From: "Joan K. Lippincott joan@cni.org" Sender: To: CNI-ANNOUNCE Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 11:36:30 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from wonder-woman.cni.org (account joan@cni.org [192.100.21.33] verified) by cni.org (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 6.2.7) with ESMTPSA id 35277205 for cni-announce@cni.org; Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:26:42 -0400 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="Apple-Mail=_D48E4732-3ECE-443F-8500-1233BBE5311A" Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 10.3 \(3273\)) Subject: Visual Resources Association (VRA) Call for Conference Proposals X-Original-Message-Id: X-Original-Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 09:26:42 -0400 X-Original-To: cni-announce@cni.org X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.3273) --Apple-Mail=_D48E4732-3ECE-443F-8500-1233BBE5311A Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Posting on behalf of our colleagues at the Visual Resources Association. =E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2= =80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94=E2=80=94 =20 Visual Resources Association (VRA) is a multidisciplinary organization = dedicated to furthering research and education in the field of image = management within the educational, cultural heritage, and commercial = environments. For more information on VRA: http://vraweb.org/ = . =20 Call for Proposals =20 The Visual Resources Association=E2=80=99s 2020 Annual Conference will = be held in Baltimore, Maryland from Tuesday, March 24th through Friday, = March 27th, 2020 at the Royal Sonesta Harbor Court Baltimore = . Presenting at the VRA Conference provides you with the opportunity to = see how your ideas, research, work, and passion connect to those of = other dedicated professionals while building networks and friendships in = an open, collaborative environment.=20 =20 Click here to access the conference proposal form. = =20 The VRA Executive Board is soliciting proposals for papers, sessions, = special interest/user groups, and workshops for the 2020 program until = Friday, July 19th. All proposals are welcome, and if you have other = conference ideas or suggestions that do not fit the conference proposal = form, please reach out to the Vice President for Conference Program, = Sara Schumacher . Please note a call for = Lightning Round presenters will go out in the fall/winter, so that we = can better accommodate recent innovations and activities, as well as, = students and emerging professionals. =20 A paper is an individual idea submission, which will be reviewed for = possible grouping into a session. Your ideas, whether they come to us = alone or in a group, are equally valued in the Board's proposal and = selection process. A session is a maximum 60-minute moderated panel, usually consisting of = no more than 3 presenters each, speaking for 15 to 18 minutes, followed = by a brief facilitated question and answer period. If you feel your = session topic requires more time, consider dividing it into two = sessions, consisting of a Part I and a Part II. A special interest/user group is a 60-minute informal, community = -driven, facilitated group discussion on topics related to a specific = segment of the VRA membership. A workshop is a 2, 4, or 8-hour workshop to develop skills and = experience in the field of visual resources with hands-on activities. =20 =20 What should you propose? =20 Past conference schedules = can give you an idea of the = range of topics presented in previous years or read through the list = below of suggested topics compiled from the 2019 post-conference survey = responses to find inspiration. Please, do not be afraid to deviate and = propose something new or highlight an area of concern that you feel has = not been adequately addressed previously, as you may find new = collaborators and colleagues. Moderators may put out calls for = presenters within a proposed topic before or after the submission of a = proposal. The VRA Executive Board will be looking for articulate and = concise submissions with lists of presenters, but submissions without = presenter lists are encouraged as well. =20 Suggested topics: =20 Coding (PHP, Python, SQL, etc.) Community Outreach Copyright/Intellectual Property Digital Asset Management, Digital Curation, Digital Preservation, etc. Digitization (Workflows, Digital Capture and Imaging Technologies) Digital Scholarship and Digital Humanities Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Cultural Competencies, Social Justice Project Management (Communication, Grant writing, Prioritization, = Leadership, etc.) Linked Data Materials/Objects collections Metadata/Cataloging Ethics (Decolonizing vocabularies, Radical = cataloging) Storytelling and Oral History Technologies (GIS and mapping, 3D imaging, etc.) Tools: Open Source, Evolution, Future Trends Workplace cultures and professional transitions (academic departments, = libraries, cultural heritage institutions, archives, corporate, etc.) =20 =20 Please contact the Vice President for Conference Program, Sara = Schumacher at vpcp@vraweb.org with any = questions or concerns. =20 Again, the proposal deadline is Friday, July 19th, 2019. 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Visual= Resources Association (VRA) is a multidisciplinary organization = dedicated to furthering research and education in the field of image = management within the educational, cultural heritage, and commercial = environments. For more information on VRA: http://vraweb.org/.
 
Call for Proposals
 
The Visual Resources Association=E2=80=99s 2020 Annual = Conference will be held in Baltimore, Maryland from Tuesday, = March 24th through Friday, March 27th, 2020 at the Royal Sonesta Harbor = Court Baltimore.
Presenting at the VRA Conference provides you with the = opportunity to see how your ideas, research, work, and passion connect = to those of other dedicated professionals while building networks and = friendships in an open, collaborative environment. 
 
Click here to access the conference proposal = form.
 
The = VRA Executive Board is soliciting proposals for papers, sessions, = special interest/user groups, and workshops for the 2020 program until Friday, July 19th. All = proposals are welcome, and if you have other conference ideas or = suggestions that do not fit the conference proposal form, please reach = out to the Vice President for Conference Program, Sara = Schumacher. Please note a call for Lightning Round presenters will go = out in the fall/winter, so that we can better accommodate recent = innovations and activities, as well as, students and emerging = professionals.
 
  • A = paper is an individual idea submission, which will be reviewed for = possible grouping into a session. Your ideas, whether they come to us = alone or in a group, are equally valued in the Board's proposal and = selection process.
  • A = session is a maximum 60-minute moderated panel, usually consisting of no = more than 3 presenters each, speaking for 15 to 18 minutes, followed by = a brief facilitated question and answer period. If you feel your session = topic requires more time, consider dividing it into two sessions, = consisting of a Part I and a Part II.
    • A = special interest/user group is a 60-minute informal, community -driven, = facilitated group discussion on topics related to a specific segment of = the VRA membership.
  • A = workshop is a 2, 4, or 8-hour workshop to develop skills and experience = in the field of visual resources with hands-on activities.
 
 
What should you propose?
 
Past conference schedules can give you an idea of the range of = topics presented in previous years or read through the list below of = suggested topics compiled from the 2019 post-conference survey responses = to find inspiration. Please, do not be afraid to deviate and = propose something new or highlight an area of concern that you feel has = not been adequately addressed previously, as you may find new = collaborators and colleagues. Moderators may put out calls for = presenters within a proposed topic before or after the submission of a = proposal. The VRA Executive Board will be looking for articulate and = concise submissions with lists of presenters, but submissions without = presenter lists are encouraged as well.
 
Suggested topics:
 
  • Coding (PHP, Python, SQL, etc.)
  • Community Outreach
  • Copyright/Intellectual Property
  • Digital Asset Management, Digital Curation, = Digital Preservation, etc.
  • Digitization (Workflows, Digital Capture and Imaging = Technologies)
  • Digital Scholarship and Digital Humanities
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Cultural = Competencies, Social Justice
  • Project Management (Communication, Grant writing, = Prioritization, Leadership, etc.)
  • Linked= Data
  • Materials/Objects collections
  • Metadata/Cataloging Ethics (Decolonizing = vocabularies, Radical cataloging)
  • Storytelling and Oral History
  • Technologies (GIS and mapping, 3D imaging, = etc.)
  • Tools:= Open Source, Evolution, Future Trends
  • Workplace cultures and professional = transitions (academic departments, libraries, cultural heritage = institutions, archives, corporate, etc.)
 
 
Please contact the = Vice President for Conference Program, Sara Schumacher at vpcp@vraweb.org with any questions or = concerns.
 
Again, the proposal deadline is Friday, July 19th, = 2019.  Click here to access the conference proposal = form.



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