The ARLIS NA/New York Programming Committee is planning our 2nd annual mini-conference which will include a series of free events on Wednesdays in October. The series will kick off with an in-person happy hour on October 12th (details forthcoming), followed by two lunchtime virtual lightning round sessions (October 19th, 26th). These events are open to ARLIS/NA New York members. *Those with a valid student ID can join the chapter as a student member for free! There are other free and affordable membership tiers available to all. For information about joining the ARLIS/NA New York chapter, you can visit the** Join Us <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.arlisny.org/join-us__;!!BhJSzQqDqA!UkviG2fYOVYPOgnRDDGG5XRy0yXr-a9_cyyFoymB8kZJ1Q-yH0SPOHTHf_LLo_hWKr0nrGEHhvTF1DA$> page on our website. * The lightning round presentations will be no more than ten minutes in length and may include slides. Presentations may discuss, but are not limited to, the following topics and themes: - Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives - Digital projects - New research tools - Research instruction advances - Collections - Libraries hybrid work environments - Professional development/new professionals *If you are interested in presenting, please use our Google form <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w4_OndAL13eH0Glq0Ms3aJgfBP-dlRSkZXNDpNAvBxI/edit__;!!BhJSzQqDqA!UkviG2fYOVYPOgnRDDGG5XRy0yXr-a9_cyyFoymB8kZJ1Q-yH0SPOHTHf_LLo_hWKr0nrGEHpPtItTQ$> **to submit presentation proposals by Friday, September 16, 2022.* Accepted submissions will be notified by Friday, September 23, 2022. We look forward to reading your proposals and seeing you either in person at the happy hour or virtually via Zoom at one of the two sessions! In addition, feel free to use the Google form <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1w4_OndAL13eH0Glq0Ms3aJgfBP-dlRSkZXNDpNAvBxI/prefill__;!!BhJSzQqDqA!UkviG2fYOVYPOgnRDDGG5XRy0yXr-a9_cyyFoymB8kZJ1Q-yH0SPOHTHf_LLo_hWKr0nrGEHBDoCJFg$> to submit questions or reach out directly to Missy Brown, our Programming Coordinator, at [log in to unmask] -- Giana Ricci Librarian for the Fine Arts Bobst Library, New York University 70 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 [log in to unmask] pronouns: she/her/hers ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~