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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>You still have a few more days to register at reduced rates
for the Society of Ohio Archivists Spring Conference. The early registration
deadline has been extended to May 8. Continental breakfast, lunches, and an
evening reception are included in the price of registration ($65/SOA members,
$75/non-members). A special conference guest rate is available at the Ramada
Plaza Hotel in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Columbus</st1:place></st1:City>.
And, of course, regular registration will be accepted up to and including the
days of the conference.<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
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style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.ohioarchivists.org/conference/2009/conference2009.html</span></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<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<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<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>.<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<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"
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title="mailto:ron.davidson@sandusky.lib.oh.us"><span style='color:windowtext;
text-decoration:none'>ron.davidson@sandusky.lib.oh.us</span></span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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