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<p class="MsoNormal">The Research Forum is a great venue to share something interesting that you are working on, in the form of a 10 minute talk or a poster.
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<p class="MsoNormal">The meeting was planned for Chicago but may be virtual now. Final decision hasn't been made. Due May 15.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Janet Carleton | <i>Working from home<o:p></o:p></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Preservation and Digital Initiatives | OHIO University Libraries | 1 Ohio University | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 |
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:digipres-request@lists.ala.org">
digipres-request@lists.ala.org</a> <<a href="mailto:digipres-request@lists.ala.org">digipres-request@lists.ala.org</a>>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Nancy Y McGovern<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, April 22, 2020 1:41 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:digipres@lists.ala.org">digipres@lists.ala.org</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Digipres] Call for Proposals for the 2020 SAA Research Forum, due 5/15<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We’re waiting to hear if the Research Forum on Tuesday, August 4 will be
<i>virtual</i> this year – for now, here’s the updated Call for Proposals. Hope you’re doing ok and hope some of you can join us!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">MAY 15th DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS FOR THE SAA RESEARCH FORUM </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">On behalf of the 2020 Research Forum Program Committee, we invite you to submit abstracts (of 250 words or fewer) for either 10-minute platform presentations or poster presentations. Topics
may address research on, or innovations in, <i>any aspect</i> of archives practice or records management in government, corporate, academic, scientific, or other setting. Special topics this year include: diversity and inclusion, our professional identity,
research methods for archival science, and documenting crisis. The Research Forum will be held on Tuesday, August 4th this year. We will explore virtual options for the Research Forum if that becomes necessary. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Presentations on research results that may have emerged since the 2020 Joint Annual Meeting Call for Proposals deadline are welcome, as are reports on research completed within the past three
years that you think is relevant and valuable for discussion. Please indicate whether you intend a platform or poster presentation. See the full call here:
</span><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww2.archivists.org%2Fam2020%2Fresearch-forum-2020&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C3816e7fe263d49d8ebe808d7e6e599ea%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637231746115554982&sdata=z5759sMv5DJ7Sjx4Bs7ekuXdWnybktwy1xIoQHJ3G4Q%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www2.archivists.org/am2020/research-forum-2020</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Abstracts will be evaluated by the 2020 Research Forum Program Committee convened by Nance McGovern (Massachusetts Institute of Technology).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="color:black">Deadline for submission of abstracts: May 15, 2020. </span></b><span style="color:black">You will be notified of the review committee’s decision in advance of the Early-Bird registration
deadline.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fforms%2Fd%2Fe%2F1FAIpQLSeKTDx8aK-xmwxTIe7BScVm1PfzdgJkLN_ScmzPQm_26ph8cw%2Fviewform&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C3816e7fe263d49d8ebe808d7e6e599ea%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637231746115564976&sdata=DUhu7154tI1MZS6PVV0bbwOjbspWTunzLxmTdvCzhJw%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank"><b>Proposals
can be submitted online here</b></a><b><span style="color:black"> and must include: Presentation title, your name and affiliation, email address, whether your proposal is for a platform or poster presentation, and an abstract of no more than 250 words.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">Kate Neptune and Rebecca Thayer</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black">SAA Research Forum Coordinators</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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