VRA 2008 San Diego Conference

San Diego is renowned for its idyllic climate, 70 miles of pristine beaches and a dazzling array of world-class family attractions. Popular attractions include the world-famous San Diego Zoo and Wild Animal Park, Sea World San Diego and LEGOLAND California. San Diego offers an expansive variety of things to see and do, appealing to guests of all ages from around the world.

Conference Registration Fees

VRA members – $195
VRA student members - $100
Non-members (register via an email address) – $295
Exhibitors – $325 ($50 for each additional personnel)
Daily rate – $95 (one allowed)

Tansey Fundraising Event

Tours

Conference Registration Fees

VRA members – $195
VRA student members - $100
Non-members (register via an email address) – $295
Exhibitors – $325 ($50 for each additional personnel)
Daily rate – $95 (one allowed)

Event Fees
T1	Tour 1. A Tour into San Diego History. Wednesday, March 12, 2008. 2-6pm	65.00
T2	Tour 2. California Coast and Tidepool Walk. Thursday, March 13, 2008. 9 am-1 pm	75.00
T3	Tour 3. Coronado Mini Trek. Friday, March 14, 2008. 1-5 pm	75.00
T4	Tour 4. San Diego City Tour, Old and New. Sunday, March 16, 2008. 9:30 am-12 noon	75.00

TTA	Luraine Tansey Travel Award Fundraising Event. "An Evening with Charles Phoenix." Friday, March 13, 2008. 8-11 pm	30.00

W1	Workshop 1. Subject Access to Visual Materials. Wednesday, March 12, 2008 (limit 50)	55.00
W2	Workshop 2. VRA Core Basics. Thursday, March 13, 2008. 9-10:30 am (limit 50)	30.00
W3	Workshop 3. Getty Vocabularies. Thursday, March 13, 2008. 2-5:30 pm (limit 50)	55.00
W4	Workshop 4. Seeking the Right Path for Visual Resources Users. Friday, March 14, 2008. 2-5:30 pm (limit 50)	55.00
W5	Workshop 5. VRA Core 4 Intermediate. Saturday, March 15, 2008. 2-3:30 pm (limit 50)	30.00

Registration Fee Payment

Conference registration fees may be made by credit card (online) or by check. If you are paying by check, it must be postmarked no later than February 1, 2008, the day that online registration ends. Please make checks payable to Visual Resources Association and send to:

Jolene de Verges , VRA Secretary, Visual Resources Collection
Images Librarian
Rotch Library and Rotch Visual Collections
Room: 7-238
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139

Refunds and Cancellation Policy

Requests for a conference registration fee refund must be made in writing by March 2, 2008 and sent to:

Ann Woodward, VRA Treasurer, Visual Resources Collection
256 Mergenthaler Hall
Johns Hopkins University
3400 North Charles St.
Baltimore, MD 21218.

The refund is subject to a 25% cancellation fee. Fees for special events (workshops, tours, Tansey Event) are non-refundable unless VRA has cancelled a tour, workshop, or special event due to under-subscription. If this occurs, all registrants will be informed via e-mail or phone and a refund for the cancelled event fee will be mailed within the month following the conference. There will be no on-site refunds.

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