator;
suggested speakers should be identified in the proposal.
* A
Workshop is a 3 to 4 hour
workshop, providing an opportunity to discuss current and emerging
topics in a smaller, interactive atmosphere. Workshops that bring
together professionals from different library and visual resources
communities as well as researchers and other outside practitioners are
especially encouraged. Each workshop should be well-focused, aim to be
hands-on and participatory, and encourage collaboration and discussions
among the participants.
A 250 word abstract is
requested for proposal submission, and will be reviewed by the
Conference Program Committee. All proposals must be submitted
electronically using the online form available below.
The submission deadline
is July 1, 2010. Proposals received
after the submission deadline will automatically be placed on the
waiting list.
Guidelines can be found
in the online submission form. Incomplete abstracts will not be
reviewed.
Thematic Areas
The following themes
have been identified as the main interests of conference attendees.
These themes are purposefully broad, and designed to prompt and suggest
possible platforms for lively discussion and debate. The Program
Committee welcomes responses that extend and develop these themes in
areas that will engage attendees in sharing different perspectives and
provoke speculation about the future development of, and collaboration
between, art librarianship and visual resources in the 21st century.
Collaboration
Copyright and Fair Use
Collection Development
Emerging Technologies
Future of Art and Visual Resources Librarianship
Marketing, Visibility, and Social Media
Preservation
Reference and User Instruction
Please submit your
proposal and abstract by following this link: http://vraweb.org/conferences/2011Minneapolis-proposal/proposal.php
Questions about the
proposal process can be directed to the Conference Program Co-Chairs.
We look forward to
reviewing your proposals.
Best regards,
Jessica McIntyre and
Heidi Raatz
Conference Program
Co-chairs:
Jessica McIntyre
Chair, ARLIS/NA Twin
Cities Chapter
Minneapolis Institute
of Arts
Art Research and
Reference Library
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Heidi Raatz
VRA Vice President for
Conference Program
Minneapolis Institute
of Arts
Visual Resources
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