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Happy news - We've extended the deadline by a week! *The deadline is now THIS FRIDAY: FEBRUARY 24th! * The Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) and the Visual Resources Association Foundation (VRAF) are excited that for SEI 2017 <https://seiworkshop.org/>, which will be held *June 6-9, 2017*, at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. *For more information about our instructors, curriculum, and to REGISTER, visit*: https://seiworkshop.org *LOGISTICS for the APPLICATION PROCESS:* - The Samuel H. Kress Foundation <http://www.kressfoundation.org/> has generously agreed to sponsor *six scholarships. *Recipients will each receive $833 to cover tuition, accommodations, and minor incidentals. - Kress Scholarship *applications are due by Friday, February 24, 2017.* - Submit a resume or curriculum vita and a brief essay describing the effect attending SEI would have on their studies or their careers. - All applications will be evaluated by SEI co-chairs based on the criteria established for the award and any additional directions from the Kress Foundation staff. More information is also available here <https://seiworkshop.org/scholarships/>. - Submit your application materials via e-mail in a single document (PDF preferred), using the following file naming convention: LAST NAME_FIRST NAME_KRESS2017 to the SEI Co-Chairs, emails listed below. - *Recipients will be notified no later than Friday, March 10, 2017. * - Following the workshop, each Kress Scholarship recipient will be asked to write a report detailing how they benefitted from SEI and the scholarship. *Here's what two attendees said about last year's SEI*: Heather Slania, National Museum of Women in the Arts “At SEI, I developed an informal network of people I feel like I can follow up with on any sort of project, not just digital projects, if I need help in the future.” Luiza Wainer, MLIS Student, University of Washington “The courses offered provided me with a greater sense of the multitude of factors a visual resources librarian needs to consider in their day-to-day activities.” We hope to see you there! Jesse Henderson, SEI 2017 Co-Chair ([log in to unmask]) Nicole Finzer, SEI 2017 Co-Chair ([log in to unmask]) -------------------------------------------------------------- Stephanie Beene <https://ulls.unm.edu/node/594> Assistant Professor, Fine Arts Librarian for Art & Architecture Fine Arts & Design Library <http://library.unm.edu/about/libraries/fadl.php>, GPH 435 College of University Libraries & Learning Sciences University of New Mexico MSC05 3020 Albuquerque, NM 87131 Ph. (505) 277-0679; or @LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniebeene> On Skpe @ stephanie.beene2 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~