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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>MAC invites proposals for one day (4 hour maximum) workshops on all aspects of archives and archival work. These proposals, vetted by MAC's education committee, will be offered as part of MAC's new Speakers Bureau pilot project. MAC will offer these workshops to sponsoring organizations or groups for a nominal fee and will compensate the speaker with an honorarium and travel reimbursement. We seek creative and timely workshops on a range of archival topics that will engage archivists and records managers (advanced and beginners) from all types of organizations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Topics of interest can include but are not limited to: Archival administration (budgeting, collection management, fund-raising); Archival Basics; Arrangement and Description; Conflict Resolution (staff / patrons / researchers / inter-departmental); Copyright and legal issues; Creating policies – collection, accessioning, processing, donor relations; Digital Preservation; Digitization and Managing Digital Projects; Disaster Recovery / Disaster management; and Donor Relations.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Proposals from non-MAC members and from professionals in allied fields are very welcome. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><b>Deadline: October 1, 2012</b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>http://www.midwestarchives.org/speakersbureauproposals<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>___________________________________<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Ohio University Libraries | Alden 322 | Athens, Ohio | <a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style='color:#1F497D'>carleton@ohio.edu</span></a> | 740-597-2527 | <a href="http://media.library.ohiou.edu/"><span style='color:#1F497D'>http://media.library.ohiou.edu/</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> midwestarc@memberclicks-mail.net [mailto:midwestarc@memberclicks-mail.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Adriana Cuervo, CA on behalf of President Ellen Swain<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, August 28, 2012 5:35 PM<br><b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet<br><b>Subject:</b> MAC Announcement - MAC Speakers Bureau<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>Dear MAC members,<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>In April, MAC Council voted to create a small endowment (from existing funds) that would support new and continuing educational programming. Our first initiative supported by these monies is a two year pilot project to create a Speakers Bureau, which will offer affordable and high quality workshops requested by our members, allied professionals and others. The Speakers Bureau will be evaluated after the initial two year project, with hopes that it can be refined and offered on a long-term basis.<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>Speakers will receive a small stipend and travel reimbursement. Organizations or groups requesting a workshop will pay a nominal fee and can invite as many attendees as they wish.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Please see more details about topics of interest at the link below. And, please consider (and encourage others to consider) becoming a speaker in this program. We are excited to have you participate!!<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p>Sincerely, Ellen<o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p><strong>MAC Speakers Bureau</strong><o:p></o:p></p><p>Call for Proposals<o:p></o:p></p><p>MAC invites proposals for one day (4 hour maximum) workshops on all aspects of archives and archival work. These proposals, vetted by MAC's education committee, will be offered as part of MAC's new Speakers Bureau pilot project. MAC will offer these workshops to sponsoring organizations or groups for a nominal fee and will compensate the speaker with an honorarium and travel reimbursement. We seek creative and timely workshops on a range of archival topics that will engage archivists and records managers (advanced and beginners) from all types of organizations. For more details and the proposal form, click on link below:<span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><a href="http://www.midwestarchives.org/speakersbureauproposals">http://www.midwestarchives.org/speakersbureauproposals</a><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><br><br></span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message/image/64efe9ad-7898-434a-9c2b-4d677a39e31a"><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>