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I am glad Laura and the Exec Board came to this difficult decision. As a DSA winner, former Pres and conference co-chair, I agree with Joan, Lyn and Nancy that we must support the society to allow it to survive and thrive! I join the members who will be donating to our society, ARLIS/NA. Ted Goodman Avery Library (ret). [log in to unmask] On Thu, Mar 12, 2020 at 4:50 PM Lynette Korenic < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Laura, > > Having served as President of ARLIS/NA and on many committees, I also > realize how critical the income from the annual conference is on the health > of the organization. > I held off registering given the uncertain situation. But I will also be > making a donation to ARLIS/NA as a show of thanks to all who have worked so > hard on planning this event. > > All good wishes, > > --Lyn > > Lyn Korenic, Ph.D. > > Director > > Kohler Art Library > > 800 University Avenue > > Madison, WI 53706 > > tel: (608) 263-2256 > > email: [log in to unmask] > > > > > https://art50.library.wisc.edu/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ARLIS/NA List <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of Norris, > Nancy <[log in to unmask]> > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 2:29 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> > *Subject:* Re: [ARLIS-L] St. Louis conference update > > > Hi Joan, > > As a planner for 2 conferences, esp the 2001 conference when ARLIS was in > severe financial shape, I know how important this revenue is for our > organization. > > I haven’t registered since I’d been waiting for permission from my > oncologist, but in light of everything, it was good planning on my part. I > intend to make a donation regardless. > > Love, > > Nancy > > > > *From:* ARLIS/NA List <[log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of * > [log in to unmask] > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:57 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: [ARLIS-L] St. Louis conference update > > > > Dear Laura: > > > > Thank you for informing us of this decision quickly. I really feel for > all of the St. Louis conference planners and participants! Each ARLIS > conference is such an extraordinary effort from so many people. And we who > faithfully attend the conference each year are of course disappointed as > well. As I am now an “elder person,” I have to admit that I have been > wavering about whether or not to attend even though all my reservations > have been made. With mixed emotions, I have to say that I greatly > appreciate the decision that you had to make. I will be donating my > registration to ARLIS/NA and hope for better times in Montreal!! > > > > Stay safe!! > > > > Joan B. > > > > *From:* ARLIS/NA List <[log in to unmask]> *On Behalf Of *Schwartz, > Laura > *Sent:* Thursday, March 12, 2020 11:30 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* [ARLIS-L] St. Louis conference update > > > > Dear Colleagues: > > > > I regret to inform you that ARLIS/NA will not be holding its 48th Annual > Conference in St. Louis, MO next month because of the serious health risks > posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please be assured that I appreciate your > patience while we worked through the decision-making process. > > > > The conference planners and ARLIS/NA Executive Board hoped that the > situation would improve, but restrictions on travel, CDC’s recommendations > to avoid congregating in large groups, and the attendance limits in place > at Washington University and Saint Louis University -- where many of our > events were to be held – meant that proceeding with the conference as > planned would be both irresponsible and impractical. The health and safety > of our membership and the population at large is of the utmost importance. > > > > Over the next couple of weeks we will be issuing full refunds to everyone > who has already registered. Please cancel your hotel reservation. If you > have received a travel award, we will be in touch on how to handle the > award moving forward. > > > > This will be a substantial financial burden for the Society. If you > choose to donate your refund to ARLIS/NA, it would be very much > appreciated. If you do want to donate, please get in touch with Nancy > Short <[log in to unmask]> directly. > > > > I want to thank the conference planning committee and the co-chairs who > planned what would have been an excellent conference. Although we were > excited to show off St. Louis, we are considering how to share the content > that presenters and moderators have developed; more on that soon. > > > > If you have questions, please ask a member of the executive board > <https://www.arlisna.org/organization/executive-board>, a member of the conference > planning advisory committee > <https://arlisna.org/stl2020/index.php/general-info/contacts>, or our > Executive Director, Nancy Short <[log in to unmask]>. We are here to > answer your questions. > > > > Be well. --Laura > > > > Laura Schwartz > > Arts & Humanities Collection Strategist > > Visual Arts Librarian > > Subject Librarian for Film Studies > > UC San Diego > > 858-534-1267 > > > > President > > Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS/NA) > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > 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] > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~