CaVraCon 2013 - Registration Now Open

The Northern and Southern California chapters of the Visual Resources Association (VRA) are pleased to announce a joint conference to be held at Sonoma State University from June 27-28, 2013.

Complete schedule, registration, and accommodation information is available at https://sites.google.com/site/cavracon2013/

The California Visual Resources Association Conference, also known as CaVraCon, will provide workshops, presentations, and demos dealing with the many aspects of creating, managing, and maintaining digital image collections, as well as the opportunity to network with both emerging professionals and veterans of the field. In addition to the two day conference, CaVraCon will also offer a tour of the di Rosa Preserve (http://www.dirosaart.org/) to take place on Saturday, June 29.

Anyone interested in attending this conference is welcome, regardless of VRA membership status. Be sure to register before May 31 to receive the early-bird price of $25. After May 31 the price goes up to $35, so don't wait!

Updates for CaVraCon 2013

The planning committee for CaVraCon has some news to share on developments for our conference at Sonoma State University, June 27-28, 2013.

Proposals are still being accepted for sessions, workshops, case studies and other program formats on a variety of topics. Our current list of presenters include Gaiwan Weaver, Ben Wood, and Jeff Sedlik. To submit a proposal, please complete the form attached to this email and submit to Abby Dansiger at adansiger@academyart.edu by February 28, 2013. The application can also be downloaded from the CaVraCon website here. Presenters will receive free registration for the conference.

The CaVraCon website has been updated to provide information on accommodations for the conference. We are recommending that attendees book rooms early as there is a parent orientation at Sonoma State University during the same dates. The Double Tree and Best Western both offer discounted rates when reservations are made early, as well as other discounts for AAA members and government employees. Please visit the CaVraCon website here for further information.

Please also complete the survey below to help us to estimate how many people will be attending CaVraCon. 

Membership Grant Award - update

Due to the lack of applications, we will not be awarding a membership grant for this year. We would like to take a vote on how to proceed with this money, primarily in asking if members are agreeable to it being put towards the expenses for CaVraCon this summer. Please complete the anonymous survey below to let the planning committee know your decision by January 16, 2013.

New Chair-Elect and Secretary/Treasure

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Please join me in welcoming Samantha O'Brien as the Chair-elect and Lauren MacDonald as the Secretary/Treasure for 2013! Our election results yielded a total of ten confirmations for both candidates. Thank you to everyone for participating in the election.The year is off to a great start!

VRA NoCal Chapter Membership Grant

One final reminder that the deadline for applying for a grant to support membership in the national and Northern California chapter of VRA is this Friday, December 21, 2012. Please click on this link for application guidelines.

Happy Holidays!

Fall 2012 Chapter Meeting Minutes Now Available

The minutes from our Fall chapter meeting at the Academy of Art University Library in San Francisco on November 14th are now available under the Meeting Minutes sidebar. You can also access the minutes directly with this link.

Thank you again to everyone who attended the meeting both in person and virtually, and especially to our gracious host at the Society of California Pioneers, Pat Keats!

Call for Applications: VRA NoCal Membership Grant

The VRA Northern California chapter is now accepting membership grant applications to support membership in the national organization for those who have demonstrated a commitment to the profession and to our local chapter. The grant will cover up to the cost of one Individual membership ($110) plus Northern California Chapter dues ($15) for the upcoming calendar year. Current or previous membership in the Visual Resources Association is not required.

Click here or on the VRA NoCal Membership Grant link to the right in the VRA NoCal Information section of this blog to view the application guidelines. The deadline for applying is December 21, 2012.