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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>REMINDER:</i></b><i> proposals for sessions and posters are due on Monday, January 9.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><i>Note: <o:p></o:p></i></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><i>SOA offers travel scholarships for 2 students/2 new professionals, info below.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">-<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><i>Spreadsheet for brainstorming/collaborator</i><i>s here:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h3s0p1e8eVMwHAP7Rs6mMkJKbx6A47XEPR-MJPq62VU/edit?usp=sharing">
<span style="font-style:normal">https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1h3s0p1e8eVMwHAP7Rs6mMkJKbx6A47XEPR-MJPq62VU/edit?usp=sharing</span></a>
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</span></span><![endif]><i>This year's plenary speaker is Kathleen Williams, executive director of the
<a href="https://www.archives.gov/nhprc">National Historical Publishing and Records Commission</a>.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Proposals</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Keeping History Alive</span></i></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Meeting</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Friday, May 19, 2017</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To be held at the Quest Business and Conference Center, 8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus, OH 43240.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Deadline to submit proposals:
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mon<span style="color:black">day, January
</span>9<span style="color:black">, 2017, 5pm.</span></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The SOA 2017 Program Committee seeks a broad array of creative proposals, sessions and posters, related to archival work today and into the
future. All proposal topics are welcome. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Possible ideas include, but are not limited to:
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Tools for archival discovery, maintenance, and/or marketing
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Outreach and instruction efforts</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Student, intern, and volunteer experiences and projects</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Funding for archival projects or archival facilities</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Unique collection development ventures</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Preservation, description, and access to analog, born-digital, or hybrid collections</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Program Committee encourages proposals of panel sessions, student and professional posters, as well as alternative formats such as debate,
fish bowl, lightning, mini-workshops, pecha kucha, world café, and other session formats that encourage interaction between presenters and attendees.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Program Committee also encourages proposals from students*, new professionals*, first time presenters and attendees, as well as individuals
from related professions, including those from outside of Ohio.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Proposals must include:
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Session/Poster title and type</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Abstract of 250 words describing the session/poster and how it will be of interest to SOA attendees</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Description of 150 words for the printed program</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Main contact’s information and any other participants</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• A/V or technology requirements</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Any additional special needs</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please complete the proposal form by
</span></i><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Mon<span style="color:black">day, January
</span>9<span style="color:black">, 2017, 5pm at </span></span></i><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/XDyBD72rhRlraMg73"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://goo.gl/forms/XDyBD72rhRlraMg73</span></i></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">More meeting details will appear as they develop at
</span><a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Questions? Please contact:</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Janet Carleton (<a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu">carleton@ohio.edu</a>) or Collette McDonough (<a href="mailto:cmcdonough@kettering.org">cmcdonough@kettering.org</a>)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cochairs, Society of Ohio Archivists Educational Programming Committee</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/educational-programming/"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://www.ohioarchivists.org/educational-programming/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">*</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Separate from the Call for Proposals, SOA is pleased
to announce four<b> scholarships</b> </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">for<b><span style="color:black"> students</span></b><span style="color:black"> (2 awards), and
<b>new archival professionals</b> (2 awards) with three years or less experience in the workplace to attend the annual meeting.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The scholarship consists of conference registration (including lunch), a one-year membership to SOA, and a $100 travel stipend. Awardees
are required to write about their experience for publication in the<i> Ohio Archivist</i> newsletter.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Applications should include the following information:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Applicant's name, mailing and e-mail address;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Students should list their school's name and academic program;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• New professionals should list their employer and number of years working within the field;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Description about how the meeting will benefit the applicant professionally;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Brief description of the applicant's scholarship and contribution to archives. This will be taken into consideration along with the
applicant's number of years in the field or academic study;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• Statement of the applicant's need for financial support to attend the conference;</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">• <i>Applications are due by February 15, 2017</i>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Applications and inquiries can be sent via e-mail or mail to: Devhra BennettJones,
<a href="mailto:Devhra@Lloydlibrary.org">Devhra@Lloydlibrary.org</a>, Lloyd Library, 917 Plum St, Cincinnati, OH 45202.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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