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Dear Colleagues, The ARLIS/NA Southern California Chapter is pleased to announce that the travel award applications are open for the 52nd annual ARLIS/NA conference, to be held in Pittsburgh from April 2-5, 2024. This year, one combined travel award is sponsored by the Southern California chapter: ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award The Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award honors the Chapter’s founder Judith A. Hoffberg (1934-2009). This award is open to students, staff, and professionals at all levels. Application deadline for travel award: Monday, February 26, 2024. ------- ARLIS/Southern California Chapter Judith A. Hoffberg Travel Award This award honors the Chapter’s founder Judith A. Hoffberg (1934-2009). $700 will be granted to the award recipient. Eligibility Membership: Applicants must be members in good standing of both ARLIS/NA and the Southern California Chapter. Financial need: Only applicants who receive partial or no institutional funds towards conference attendance will be considered. Eligible applicants can include current board members. Selection will be weighted toward those applicants who best fulfill the following guidelines: Are attending the ARLIS/NA annual conference for the first time, and/or; Are actively participating in the conference in such roles as speaker, moderator, recorder, workshop attendee, etc. Conditions of the award: Award winner must commit to some level of conference participation such as workshop attendee, speaker, recorder, hospitality desk volunteer, etc. Award winner must submit a written conference report for publication in Canvas, the Chapter newsletter. This report will include an account of the recipient’s personal conference experiences and how the award contributed to their professional development. To apply for the award: <https://forms.gle/GxFsEUArdUHtGgW28>Complete this form <https://forms.gle/nS1SQdnJ1hytaAg57> Letters of application are due by Monday, February 26, 2024. Recipient will be notified by Wednesday, February 28, 2024. Please note that early bird conference registration ends Friday, March 1, 2024. Winner must confirm in writing that they are able to meet the requirements of conference attendance. Please reach out to the ARLIS/NA SoCal Travel Committee members with any questions: Laura Darlington ([log in to unmask]) and Erin Robinson ( [log in to unmask]). ARLIS/NA SoCal Travel Awards Committee Members Laura Darlington Erin Robinson ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~