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Fashion: Now & Then: Pass¨¦, Presente,
δÀ´
Thursday, October 22, 2015 to Saturday, October 24, 2015
LIM College, New York City, NY, U.S.A.
Proposal Due Date: June 8, 2015
Call for Presentations
The Adrian G. Marcuse Library at LIM College invites participation in the fifth annual Fashion: Now & Then Conference, a three day conference
in which participants will discuss the past, present, and future uses of fashion information and the global reach that the fashion industry possess. Participants will be drawn from the fashion industry, libraries, archives, academic institutions, publishers,
collectors, and museums to represent a full range of expertise.
The theme for this year¡¯s Fashion: Now & Then Conference is Pass¨¦, Presente,
δÀ´. We look forward to proposals that will demonstrate how fashion information and the global reach of the fashion industry has evolved through time and how it will continue to evolve in the future. Proposal topics can include one
or more of these subjects in relation to fashion or style: archives, blogs, books, business, collection development, collectors, designer archives, digital archives, digital collections, digitization projects, ephemera, fashion analytics, fashion forecasting,
fashion history, fashion studies, film, librarians, libraries, magazines, mapping & data visualization, marketing, material culture, merchandising, museums, new media, oral history, patrons, photography, preservation, print & non-print media, product development,
rare books, retail, social media, special collections, street style, textiles, and trend reporting.
Call for Poster Sessions
We invite proposals for an organized poster session for the 5th Annual Fashion: Now & Then: Pass¨¦, Presente,
δÀ´ Conference. Organized poster sessions will consist of six posters that are organized around this year¡¯s conference theme with all of the presenters invited by the organizer. Organized poster sessions will
be scheduled for Friday, October 23rd from 5:45-6:30 PM.
Presentation Proposals and Notifications
Proposals for presentations should include: the name, title, affiliation, and email address of the author(s) and an abstract of the 15 minute
paper or presentations including keywords (<500 words). Email the proposal to [log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask].
Please submit the text of the proposal in the body of the email and as a PDF or Word attachment. The proposal due date is Monday, June 8, 2015.
Notification of proposal and poster session acceptance will occur Monday, June 22, 2015.
At least one author of each accepted abstract must register for the conference and present the paper.
The event will take place in the LIM College Maxwell
Hall (216 E. 45th Street between Second & Third Avenues) and
Townhouse (12
E. 53rd Street between Fifth & Madison Avenues).
About LIM College
LIM College, founded in 1939, is focused exclusively
on the study of business and fashion, offering an MBA program with concentrations in Fashion Management and Entrepreneurship, MPS programs in Fashion Merchandising & Retail Management, Fashion Marketing, Visual Merchandising, and Global Fashion Supply Chain
Management, a BS degree in International Business, bachelor¡¯s degrees in Fashion Merchandising, Visual Merchandising, Marketing, and Management, and associate degrees in Fashion Merchandising.
LIM College provides a well-rounded education through the combination of in-class instruction and required internships. Located in four buildings in Manhattan
¨C the nation¡¯s fashion and business capital
¨C LIM College gives students vast opportunities for hands-on experience and professional development.
Alumni have gone on to excel at top companies, including The Jones Group, Saks Fifth Avenue, Barneys New York, Chanel, and Macy¡¯s.
About the LIM College Library and Archives
The Adrian
G. Marcuse Library houses a unique, specialized collection, focusing on the fashion industry and LIM College¡¯s major areas of study in a variety of formats
(books, magazines, DVDs, e-books, electronic databases). The LIM College Archives consists of three major collections: LIM College Records, Special Collections, and Rare Books. The mission of the LIM College Archives is to identify, collect, organized, describe,
preserve and make accessible the enduring records of LIM College and materials related to the fashion industry.
Additional Information & Contact
For additional information about the upcoming Fashion: Now & Then Conference or to view information about previous Fashion: Now & Then Conferences:
Fashion: Now & Then Blog: http://fashionnowandthen.blogspot.com/
If you have any questions please contact Nicole LaMoreaux, Reference & Instruction Librarian at LIM College
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Nicole LaMoreaux, M.L.S.
Reference and Instruction Librarian
LIM College - Where Business Meets Fashion
216 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017-3304
T: 646-218-7737
F: 212-750-3453
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Nicole LaMoreaux, M.L.S.
Reference and Instruction Librarian
LIM College - Where Business Meets Fashion
216 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017-3304
T: 646-218-7737
F: 212-750-3453
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Nicole LaMoreaux, M.L.S.
Reference and Instruction Librarian
LIM College - Where Business Meets Fashion
216 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017-3304
T: 646-218-7737
F: 212-750-3453
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Nicole LaMoreaux, M.L.S.
Reference and Instruction Librarian
LIM College - Where Business Meets Fashion
216 East 45th Street
New York, NY 10017-3304
T: 646-218-7737
F: 212-750-3453
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