The New England Chapter of the Visual Resources Association was founded in 2003. The chapter provides professional development, peer networking, and community support for the field of image management in the educational, cultural heritage, and commercial environment for members of the Visual Resources Association residing or professionally active in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. For the past twenty years, the VRA-NE has been an educational forum for the digitization of images, copyright, metadata standards, management of analog collections, as well as developments in VR, 3D scanning, GIS, and other new fields of visual information. In partnership with our parent organization, the VRA, we offer local conferences & information sharing sessions, conference travel awards, and a network of image professionals eager to support each other in the rapidly changing field of image management.

Regional Chapter only memberships are available and intended for potential VRA members, who primarily want to participate in regional activities, but may not yet want to be as involved in the central Association.

The chapter meets twice a year, usually in the late spring and fall, for educational programming, chapter business, and cultural activities related to our field.  A networking activity is planned each year at the national VRA annual conference.

VRA New England Communications

The VRA New England Chapter communicates via Google Groups.  New members will be added to the Google Group after joining.  Please contact the chapter secretary with any questions. If you are a current member looking for chapter documents, look here.