March 6 - 10, 2005

       Mentor Program

BECOME A PART OF THE VRA CONFERENCE MENTOR PROGRAM

Each year our association has many members who are attending their first or second conference. Even with user-friendly conference programs a newcomer may have questions and the need for advice. We would like to match a seasoned conference-attendee (mentor) with such a first-timer.

Prerequisites to be a mentor are to have attended one or more recent VRA conferences and be reasonably well acquainted within the Association. The only prerequisite for newcomers is to be a first (or second) time conference attendee. Mentors will be asked to make contact with their Protégé before coming to the conference. At that time arrangements can be made to meet for coffee or lunch, etc. on the first or second day to talk about the Association and give conference survival tips. Mentors will introduce new members to others at any and all events to help that person build his or her own network within the Association.

This is a fun and collegial program that has had much success and positive feedback. Both Mentors and Protégés have found the program greatly enhances their conference experience. For more information on our organization, conference and the Mentor program, please visit the VRA website at http://www.vraweb.org/

A note to new members and mentors: please plan to attend the New Member's Breakfast at the Conference on Monday, March 7 th, 2005 at 7:30 am in the Starlight Roof Ballroom.

To participate please send the information requested below via mail, phone, FAX, or Email by February 15, 2005 to:

Marcia Focht
Membership Committee
Miami Conference Mentor Program Coordinator
Art History Department
Binghamton University
State University of New York
PO Box 6000
Binghamton , NY 13902-6000
Phone: 607-777-2215
FAX: 607-777-4466
Email: mfocht@binghamton.edu

 

NEW MEMBER APPLICANTS for the Mentor Program please include the following information in a letter, email or FAX and send to the above address.

Your name:
Title:
Institution:
Address:
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
When did you become a member of VRA? Are you working in an academic institution, a museum or in the private sector?

If you have specific professional interests please mention them.

MENTOR APPLICANTS please include the following information in a letter, email or FAX and send to the address listed at the end of this document: Your name:
Title:
Institution:
Address:
Email:
Phone:
Fax:Are you working in an academic department, library, museum or in the private sector? How many years have you been a member of VRA?

How many national conferences have you attended?

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