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2017 Bunce Travel Award On behalf of the ARLIS/NA Midstates Chapter, the Travel Awards Committee is pleased to offer the *William C. Bunce Travel Award <http://midstates.arlisna.org/travelaward.html>* of *$600* for travel to the ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, February 5-9, 2017. This award is given in honor of William C. Bunce, who served as the Director of the Kohler Art Library at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from 1966 to 1999. The William C. Bunce ARLIS/NA-Midstates Travel Award is intended to support a Midstates chapter member’s professional development by providing funding to attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference. Only ARLIS/NA-Midstates Chapter members are eligible. Information about becoming a member of ARLIS/NA and the regional chapter is available at the ARLIS/NA website (www.arlisna.org/join.taf) and the ARLIS/NA-Midstates website ( midstates.arlisna.org/membership.html). This Travel Award will be granted based on one or more of the following criteria: financial need; level of chapter participation; first-time attendance; and contribution to the conference. To apply for this award please submit a letter of application addressing relevant award criteria and how you will benefit from attending ARLIS/NA Annual Conference in New Orleans. You must also indicate the level of funding you expect to receive from your institution and include a current resume or CV. Please send applications via email to Karen Stafford (*[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>*) and Amy Trendler (*[log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>*). We hope that these funds will help to offset a Midstates member's expenses to attend the ARLIS/NA annual conference. The application deadline is *Wednesday, December 21, 2016 at 5pm EST*. Recipients will be notified by December 23, 2016. The recipient must confirm in writing that they will be able to use the award for conference attendance and will not be eligible to apply again for three years. After receiving the award, the recipient must submit a short report indicating the value of the award to their professional development activities. For additional information, please contact a member of the Travel Awards Committee, Karen Stafford ([log in to unmask]) or Amy Trendler ( [log in to unmask]). Karen Stafford Head of Technical Services Ryerson & Burnham Libraries Art Institute of Chicago 111 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL 60603-6404 312-443-3914 -- Moholy-Nagy: Future Present <http://www.artic.edu/exhibition/are-you-modern-moholy-nagy> October 2–January 3 The Art Institute of Chicago Top Ranked in the World by TripAdvisor—Four Years in a Row ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~