----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > LAST VANCOUVER CONFERENCE BULLETIN > > Before you pack your umbrellas and head for Vancouver, > here are a few last minute reminders of what NOT to miss while at > the conference. > > SATURDAY, March 27, 7-11 p.m. Hospitality Suite, Waddington Room > WELCOME PARTY > For old and new members, especially first time conference > attendees. There will be live piano music, flowers, drinks - if > you registered as a 'first timer', you should have a free drink > ticket in your registration packet. Meet your colleagues, > network, gossip, have fun! > This event is co-sponsored by Arlis New York and Arlis Northwest > Chapters. > > SATURDAY, March 27, 1-3 p.m., Pacific Ballroom > PLENARY SESSION I > Michael Gorman on New Libraries, Enduring Values. > > > SUNDAY, March 28, 12 noon-1 p.m., British Columbia Ballroom > EXHIBITS OPENING RECEPTION > Snacks, drinks, ART BOOKS, and more! > This event is sponsored by Grove Dictionaries of DOA fame. > EXHIBITS OPEN 3-6 p.m. > 3-4 p.m. COFFEE BREAK sponsored by Canadian Heritage Information > Network (CHIN) > > SUNDAY, March 28, 6-6:30 p.m. buses leave for Vancouver Playhouse > CONVOCATION, 6:30-8 p.m. > Speaker is Bill Richardson, CBC Radio Personality, former > librarian, author of fiction and poetry, host of Richardson's > Roundup, an off-beat, quirky afternoon call-in radio show whose > phone number translates to "one triple eight sad goat", complete > with Latin motto and coat of arms featuring Sadie the Sad Goat. > For more, visit: http://www.radio.cbc.ca/programs/roundup/ > > Buses leave for Reception 8-8:30 p.m. > RECEPTION FOLLOWING CONVOCATION will be at the Vancouver Art Gallery, > a court house until 1983 when it was converted to an art gallery. > > > MONDAY, March 29, 8-9:30 a.m., British Columbia Ballroom > EXHIBITS OPENING BREAKFAST > This event is sponsored by John Benjamins Publishing > EXHIBITS OPEN 8 a.m.-1 p.m. > 11 a.m.-12 noon Coffee Break sponsored by Innovative Interfaces > EXHIBITS OPEN 3:30-6 p.m. > 3:30-4:30 p.m. Coffee Break sponsored by Erasmus Boekhandel BV > > MONDAY, March 29, 1-3 p.m., Pacific Ballroom > MEMBERSHIP MEETING > > MONDAY, March 29, 3 p.m., Pacific Ballroom > MEMBERS HIGH TEA > Saturday is last chance to buy tickets, $20 CAN, $15US > Speaker, Jane Turner, Editor, Dictionary of Art > > MONDAY, March 29, 7-9 p.m., Pacific Ballroom > PLENARY SESSION II, Vancouver Public Libraries > > MONDAY, 9 p.m.-12 midnight, Royal Parlour, 14th floor > HOSPITALITY SUITE > No host bar and nibbles - meet, mingle and be merry! > > > TUESDAY, March 30, 8-12 noon, British Columbia Ballroom > EXHIBITS OPEN > 8-9 a.m. Coffee Break sponsored by Yankee Book Peddlar > > TUESDAY, March 30, 3-5 p.m., Pacific Ballroom > PLENARY SESSION III, A Strict Law Bids Us Dance: North West Coast > Art and its Repatriation > A very timely session since just 2 weeks ago, a day long ceremony > was held at the UBC Museum of Anthropology returning human > remains to the Haida. This was the first time that such an > elaborate ceremony marked a repatriation. > > > See you all in Vancouver, > Kathy Zimon > Vancouver Conference Program Co-chair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Kathy E. Zimon Library, LT 116F Fine Arts Librarian (Emeritus) University of Calgary Adjunct Assistant Professor 2500 University Dr.N.W. Department of Art Calgary AB T2N 1N4 Ph: (403) 220-6097 FAX: 282-6837 e-mail: [log in to unmask]