Deadline Extended! VRA 2024 Minneapolis Call for Proposals
The deadline for submitting proposals for VRA 2024 Minneapolis has been extended until Monday, April 15, 2024!
So, if you've been sweating the original April 1 deadline, take a deep breath – you now have an extra two weeks to get those brilliant ideas in. Rest assured, this isn't an early April Fools’ Day prank – it's a genuine opportunity for you to fine-tune your submissions.
With this extended deadline, proposers will be notified of their acceptance by the end of May.
The conference will be held October 8–10, 2024, at the Embassy Suites in downtown Minneapolis, MN. The format will be hybrid, allowing for the possibility of presenting remotely.
The Visual Resources Association (VRA) is a multidisciplinary organization dedicated to furthering research and education in the field of image management within the educational, cultural heritage, and commercial environments. Past conference schedules can give you an idea of the range of topics presented in previous years; for further inspiration you may also wish to read through a list of suggested topics below.
Click here to access the conference proposal form.
Suggested topics include:
Coding (PHP, Python, SQL, etc.)
Community outreach
Copyright/Intellectual property
Digital asset management, digital curation, digital preservation, etc.
Digitization (workflows, digital capture and imaging technologies)
Digital scholarship and digital humanities
Diversity, equity, inclusion, cultural competencies, social justice
Project management (communication, grant writing, prioritization, leadership, etc.)
Linked data
Materials/Objects collections
Metadata/Cataloging ethics (decolonizing vocabularies, radical cataloging)
Storytelling and oral history
Technologies (GIS and mapping, 3D imaging, etc.)
Tools: open source, evolution, future trends
Workplace cultures and professional transitions (academic departments, libraries, cultural heritage institutions, archives, corporate, etc.)
Content may take the form of papers, sessions, special interest/user groups, workshops, posters sessions, and committee meetings. All proposals are welcome, and if you have other conference ideas or suggestions that do not fit the conference proposal form, please reach out to the Senior Director for Events & Initiatives, Maria Nuccilli.
Again, the extended proposal deadline is Monday, April 15, 2024. Click here to access the conference proposal form.