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<b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">MAC 2023: Call for Proposals</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Midwest Archives Conference will hold its 2023 Annual Meeting April 13-15 at the Hyatt Centric on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago, Illinois. A city long-associated with MAC, Chicago is known for
its diverse culture, arts, museums, architecture, business and educational institutions, and….cuisine!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Program Committee invites session proposals touching on the theme “<b>Dig Deep</b>.” Chicago is known as the birthplace of deep dish pizza, an apt framework to consider the many layers of archival
meaning and how we understand our profession. Are there times you’ve had to dig deep to slice up new approaches, deliver creative solutions, or toss around new ideas? What are some of the professional, environmental, social, and cultural ingredients that we’ve
baked into our profession, our collections, our patrons, and ourselves?</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Program Committee encourages submissions from newer professionals and members of underrepresented groups. Membership is not required. Presenters may submit more than one proposal, but may present
only one session OR poster.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;text-align:center;background:white"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Do you have an idea for a proposal but no one to present with? Connect with colleagues on the
</span></i><span style="color:black"><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.google.com%2Fspreadsheets%2Fd%2F1t539cbE5evbVGiij0SRYF1MnLDxa3IwzU5a9jRF1o9Q%2Fedit%3Fusp%3Dsharing&data=05%7C01%7Cjmoreha%40bgsu.edu%7Cc2d797fb880745eb35b108da6e39d320%7Ccdcb729d51064d7cb75ba30c455d5b0a%7C1%7C0%7C637943491886073077%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=WE6Ud2xQKPK8xQz5vIuLdCKbzPNs8dmjlfnZgxQ58u0%3D&reserved=0"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">MAC
2023 Brainstorming form</span></i></a></span><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">! </span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The deadline for submitting proposals is
<b>Monday, September 5</b></span><b><sup><span style="font-size:6.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">
</span></sup></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">at 5pm CST. For a list of possible topics and details about the proposal process, visit the
</span><a href="https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmidwestarc.memberclicks.net%2F2023-call-for-session-proposals&data=05%7C01%7Cjmoreha%40bgsu.edu%7Cc2d797fb880745eb35b108da6e39d320%7Ccdcb729d51064d7cb75ba30c455d5b0a%7C1%7C0%7C637943491886073077%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=uGPLlh0jsqW7DSgeaplfK4qO4FySpopSKAOE3S0SAh8%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">MAC
2023 Call for Session Proposals website.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Jennifer Long Morehart<o:p></o:p></p>
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Bowling Green, Ohio 43403<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">(419) 372-9614 | <a href="mailto:jmoreha@bgsu.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">jmoreha@bgsu.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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