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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><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:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><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> Thursday, July 24, 2014 10:05 AM<br><b>To:</b> Bricking, Stephanie<br><b>Subject:</b> MAC Announcement -- Call for Proposals for 2015 Annual Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Call for Proposals: MAC in the Bluegrass State</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The Midwest Archives Conference will convene for its annual meeting May 6-9, 2015, in the great Commonwealth of Kentucky -- Lexington, to be exact. This lively city, known for champion racehorses, bourbon, and history dating back to 1775, will be the backdrop for an exciting conference!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Session Proposals</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The 2015 Program Committee invites session proposal submissions on all aspects of archival practice and research, as well as from allied and related fields. The committee especially wishes to diversify session content, format, and speaker representation. Proposals are due <strong>Friday, September 19, 2014. </strong>(Note: Students and new professionals wanting to submit a poster proposal for “MAC in the Bluegrass State” should look for a separate CFP in October.)</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><em><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Session Content </span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Proposals on <strong><u>all</u></strong> topics are encouraged for submission. The Program Committee is particularly interested in highlighting sessions in the following areas: audiovisual materials, records management, human resources and project management issues, and outreach. Other nontraditional topics are also welcome.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><em><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Session Format </span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Traditional session formats are always welcome, but the Program Committee also seeks to encourage more interactivity between attendees and presenters. Types of alternative session formats include, but are not limited to,</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_talk"><strong>Lightning rounds</strong></a><strong>, </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speed_geeking"><strong>speed geeking (dating),</strong></a><a href="http://www.pechakucha.org/faq"><strong>Pecha Kucha</strong></a><strong>, and </strong><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignite_%28event%29"><strong>Ignite talks</strong></a> - participation processes used to quickly view a number of presentations within a fixed period of time,</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate"><strong>Debates</strong></a> – where presenters discuss alternate viewpoints on a topic,</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Open mics - </span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>presentation where audience members discuss strategies and perspectives on a topic,</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fishbowl_%28conversation%29"><strong>Fishbowl</strong></a> - participants sit in the center of large circle to speak and take questions from the audience,</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'><a href="http://www.theworldcafe.com/method.html"><strong>World café</strong></a> – where meeting stations with discussion topics are positioned around the room, and participants can rotate through the discussions.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><em><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Speaker Representation </span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The Program Committee values the input of multiple perspectives to create a diverse slate of presentations. We encourage submissions from everybody, including students, new professionals, first-time presenters, and those from traditionally underrepresented groups, as well as individuals from related professions, on a variety of topics.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>To facilitate collaboration among archivists for session ideas, the Program Committee encourages the use of the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/9031391258/">MAC Facebook page</a> and this <a href="http://bit.ly/MAC15sessionideas">MAC 2015 Session Ideas Google document</a> (Google account not necessary to view or edit document).</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Proposal Evaluation</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>The Program Committee will evaluate all proposals submitted by the deadline. Proposals will be evaluated in three ways:</span><o:p></o:p></p><ul type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Merit and clarity of the 250-word abstract;</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Completeness of the proposal, particularly having well-developed content and sufficient speakers to address all relevant aspects of the topic; and</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2'><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Diversity of the content and speaker representation, with weight also given to format.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Individuals with proposals chosen for inclusion in the MAC 2015 Annual Meeting will be notified by November 2014. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>Proposal Submission</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>To submit a proposal, please fill out the <a href="https://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_170141">online form</a>. If you have any questions about the proposal process, please contact the 2015 Program Co-Chairs Stephanie Bricking (<a href="mailto:Stephanie.Bricking@cincinnatilibrary.org">Stephanie.Bricking@cincinnatilibrary.org</a>) and Lisa Sjoberg (<a href="mailto:sjoberg@cord.edu">sjoberg@cord.edu</a>). <strong>The deadline for submitting proposals for the 2015 MAC Annual Meeting is September 19, 2014.</strong></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt'>We look forward to seeing you in Lexington!</span><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>