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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><img width=536 height=106 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CCEBB6.539F8440"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Outta Space: Best Practices in Storage and Space Planning<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span lang=EN style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Registration now open<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span lang=EN><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN>Description: </span>The Ohio Connecting to Collections Survey identified inadequate storage space for cultural heritage collections as the Number One preservation problem statewide. This day long workshop will provide ideas and best practices on how to address space issues at your institution. Professionals from the library, museum, archives, and historical society and conservation communities will discuss how they evaluated space concerns at their institutions and the space planning methodologies and practices they have adopted. Featured speakers include Wes Boomgaarden, Associate Professor and Preservation Officer for The Ohio State University Libraries, who will provide the keynote, and national expert on facilities design for special collections Christian Dupont, providing practical advice on space and workflow. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Two sessions are being offered:<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tuesday, April 17, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Cincinnati Museum Center<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>In conjunction with the 2012 Ohio Museums Association Annual Conference<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Tuesday, May 15, 2012<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Akron-Summit County Public Library<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>In conjunction with the Ohio Preservation Council spring meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Registration for the conference is free. There is a fee for parking and an optional box lunch.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>To register and view a preliminary agenda, go to: <a href="http://www.ohiomuseums.org/workshops.html">http://www.ohiomuseums.org/workshops.html</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Conference Sponsors: State Library of Ohio, Ohio Museums Association, Ohio Historical Society, Ohio Local History Alliance, Ohio Preservation Council<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNoSpacing><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'>Conference made possible by federal Institute of Museum and Library Services funds, awarded by the State Library of Ohio. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>