VRA Conference Minneapolis 2024

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VRA Conference Minneapolis 2024

VRA 2024 will be held October 8–10, 2024, at the Embassy Suites in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, MN. Visit the conference website for more information!

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Thank you to our generous sponsors!
JSTOR (ITHAKA) — Platinum Sponsor
ExLibris, Part of Clarivate — Gold Sponsor
vrcHost — Bronze Sponsor

1:00pm CDT

VRA Executive Board Meeting #1 Opal Room

7:45am CDT

Walking Tour: Target Field & Minneapolis Public Art Hotel LobbyAllan Kohl

8:00am CDT

Registration Desk Plymouth Pre-Function Area

9:00am CDT

In a Flood, Build an (Ark)ive: A Collaborative Approach to the Unexpected Plymouth Ballroom AMiles Scott • Brinna Michael • Spencer W. Roberts • Elizabeth Miller • Ann McShane • Emily Corbin

9:30am CDT

FULL [Workshop] Mapping Photography: Research & Discovery Sapphire RoomElisabeth Narkin

10:15am CDT

Navigating Data Watersheds: High-level Governance for Communal Digital Asset Applications Plymouth Ballroom AJ. Cartledge • Summer Shetenhelm • Carrie Evans

11:00am CDT

Coffee + Snack Break Plymouth Pre-Function Area

11:30am CDT

Special Interest Group: IIIF Opal RoomSummer Shetenhelm Beyond the Screen: Primary Source Literacy, AI, and Accessible Collections Plymouth Ballroom AMaureen Burns • Colleen Hoelscher • Kiowa Hammons • Nora Davies

1:00pm CDT

Minneapolis Central Library Minneapolis Central Library

1:30pm CDT

Empowering Visual Resources Professionals: Lessons, Insights, and Ideas from ITHAKA's Open Community Collections Initiative Sapphire RoomLael Ensor-Bennett • Allan Kohl • Amanda Matava • Alex Houston

1:45pm CDT

Connecting to Local Collections Plymouth Ballroom AMargaret McKee

3:00pm CDT

Coffee Break Plymouth Pre-Function Area Mentorship Meetup Plymouth Pre-Function AreaJulia Murphy

3:30pm CDT

Convocation Keynote: Between Images and Words with Kao Kalia Yang Plymouth Ballroom AKao Kalia Yang

4:30pm CDT

Welcome Reception Turquoise Room

6:30pm CDT

7:30am CDT

Member Breakfast Plymouth Ballroom B

8:00am CDT

Registration Desk Plymouth Pre-Function Area

9:00am CDT

Digital Humanities Showcase: Projects & Tools Plymouth Ballroom AAnne Boissonnault • Andreas Knab • Otto Luna • Linda Ballinger

10:00am CDT

Walker Art Center Walker Art Center

10:15am CDT

All the Feels: Reflections on Long-Term Digital Asset Management Plymouth Ballroom ABonnie Rosenberg • Peter Gorman • Rachel Jaffe • Jill Kambs • Sue Chesley Perry

11:00am CDT

Coffee + Snack Break Plymouth Pre-Function Area

11:30am CDT

Education Committee Opal RoomAmy McKenna • Otto Luna Developing Leadership Abilities Plymouth Ballroom AAnn McShane • Nicole Scalessa • John Trendler • Summer Shetenhelm • Meghan Rubenstein

12:30pm CDT

Special Interest Group: Color Film Emergency Project Opal RoomMaureen Burns • Jackie Spafford • Sonja Sekely-Rowland

1:45pm CDT

Digitizing Artists Collections: Four case studies in capturing, organizing, and sharing visual information Plymouth Ballroom ALinda Ballinger • Anne Boissonnault • James E. Hanks • Julia Murphy • Miles Scott

2:00pm CDT

Intellectual Property Rights Committee Opal RoomMargaret McKee

3:00pm CDT

Coffee Break Plymouth Pre-Function Area

3:30pm CDT

Membership Committee Opal RoomLael Ensor-Bennett • Margaret McKee Supporting Diverse Communities in Research, Acquisitions, and Collections Care Plymouth Ballroom ABrinna Michael • Colette Lunday Brautigam • Emma Carter • Iris Yellum

4:30pm CDT

Community Happy Hour: Posters, Sponsors, Raffle & Mingling Plymouth Pre-Function Area

7:30am CDT

Leadership Breakfast Opal Room

8:00am CDT

Registration Desk Plymouth Pre-Function Area

9:00am CDT

Building Communities of Practice in a Changing Political and Cultural Landscape Plymouth Ballroom ALael Ensor-Bennett • Cindy Frank

10:00am CDT

Platform Preview: Ex Libris Specto Sapphire RoomKaty Aronoff • Ray Porter

10:15am CDT

Factor in or Factor out: The Changing Landscape of Fair Use and the VRA Fair Use Statement Plymouth Ballroom ALael Ensor-Bennett • Allan Kohl • Nancy Sims • Sara Schumacher

11:00am CDT

Coffee + Snack Break Plymouth Pre-Function Area

11:30am CDT

Special Interest Group: MDID Opal RoomAndreas Knab Digital Preservation Policy and Practice Lighting Round Plymouth Ballroom AMargaret McKee • James E. Hanks • Kendall Aughenbaugh • Scott Kirycki • Ellen LeClere • Grant Mandarino • Summer Shetenhelm

12:30pm CDT

Awards + Recognition Lunch Plymouth Ballroom B

2:00pm CDT

Special Interest Group: Digital Humanities Opal RoomBrian Shelburne • Amy McKenna Navigating Wikimedia: Making Minnesota Digital Collections More Discoverable Plymouth Ballroom AKayla Olson • Greta Bahnemann • Sara Ring

3:00pm CDT

Coffee Break Plymouth Pre-Function Area

3:30pm CDT

Amulets, Rubbings, and Activism: Building Digital Collections with Students Plymouth Ballroom ASue Chesley Perry • Amanda Matava • Krystal Boehlert • Mark Bucholz • John Hosford Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis Institute of Art

5:00pm CDT

Night out at Minneapolis Institute of Art Minneapolis Institute of Art

9:00am CDT

VRA Executive Board Meeting #2 Opal Room