VRA 2022: Pre-Conference Highlights

VRA 2022 is around the corner! We are just three weeks out from the Pre-Conference (March 21–22) and one month from the start of VRA 2022 in Baltimore (March 29–31). As we gear up for this annual event, we will be sending emails on Mondays and Thursdays with information about the conference program and Baltimore.Today we want to highlight the VRA 2022 Pre-Conference program, a new addition to our annual conference schedule. These two days of workshops and sessions are fully remote (over Zoom) the Monday and Tuesday before the Baltimore Conference. The $50 Pre-Conference rate is available to everyone, members and non-members. If you register for the Conference in Baltimore, the Pre-Conference is included!Do you want to learn more about salary negotiation?Why don’t you check out the AAUW Work Smart / EAC Cash Rules Everything Around Me: Salary Negotiation workshop on March 21, 10:00am–12:00 pm ET.Are you wondering how to make your collections more accessible?There are two workshops that will help you to evaluate your data and manage your workflow. Accessibility Guidance for Digital Cultural Heritage is scheduled for March 21, 12:30–2:30 pm ET (this workshop is capped at 30. sign up when you register). Accessibility Part Two: Building in Accessibility in Your Digital Collections Workflow is scheduled for March 22, 9:00am–12:00 pm ET. We also suggest you attend Major New Initiatives of the VRA Core and CCO Subcommittees' session March 21, 4:00–5:00 pm ET, to learn about the exciting plans for VRA Core schema and Cataloging Cultural Objects (CCO) that include built-in support for accessibility.Are you curious about new work in the visual resources profession?Sometimes it is nice to step back and see what others are doing and how they are doing it. Don’t miss these three sessions on Tuesday: Individual Papers: Description Specialists and Artist’s Archive March 22, 1:00–2:00 pm ET, Balancing Acts: User Community Expectations and Art Information Transparency in a Shared Database March 22, 2:45–3:45 pm ET, and Anti-Racist Work and the Solo Visual Resources Professional March 22, 4:00–5:00 pm ET.Is retirement on your radar?Stories from the Start is always one of our most popular sessions. Now you can hear about the other end of the spectrum from our seasoned professionals who are retired or whose retirements are pending. Join them for Stories from the Stop (and Re-Start): Visual Resources Professionals Face Retirement March 21, 2:45–3:45 pm.You can sign up for the Pre-Conference at this link. If you are attending the Pre-Conference and the Conference, sign up using the VRA 2022 Conference link—remember, the Pre-Conference programing is included!