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<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]
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 15, 2015 2:02 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet<br>
<b>Subject:</b> MAC Announcement--Call for Poster Proposals for 2016 Meeting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Call for Poster Presentations: ArchivesFest in the City of Festivals</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The Midwest Archives Conference will convene for its Annual Meeting April 27-30, 2016, in the great city of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the shore of Lake Michigan. This magnificent city, known for brewing, Harley-Davidson Motorcycles,
and a thriving arts and museum scene, will be the setting for an exciting conference!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Poster Proposals</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The 2016 Program Committee invites poster proposal submissions on all aspects of archival practice and research, as well as from allied and related fields. Submissions from current students, as well as recent graduates (graduation
year 2013 or later), are welcome. Proposals are due <strong>January 15, 2016.</strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Proposal Evaluation</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">The Program Committee will evaluate all proposals submitted by January 15, 2016. Proposals will be evaluated based on two criteria:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt">Merit and clarity of the 250-word abstract; and</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:9.0pt">Completeness of the proposal, particularly having well-developed content that demonstrates understanding of all relevant aspects of the topic.</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Individuals will be notified of the committee's decision regarding their proposal via email on or before February 29, 2016. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Proposal Submission</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">To submit a proposal, please fill out the online form. Helpful hints and a FAQ are available on the MAC website at
<a href="http://www.midwestarchives.org/call-for-poster-proposals">http://www.midwestarchives.org/call-for-poster-proposals</a>. If you have any questions about the proposal process, please contact the 2016 Poster Presentation Coordinator Tom Lamb (<a href="mailto:tlamb@carleton.edu">tlamb@carleton.edu</a>)
or Program Cochairs Colleen McFarland Rademaker (<a href="mailto:crademaker@scls.org">crademaker@scls.org</a>) and Amy Cooper Cary (<a href="mailto:amy.cary@marquette.edu">amy.cary@marquette.edu</a>).
<strong>The deadline for submitting poster proposals for the 2016 MAC Annual Meeting is January 15, 2016.</strong></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-size:9.0pt">We look forward to seeing you in Milwaukee!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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