Other Events
First-Time Attendees and New Members Breakfast
The VRA Member’s Reception
VRA Annual Business Meeting
Tansey Dinner
The Exhibit Hall
Leadership Luncheon
The VRAffle and VRAvue
First-Time Attendees and New Members Breakfast
Wednesday, March 28, 7-9 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!
The VRA Member’s Reception
Wednesday, March 28, 7-9:30 pm
VRA Member’s reception and Keynote Address is always the highlight event of our annual conference. Please join fellow conference attendees to mingle, and enjoy a cash bar, dinner, the presentation of the Distinguished Service Award, and what promises to be an illuminating talk by our keynote speaker, Eleanor Fink, the second president of VRA, now the Senior Cultural Heritage Specialist at the World Bank. *Registration for this event is required, as tickets will be issued.
VRA Annual Business Meeting
Thursday, March 29, 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.
Tansey Dinner
Thursday, March 29, 7:30-9:30 pm
Fee: $45
This year’s location is a Kansas City institution, the Jack Stack BBQ. The Tansey dinner will take place in their private dining facility, The Freight House, a historic building across from Union Station. (More information)
The Exhibit Hall
Friday, March 30, 11 am–6 pm
Ballroom Prefunction
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.
Leadership Luncheon
Friday, March 30, 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.
The VRAffle and VRAvue
Friday, March 30, 6-7:30 pm
Ballroom Prefunction
The VRAffle will be located in a room near the registration desk from Tuesday to Thursday but will move to the lower level for the actual raffle. Then we will have a VRAvue held one of the Salon ballrooms including music and images from our past. (More information)
