<div dir="ltr"><div><p align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><b><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MAC 2022: Call for Proposals<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;text-align:center;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><u></u> <u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Celebrating its 50th anniversary and first in-person meeting in three years, the Midwest Archives Conference will hold its 2022 Annual Meeting May 5-7, 2022 at the Madison Concourse Hotel and Governor’s Club in Madison, Wisconsin. Located on the ancestral lands of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation, Madison is known for its extensive parks and bike trails, organic architecture, and scenic lakes. <s> </s></span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The Wisconsin state motto is “Forward,” which provides a useful lens through which to examine the archival profession. What are some of the professional, environmental, societal, and cultural factors that affect the way we move forward, the way we see trends, and the way we identify challenges and opportunities?<br><br>The Program Committee invites session proposals touching on the 2022 theme “<b>Moving Archives Forward</b>” from all areas of archival practice and research and from allied fields. The Program Committee particularly encourages submissions from newer professionals and members of underrepresented groups. Membership is not required.<b> </b>Presenters may submit more than one proposal, but may present only one session OR poster.</span><u></u><u></u></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></i></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Do you have an idea for a proposal but no one to present with? Connect with colleagues on the </span></i><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1g62iTcDgaZgE2oU1VulTwgPm0Sw4KH1lLiLhsFvVc4A/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MAC 2022 Brainstorming form</span></i></a><i><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">! </span></i><u></u><u></u></p><p align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin-bottom:8pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"><u></u> <u></u></span></p><p align="center" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin-bottom:8pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">The deadline for submitting proposals is <b>Wednesday, September 8</b></span><b>^{<span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">th </span>}</b><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">at 5pm CST.  For a list of possible topics and details about the proposal process, visit the </span><a href="https://www.midwestarchives.org/2022-call-for-session-proposals" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">MAC 2022 Call for Session Proposals website.</span></a><u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:0in;margin-left:0in;font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif"><u></u> </p></div><br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><font size="4" color="#a64d79" face="georgia, serif">Sherri</font><div><br></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Sherri Goudy</font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" 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