<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div>Please post</div><div><br></div><img src="cid:ii_150fccf3569c1323" alt="Inline image 1" width="459" height="71"><br clear="all"><div><br></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">Call for Proposals</span></b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:24pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)">SOA 2016 Spring Conference</span></b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Knocking Down Walls and </span></i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline"><i><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Reaching Out: Archives in Our Community</span></i><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black;border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Friday, May 20, 2016</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:black"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">Quest Business and
Conference Center</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:black">8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus, OH, 43240</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;color:rgb(80,0,80)"> </span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">This year we are
accepting both session </span><a href="https://atrial.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_7WCVsJDpphKmZQ9"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">proposals and poster proposals</span></a><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"> at the same time. All proposal topics
are welcome. Possible ideas include, but are not limited to:</span><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></p><ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Tools for Archival Discovery,
Maintenance, and/or Marketing</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Outreach and Instruction
efforts</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Student, Intern, and Volunteer
Experiences and Projects</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Funding for Archival Projects
or Archival Facilities</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Unique Collection Development
Ventures</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Preservation of Analog and/or
Digital Materials</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Description and Access to
Traditional, Born-digital, or Hybrid Collections</span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:11pt;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Proposals
of traditional panel sessions, student and professional posters, and
alternative formats such as lightening rounds, pecha kucha, fish bowl sessions,
and other session formats that allow for interaction between presenters and
attendees are encouraged.</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)">The Program Committee encourages proposals from students, new
professionals, first time presenters and attendees, as well as individuals from
related professions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68);border:1pt none windowtext;padding:0in">Proposals must include the following information:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(68,68,68)"></span></p><ul type="disc">
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Session Title</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Session Type (Traditional
Panel, Student Poster, Professional Poster, Fishbowl, Lightning Round,
Debate, Mini-workshop, World Café, etc.)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Session proposal abstract of
250 words or less describing the session or poster and how it will be of
interest to SOA attendees</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Session Description for the SOA
program (150 words or less)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Session Contact Person (Name,
Institution, Title or Degree Program, Telephone Number, Email Address)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Other Participants and Contact
Information (Name, Institution, Title or Degree Program, Telephone number,
email address)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">A/V or Technology Requirements</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:rgb(68,68,68);line-height:18pt;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Helvetica,sans-serif">Additional Special Needs</span></li>
</ul><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">DEADLINE FOR </span></b><a href="https://atrial.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_7WCVsJDpphKmZQ9"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">PROPOSALS</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif">:
January 29, 2016</span></b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14pt"><a href="https://atrial.az1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_7WCVsJDpphKmZQ9"><b><span style="font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">Submit Proposals</span></b></a></span><span class=""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> to </span></b></span><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125);background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/SOACFP" target="_blank">http://tinyurl.com/SOACFP</a></span></b><span class=""><b><span style="font-size:14pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class=""><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:'Times New Roman',serif;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial"> </span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="vertical-align:baseline;background-image:initial;background-repeat:initial">
</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></blockquote></div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div> <div><img src="http://spec.lib.muohio.edu/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cropped-spec_logo_transparent.png" alt="Walter Havighurst Special Collections" width="200" height="60"><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div></div><div><font size="4" face="times new roman, serif"><b><a href="mailto:modrowwm@miamioh.edu" target="_blank" onclick="window.open('https://mail.google.com/mail/?view=cm&tf=1&to=modrowwm@miamioh.edu&cc=&bcc=&su=&body=','_blank');return false;">William M. Modrow</a></b></font></div> </div>
<div> <div> <font face="georgia, serif"><b>Head, Walter Havighurst </b><b>Special Collections and Archives<br></b></font></div></div><div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Miami University Libraries<br></font></div><div><span style="font-family:georgia,serif;font-size:12.8px">King Library, office 350</span><font face="georgia, serif"><br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">151 S. Campus Ave.<br></font></div><div><font face="georgia, serif">Oxford OH 45056 USA</font></div></div><div><div><font face="georgia, serif">513-529-2024 </font></div> </div>
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