It seems like only a moment ago that we were returning from Vancouver, and now here it is July. The Executive Board has been busy in the interim, and I would like to give you an update on some of their activities, as well as those of the other chapters in the ARLIS/NA South Region.
As you probably saw on ARLIS-L, the Board has chosen a management company, Adler Droz, Inc. (ADI), based in Laguna Beach, California. The Board interviewed several prospects, and it was a long and difficult decision. ADI will assist ARLIS/NA in such areas as Membership Services, Publications, Finance, Web Management, Conference Planning, and Marketing. Howard Adler, Chairman of the Board at ADI will be our Executive Director. We look forward to working with Mr. Adler and his staff, and we hope that you, the members, will find their company both accommodating and effective.
The by-laws changes for the Texas Chapter were presented to the Executive Board, and voting has taken place. You should hear some good news in the very near future.
The Board will hold its mid-year meeting in Berkeley, California from October 1st to 3rd, 1999. Chief among agenda items, of course, will be conference planning for the 28th Annual ARLIS/NA Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 16-22, 2000. Check the ARLIS/NA website for more details. If you have additional items that you would like to have brought before the Board, please let me know, PLynagh@nmaa.si.edu.
Meanwhile, the Southeastern Chapter is planning a 25th Anniversary Regional Conference in Atlanta, Georgia, from November 4th through 7th, 1999. The official conference hotel is The Grenada Suite Hotel which is within walking distance of the High Museum of Art and the Atlanta College of Art. Speakers include Elizabeth Meredith Dowling, author of American Classicist: the Architecture of Philip Trammell Shutz; JoAnne Paschall, Director of Nexus Press; Deanne Levison, co-author of Neat Pieces: The Plain-style Furniture in 19th Century Georgia; and, Elizabeth Spurlock Horner, Education Director of the Michael C. Carlos Museum. It looks like an outstanding program. If you would like information on registration, contact Kim Collins, Librarian, High Museum of Art Library, 1280 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30309.
The ARLIS/DC-MD-VA Chapter held a meeting at the Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library, University of Virginia on June 12th. Jack Robertson was the host, and attendees participated in a group discussion about electronic access to their collections. A tour of the Fiske Kimball Fine Arts Library and virtual tour of the UVA Library's digital initiatives was provided, as was a tour of Jefferson's "Academical Village."
Finally, I am very impressed by the program that you have planned for the ARLIS/Texas Annual Meeting. I am going to make every effort to attend this meeting while I am "out west," following the Mid-Year Executive Board Meeting in October. I look forward to getting to know all of you, and I hope to learn more about your outstanding chapter and its activities.
Pat Lynagh