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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The early registration deadline for the Society of Ohio
Archivists Spring Conference has been extended to May 8 – register for
the conference before that date for lower rates! </span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Continental
breakfast, lunches, and refreshments are included in the price of registration
($65/SOA members, $75/non-members), making it a great value. A special
conference guest rate is available at the Ramada Plaza Hotel in <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Columbus</st1:City></st1:place>.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>This annual meeting, whose theme is "Archival Access
& Accessibility: Tradition & Technology," will be held at the Ohio
Historical Society in <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Columbus</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place> on May 21-22, 2009. The
conference will focus on a variety of archives topics, particularly those
related to improving access to archival materials. Highlights include plenary
speaker Jill Hurst-Wahl (“What We are Learning from Google and Flickr
About Digitization and Partnership”), student poster sessions, and a
Thursday evening reception. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Online registration and printable registration forms are
available at the Society of Ohio Archivists website (<a
href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/conference/2009/conference2009.html"
title="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/conference/2009/conference2009.html"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.ohioarchivists.org/conference/2009/conference2009.html</span></font></a>).
For more information, see the website or contact Ron Davidson at the address
below.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Ron Davidson<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Conference Program Chair</span></font><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Archives Librarian</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sandusky</span></font></st1:City></st1:place><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> Library</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>114 <st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">W. Adams St</st1:address></st1:Street>.</span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sandusky</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>, <st1:State
w:st="on">OH</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode w:st="on">44870</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>(419) 625-3834</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'><a href="mailto:ron.davidson@sandusky.lib.oh.us"
title="mailto:ron.davidson@sandusky.lib.oh.us"><font color=black><span
style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>ron.davidson@sandusky.lib.oh.us</span></font></a></span></font><font
size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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