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First-Time Attendees and New Members Breakfast
The VRA Member’s Reception
VRA Annual Business Meeting
The Exhibit Hall
Leadership Luncheon

First-Time Attendees and New Members Breakfast
Thursday, March 13, 7:30-9 am

This annual breakfast is a great chance for those who are attending their first VRA conference to mix and mingle with both new and longtime members of the Association. It is also a terrific opportunity to be paired with an experienced VRA member through the VRA mentor program, so be sure to sign up when you register for the conference!

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The VRA Member’s Reception
Thursday, March 13, 6 - 9 pm

Keynote Speaker: Maurizio Seracini  

Seracini, who graduated with a degree in Bioengineering from UCSD is referred to in Dan Brown’s “The Da Vinci Code” as the Italian art diagnostician “who unveiled the unsettling truth” about Da Vinci's work.  In late March, his research on Da Vinci's "Adoration of the Magi" was part of a major exhibit at the Ufizzi Gallery in Florence, and in the spring, Seracini was the subject of a British documentary, "The Da Vinci Detective". Seracini recently joined Calit2 to lead its project to develop a new center for science in the interest of world cultural heritage, in collaboration with the Jacobs School of Engineering and the Division of Arts and Humanities. Seracini is the Director of UCSD’s new Center of Interdisciplinary Science for Art, Architecture and Archaeology, or CISA3 - a unique program that will research the history behind the construction of paintings, sculptures and buildings by using sophisticated diagnostic-imaging technology. http://alumni.ucsd.edu/magazine/vol3no1/features/seracini.htm

We thank ARTstor for the generous contribution, the ARTstor Speaker Fund, which allowed us to invite Dr. Seracini to be our keynote speaker.

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VRA Annual Business Meeting
Friday, March 14, 8 - 10:30 am

The Annual Business Meeting is the official forum for conduction association business. The agenda includes the President’s State of the Association; select officers reports; brief reports from committee chairs; updates on current and future association projects and activities; the recognition of outgoing officers, committee chairs, and appointees, the induction of incoming officers, committee chairs, and appointees; the presentation of the VRA Travel Awards; a presentation on the 2008 annual conference city; and questions and announcements from the audience. All members are encouraged to attend, and enjoy a continental breakfast while they catch up on Association business.

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The Exhibit Hall
Friday, March 14, 10:30 am - 6 pm
Saturday, March 15, 8 - 5 pm

We are again grateful to have a wonderful group of exhibitors who are available to answer your questions in this convenient setting. Be sure to take advantage of the opportunity for face-to-face communication with those who provide us with essential products and services. A list of exhibitors will be posted on the website and be available in the Final Program of Events.

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Leadership Luncheon
Saturday, March 15, 12:30-2 pm

This invitation-only luncheon is a chance for the VRA Leadership (including Committee Chairs, Chapter Chairs, Board Appointees, VRA Presidents Group, and the Executive Board) to gather and touch base regarding organization matters and interests.

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