Hi, Hello, ARLIS/NA Colleagues!

 

The early registration date may have already come and gone, but it is not too late to be a Volunteer Wrangler and serve the Society! Please consider serving as a volunteer for the 43^rd Annual Conference in Fort Worth.

 

Full-disclosure: This email is long, but oh-so important, so please read on.

 

As you sit, ponder and plot your personal conference schedule, please consider volunteering; below are remaining areas in need of volunteer support:

Have you registered for one of the many wonderful tour offerings? If so, please consider serving as the designated tour wrangler; responsibilities will/may include making sure all tour members are present for departure and return, having the Omni address and appropriate conference phone numbers on-hand.

 

o   Tours in Need of a Wrangler

 

·         Thursday, March 19^th: 9:30 am – 12:00 pm | Art Y’All! Dallas Cowboys Contemporary Art Collection

·         Thursday, March 19^th: 12:30 pm – 4:00 pm | Texas Tranquility: Fort Worth Botanic Gardens

 

·         Friday, March 20^th9:30 am – 11:30 am | BRIT: Sustainable Architecture in Texas

·         Friday, March 20^th: 9:30 am – 3:00 pm | DAM! Dallas Art Museums

 

·         Saturday, March 21^st: 9:00 am – 11:00 am | Fort Worth Architecture Walking Tour

·         Saturday, March 21^st: 10:30 am – 12:00pm | Performance on a Grand Scale: Bass Hall

 

Do you have your conference schedule all planned out? Have you marked your must-see sessions or workshops? If you know you will be attending a specific session or workshop, please consider volunteering to serve as a timekeeper; responsibilities include advanced communication with the session moderator or workshop instructor to determine their timekeeping expectations and needs for the session or workshop.

 

o   Sessions in Need of Wrangler Timekeepers

 

·         Friday, March 20^th: 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm | Visualizing the New Frontier: Recent Advances in Image Recognition Technology

·         Friday, March 20^th: 2:45 pm – 3:45 pm | Customizing Services to Meet Patron Needs

 

·         Saturday, March 21^st: 9:45 am – 10:45 am | 1 +1 =3 (The sum IS more than the parts) …

·         Saturday, March 21^st: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Collaborations Abroad: Success Stories from International Art Libraries

·         Saturday, March 21^st: 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm | Telling Stories of Regional Artists

 

·         Sunday, March 22^nd: 9:30 am – 10:30 am | Blazing New Trails

·         Sunday, March 22^nd: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm | Place-Based Discovery: How Geo-Location Can Expand Presentation of Collections

·         Sunday, March 22^nd: 2:15 pm – 3:15 pm | Multi-National Perspectives on the Future of Collection Development

·         Sunday, March 22^nd: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Found in Translation: Controlled Vocabularies in Other Languages

·         Sunday, March 22^nd: 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Our Digital Futures: Are We at the Tipping Point?

 

 

o   Workshops in Need of Wrangler Timekeepers

 

·         Friday, March 20^th: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm | ARLIS/NA Career Mentoring Workshop

·         Friday, March 20^th: 8:00 am – 12:00 pm | Lassoing Attention, Corralling the Class: Mindfulness-Based Pedagogy for the One-Shot

·         Friday, March 20^th: 10:00 am – 12:00 pm | Think Big: Considering Large Scale Digitization

 

·         Sunday, March 22^nd: 1:15 pm – 5:00 pm | Postcards from the Edge VIII: I Didn’t Know Urban Planning was About…

 

Looking for a good spot to go in-between sessions AND volunteer at the same time? The place to be is @ Texas Ballroom G! Consider serving as a Silent Auction (ARLISpalooza) chaperon on Saturday, March 21^st to ensure that our fabulous auction items remain safe and on display for everyone’s browsing and bidding pleasure.

 

o   Auction Chaperon Times

 

·         Saturday, March 21^st: 9:45 am – 5:00 pm (3:00 pm – 4:30 pm announcement of winners)

o    10:00 am – 11:00 am

o    11:00 am – 12:00 pm

o    12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

o    1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

o    2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

 

Will you be attending the Convocation Reception @ the Kimbell? Excited to see the Renzo Piano Pavilion? Consider serving as a reception wrangler; responsibilities may include helping your fellow members locate the buses, directing members to the Piano Pavilion, assisting as needed before and after the reception.

 

o   Kimbell Reception Wranglers

 

·         Sunday, March 22^nd: 4:00 pm – start of the reception (7:15 pm)

 

Are you arriving on Wednesday, March 18^th? Would you like to help prepare the conference bags?

 

o   Conference Bag Prep

 

·         Wednesday, March 18^th @ Omni Hotel: 9:00 am – until complete!

o    Please specify your (tentative) arrival time

 

Do you enjoy the extra opportunities to engage in conversations and help your fellow ARLIS/NA members? If so, please consider helping at the Registration & Hospitality Desk!

 

o   RH Desk Times

 

o   Saturday, March 21^st:  8:00 am – 10:00 am

o   Saturday, March 21^st:  10:00 am – 12:00 pm

o   Saturday, March 21^st: 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm

 

o   Sunday, March 22^nd: 9:00 am – 11:00 am

o   Sunday, March 22^nd: 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

 

o    Monday, March 23^rd: 9:00 am – 11:00 am

 

 

Please contact me, your friendly Volunteer Coordinator, directly via email ([log in to unmask]) to express your interest in serving as a volunteer in one or multiple of the needed areas.

 

Please be specific about which volunteer task(s) you can assist with.

 

Please try and reply no later than Friday, February 20^th – the sooner the better J Thanks in advance!

 

Hillary Veeder

Public Services Librarian

Architecture Library

Texas Tech University

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