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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><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] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 08, 2014 10:33 AM<br><b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet<br><b>Subject:</b> MAC Announcement -- Space Still Available in Strategic Planning Workshop<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The Midwest Archives Conference</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>in partnership with the Society of Indiana Archivists</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Presents: </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Strategic Planning for</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Small Archival Programs</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Friday, July 18, 2014</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>1-5 p.m.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>With special tours of Ball State University’s Archives and Special Collections from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.<strong> </strong></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Strategic planning is an essential management tool for all archival programs. The barriers to creating and implementing a strategic plan can seem insurmountable to solo and small-shop archivists. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>This workshop will provide an overview of the strategic planning process from the perspective of small archival program management, emphasizing relationships and community-building, both within and outside of the archival program's parent organization. Participants will have time to begin work on strategic planning documents for their own archival programs. </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Presenter: Colleen McFarland, Director of Archives and Records Management, Mennonite Church USA</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>(We encourage you to bring your laptop for working on planning documents.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Location: Schwartz Digital Complex at Ball State University’s Bracken Library, Muncie, Indiana</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>(Paid parking is available on campus. For directions, parking information, and maps, go to <a href="http://tinyurl.com/BallStateParking">http://tinyurl.com/BallStateParking</a>. If you have questions about parking, contact John Straw, Assistant Dean for Digital Initiatives and Special Collections, at (765) 285-5078 or <a href="mailto:jstraw@bsu.edu">jstraw@bsu.edu</a>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>This workshop is FREE, but a reservation is required.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Space is limited to 35 attendees.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'> To register, or for more information, contact Jackie Shalberg at </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p class=default align=center style='text-align:center'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>(765) 287-1256 ext. 511 or <a href="mailto:jackies@modelaircraft.org"><span style='font-weight:normal'>jackies@modelaircraft.org</span></a>.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"'><br><br></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1029" src="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/image/e35ca336-cca9-47c5-8d93-489dff13ee82"><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>