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Hello everyone,

This year, the 45th Annual ARLIS/NA Conference is taking place in New Orleans, February 5-9, 2017. Attending the conference is a great opportunity to network with other professionals in the art libraries and archives field as well as to gain insight on growing trends and important issues.

The Southern California Chapter of ARLIS/NA is currently offering two travel awards to support and encourage involvement by helping to defray the costs of attending the conference. We encourage all to apply!

More information about the conference can be found here: http://www.arlisna.org/neworleans2017/

To learn more about the ARLIS/NA SoCal Chapter or become a member, please visit our website: http://southerncalifornia.arlisna.org/

To apply, please read the eligibility requirements, selection guidelines, and conditions of receiving the awards below and submit a letter of application. Letters of application are due by Wednesday, December 21^st, 2016. Recipients will be notified by Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

Letter of Application:

The letter of application should briefly outline your reasons for attending the conference as well as a short biographical statement listing your employment history, educational background, professional activities, and how much funding you may be receiving from your institution (if any). Please limit application letters to two pages and specify in your email the award you are applying for.

Selection will be weighted toward those applicants who best fulfill the following guidelines:

1. Are attending the ARLIS/NA annual conference for the first time, and/or

2. Are actively participating in the conference in such roles as speaker, moderator, recorder, workshop attendee, volunteer, etc.

Conditions:

1. Award winner must commit to attending the SoCal Chapter meeting at the conference.

2. Award winner must submit a written conference report for publication in Canvas, the SoCal Chapter newsletter. This report should include an account of the recipient's personal conference experiences and how the award contributed to professional development.

Winners must confirm in writing that they are able to meet the requirements of conference attendance. Please email your letter of application to the ARLIS/NA SoCal Travel Committee, c/o Robert Gore at [log in to unmask]

ARLIS/NA SoCal CHAPTER STUDENT TRAVEL AWARD

The student travel award supports and encourages student involvement with ARLIS/NA and the SoCal Chapter; $300 will be granted to the award recipient.

Eligibility:

1. Applicants must be members in good standing of both ARLIS/NA and the SoCal Chapter.

Chapter membership forms can be sent along with the award application and membership is free to students!

2. Only applicants who receive partial or no institutional funds towards conference attendance will be considered for the award. We strongly encourage those who do not receive full funding to apply.

3. Applicants must be enrolled in a Master's program working towards a library degree.

ARLIS/NA SoCal CHAPTER JUDITH A. HOFFBERG TRAVEL AWARD

This award honors the Chapter's founder Judith A. Hoffberg (1934-2009); $300 will be granted to the award recipient.

Eligibility:

1. Applicants must be members in good standing of both ARLIS/NA and the SoCal Chapter.

2. Only applicants who receive partial or no institutional funds towards conference attendance will be considered for the award. We strongly encourage those who do not receive full funding to apply.

3. Current board members are eligible for the award.

We look forward to your applications!

Robert Gore and Emilee Mathews, ARLIS/NA SoCal Travel Committee.

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