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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Posted on behalf of the Society of Southwest Archivists:</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">The<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.southwestarchivists.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(149, 79, 114);text-decoration:underline"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204)">Society
of Southwest Archivists</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">, in partnership with<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.lsu.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(149, 79, 114);text-decoration:underline"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204)">Louisiana
State University</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">, will host a virtual annual meeting May 17-21, 2021. The theme this year is<span> </span><b>Going with the Flow</b>. As we have all faced numerous challenges over
the past year, we would like to learn about barriers faced, creative solutions, and what the “new normal” looks like for your archive.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Session </span>
<span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">proposals are welcome on any subject or skill relevant to the archives or<span> </span></span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">records management
professions</span><span style="margin:0px;font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">.</span><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black"><span> </span>Proposals will be evaluated on the completeness of the description,
the originality of the topic, and the diversity of speakers. In addition, the Program Committee will prioritize submissions with a strong equity, diversity, & inclusion component. </span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">We hope that our virtual format for 2021 will make our conference more accessible for various groups, including those located outside the Southwest region. We encourage proposal submissions
from non-SSA members and those located outside of the Southwest.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">Find guidelines, a spreadsheet to facilitate collaborations, and the submission form on the<span> </span></span><a href="https://www.cvent.com/c/abstracts/291ebed0-6d95-4124-8b5f-e746561126c6" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" style="margin:0px;color:rgb(149, 79, 114);text-decoration:underline"><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:rgb(17, 85, 204)">SSA
Call For Proposals page</span></a><span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">.</span></p>
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<span style="margin:0px;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for submission is<span> </span><b>Friday, December 18th, 2020.</b></span></p>
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