*PDC Bulletin: A quarterly update from the ARLIS/NA Professional Development Committee* *Professional Development Committee news:* - The Mentoring Subcommittee is seeking participants for the 2017-2018 Yearlong Mentoring Program. More information for prospective mentors is available on the Mentor Application Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdmPA5nS51ggDXJQo38rO7tQOBNWRxNnpWPmTwnlry7-Z7OJA/viewform>. For more information on participating as a mentee, see the Mentee Application Form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdj2_XSsK1sRtINFse8K6xoksO1Ij4Hk1roeiD988d_NV1llQ/viewform>. Deadline for both is Oct. 5. - Call for papers for the New Voices in the Profession panel (ARLIS/NA 2017) coming soon to ARLIS-L! - NEW in the Learning Portal <https://www.pathlms.com/arlisna>: NDSR Art webinars <https://www.pathlms.com/arlisna/events/614>, Lunchtime Chat transcript Makerspaces and Alternative Modes of Outreach and Engagement <https://www.pathlms.com/arlisna/events/201/slide_presentations/32325>, August 10 RISS Journal Club <https://www.pathlms.com/arlisna/events/503> transcript. *Also from ARLIS/NA:* - NDSR Art <http://ndsr-pma.arlisna.org/>: Host institution applications due Oct. 31. - Nominations due Oct. 24 for the ARLIS/NA Distinguished Service Award <https://arlisna.org/about/awards-honors/66-dsa>. - ARLIS/NA Ohio Valley Chapter Fall Meeting <http://ohiovalley.arlisna.org/meetings/fall-meeting2016/>, Nov. 3-4, Kent, Ohio. - ARLIS/NA Southeast Chapter Conference <http://arlis-se.org/chapter-conference/sarasota2016/>, Nov 16-18, Sarasota, FL. - Apply for a Conference Travel Award <https://www.arlisna.org/about/awards-honors/64-conference-travel-awards> for ARLIS/NA 2017! Deadline is Oct. 31. - Samuel H. Kress Foundation Award for International Travel <https://www.arlisna.org/about/awards-honors/171-samuel-h-kress-foundation-award-for-international-travel> includes two categories of awards: for European librarians to attend the ARLIS/NA conference and for ARLIS/NA members to attend IFLA. Round 1 applications due Nov. 21. - Co-sponsored by ARLIS/NA, the Kress Foundation and Digital Library Forum GLAM Cross-Pollinator Awards <https://www.diglib.org/archives/12527/> are accepting applications for travel awards for VRA <http://vraweb.org/conferences_page/upcoming-conferences/> and AIC <http://www.conservation-us.org/annual-meeting#.V-qbZyErLGg>. *From elsewhere, of interest:* *CFP:* - Film Librarians Conference "Documenting Cinema: Film Librarianship in the 21st Century" <http://libraryconference.oscars.org/> (April 26-28, 2017, Los Angeles, CA) proposals due Nov. 30. *Events:* - *Publishing Art History Digitally: The Present and Future <http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/events/kress-digital-publishing.htm>* Symposium, Oct. 14 (4-8pm), Institute of Fine Arts, New York, NY. - Conference on Inclusion and Diversity in Library & Information Science <http://ipac.umd.edu/events/cidlis2016>, Oct. 20-21, University of Maryland, College Park, MD. - Fashion: Now & Then Conference "Fashion as Art" <http://fashionnowandthen.blogspot.com/>, October 20-22, LIM College, New York, NY. - 7th International Conference of Art Libraries <http://generalmeeting2016.jimdo.com/>, Oct. 27-29, Florence, Italy. - Midwestern Art Cataloging Discussion Group (MACDG) and VRA Midwest Joint Meeting <https://artcataloging.wordpress.com/2016/09/09/fall-2016-meeting-with-vra-midwest-october-28-29/> , Oct. 28-29, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN. - ARLIS/ANZ Conference "The Persistence of the Real" <http://arlis.org.au/event/8-2016-arlis-anz-conference-the-persistence-of-the-real>, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, Sydney, Australia. The PDC Bulletin is compiled by the Professional Development Committee <https://arlisna.org/organization/committees/85-professional-development-committee> to spread the word about professional development resources and opportunities for art information professionals. We welcome your input! If you have something to share, please contact us <https://arlisna.org/organization/committees/85-professional-development-committee> . Alice Whiteside (Chair) Mike Wirtz (Learning Portal Coordinator) Stephanie Grimm Ian McDermott Danielle Reay Karen Stafford Teresa Burk (Education Chair) Jennifer Friedman (Mentoring Chair) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~