<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:12pt">Hi,</span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:12pt"><br></span></div><div><span id="m_-4589027262745995314gmail-docs-internal-guid-fb5bf868-7fff-8dc0-3aa3-869bb71b9491"><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I am looking for some new people to join my conference planning committee! This is for ALAO's Annual Conference, Oct 29/30, 2026,. (Conference attendance is not required, but CPC members get a discount)</span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">I have a </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSelra-PfB36QolaPTDgczcDpFdFJ6v1rxTqDsVwIMQ0J9iXOA/viewform?usp=header" target="_blank" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline">form</span></a> <font size="4" face="times new roman, serif">to express interest<span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">. </span></font><span style="background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">It doesn't lock anyone in if you are worried about committing, but will help me get the intro/interest meeting on the books (I'm currently shooting for the last week of Jan). The form also has additional info on time commitments and such. </span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:12pt">No experience is needed, but you must be an ALAO member after the 1st meeting (ALAO membership is free for students!). Please fill out the form ASAP so I can schedule the 1st meeting.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Georgia,serif;color:rgb(51,51,51);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline">Reach out to me (</span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;color:rgb(0,102,204);vertical-align:baseline"><a href="mailto:cmcalabr@iu.edu" target="_blank">cmcalabr@iu.edu</a></span><span style="font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;background-color:transparent;font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline">) if you have questions!</span></span></p><p style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 18pt"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(51,51,51);font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:12pt">–Cara Calabrese, ALAO VP/President Elect, Indiana University-Bloomington</span></p></span></div></div>