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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><b>SOA Call for Poster Presentations<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Society of Ohio Archivists is accepting proposals from students and professionals for a poster session during the SOA Spring Conference at the OCLC Conference Center in Dublin, Ohio on May 18, 2012. Posters will be displayed throughout the conference with a specified time for presenters to discuss their project and answer questions.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Individual posters may describe applied or theoretical research that is completed or underway; discuss interesting collections with which presenters have worked; or report on archives and records projects in which presenters have participated (e.g., development of finding aids, public outreach, database construction, etc.). Submissions should focus on research or activities conducted recently. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Eligibility for Submitting a Poster Presentation Proposal <o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal>Individuals working in a position as archivist, librarian, or historian where they are significantly involved in arrangement and description, reference services, digitization or other technology-based projects, preservation/conservation of paper or electronic material, etc.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Students currently attending or recent graduates, within the past year, of an undergraduate or graduate program that includes a concentration in Archival Studies, Library Science, or Public History program with significant archival coursework.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The work of joint authors is also acceptable – such as student groups, student chapters, or groups of professional colleagues. One person should coordinate the submission of each group proposal.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>Submission Format and Deadline<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Proposals must be received no later than March 23, 2011 and must include the following information:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:auto'></span><div class=WordSection2><p class=MsoNormal> * Proposer’s Name<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * E-mail address<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * Postal Address<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * Phone Number<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * Employer name and address, if applicable<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * Proposer’s position title, if applicable<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * For students only, name and address of college/university<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * For students only, degree program<o:p></o:p></p></div><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span><div class=WordSection3><p class=MsoNormal> * Title of Poster Presentation<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * Type of proposal (Individual Poster or Group Poster – if group, list all participants)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * Poster Abstract (200 words or less)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * Affirmation of Attendance (a sentence indicating your commitment to attend SOA Spring Conference <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 2012 and present your paper/poster in person if selected)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> * Description of why your poster content will be useful or of interest to attendees of the SOA Conference<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Submit proposal to:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Lonna McKinley, CA <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Museum Manuscripts Curator<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> National Museum of the USAF<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> 1100 Spaatz St.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> WPAFB, OH 45433<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Phone: (937) 255-8830 Fax: (937) 255-9204 <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> Email:lonna.mckinley@wpafb.af.mil<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>