In less than two months, the Visual Resources Association’s 33rd Annual Conference begins in Denver, Colorado.  If you haven’t already done so, please take a moment to view the schedule.  Here are some selected highlights among many:

• Opening speaker Aaron Straup Cope, Head of Engineering, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, March 11.

• Exciting tours of the Clyfford Still Museum, the Colorado State Capitol Building, downtown Denver architecture, and the Kirkland Museum of Fine & Decorative Art.

• Informative and affordable workshops (some free!), March 11 & 14. Limited participation, so don’t postpone registration.

• Don’t miss out on networking opportunities provided by Birds of a Feather Lunches throughout the conference, and the Sponsors’ Meet and Greet & Poster Presentations, March 12.

• Honor our associates at the Members & Awards Dinner, March 12.

• Sessions and case studies covering such topics as digital humanities, visual literacy, mapping and geospatial projects, image rights and reproductions, usability testing, new technologies, digital asset management, crowdsourcing, cataloging, embedded metadata, sharing collections, professional advancement, archives, research data management, visualization, and more throughout the conference.

• Closing speaker Emily Gore, Director of Content, Digital Public Library of America, March 14.

The online conference schedule allows for Sign up / Log in via SCHED to connect with your favorite social media sites, create and print custom schedules, and share interests with fellow attendees.  (Please note that you cannot register via SCHED.) 

Bookmark the schedule on your mobile phone by visiting:http://vra33.sched.org/mobile so that you’ll have access at your fingertips.  Click here for information about mobile options.

Register now to take advantage of reduced rate early bird fees before rates rise after February 6.  Don’t miss out on this great opportunity!

Looking forward to seeing everyone in Denver,

Steven Kowalik

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Steven Kowalik, MSLS

Vice President for Conference Program, Visual Resources Association

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