<div dir="ltr"><font size="4">Greetings All!</font><div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium;text-align:-webkit-center;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><div class="gmail-mj-column-px-600 gmail-mj-outlook-group-fix" style="max-width:600px;width:600px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:20px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:rgb(250,250,250);padding:0px;word-break:break-word"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1"><p align="justify" style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">The Michigan Archival Association (MAA) Program Committee is now seeking session proposals for our 2024 Annual Meeting in </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Detroit</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">!  Come join us at the </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Little Caesars Global Resource Center</font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"> from </font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Monday, June 17 - Tuesday, June 18, 2024! </font><br></p><p align="justify" style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Are you presenting for MAC, SAA, or another related field? Double dip! Do you need presentation experience and want to wet your feet in a low pressure environment? Present with us!  Are you a student? We’re excited to have you sign up for a session!</font></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium;text-align:-webkit-center;margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><div class="gmail-mj-column-px-600 gmail-mj-outlook-group-fix" style="max-width:600px;width:600px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:20px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:rgb(250,250,250);padding:0px;word-break:break-word"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1"><div align="center"><strong style="font-size:15px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Possible session topics include, but are not limited to:</strong></div><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"></font></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium;text-align:-webkit-center;background:rgb(250,250,250);margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><div class="gmail-mj-column-px-300 gmail-mj-outlook-group-fix" style="max-width:300px;width:300px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:20px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:transparent;padding:0px;word-break:break-word"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1"><ul><li><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:19px"><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">All things digital (access, preservation, new technologies, etc.)</font></font></p></li><li><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:19px"><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Archivists in non-traditional settings (e.g., private archives, consultants, corporate)</font></font></p></li><li><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:19px"><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Career planning/advice</font></font></p></li><li><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:19px"><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Cataloging and metadata</font></font></p></li><li><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:19px"><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Collections management</font></font></p></li><li><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:19px"><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Conservation</font></font></p></li><li><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:19px"><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Donor relations/cultivation</font></font></p></li><li><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:19px"><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Exhibits on a budget</font></font></p></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="gmail-mj-column-px-300 gmail-mj-outlook-group-fix" style="max-width:300px;width:300px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:20px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:transparent;padding:0px;word-break:break-word"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1"><ul><li><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Fostering a diverse and inclusive profession<br><br></font></font></li><li><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Fundraising and grant writing<br><br></font></font></li><li><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Invisible labor<br><br></font></font></li><li><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Processing<br><br></font></font></li><li><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Promoting collections<br><br></font></font></li><li><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Records Management<br><br></font></font></li><li><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Reference<br><br></font></font></li><li><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Repository round-up (short updates on projects presented at past conferences)<br><br></font></font></li><li><font face="Noto Sans Symbols, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Web archiving, preserving social media</font></font></li></ul><p style="margin:16px 0px 16px 2em"></p><p style="margin:16px 0px"><br></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size:medium;text-align:-webkit-center;background:rgb(250,250,250);margin:0px auto;max-width:600px"><table align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;width:600px"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;direction:ltr;font-size:0px;padding:0px;text-align:center"><div class="gmail-mj-column-px-600 gmail-mj-outlook-group-fix" style="max-width:600px;width:600px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td style="border-collapse:collapse;background-color:transparent;border-width:0px;border-style:none;border-color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:top;padding:20px"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="border-collapse:collapse"><tbody><tr><td align="left" style="border-collapse:collapse;background:transparent;padding:0px;word-break:break-word"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1"><p align="justify" style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Please consider using the MAA 2024</font> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1mkQ1AxxltnF47wylv1zVZ4KSo-QMREmh6pHNI8ZBdCY/edit?usp=sharing"><font color="#1155CC" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Session Proposal Collaboration spreadsheet</font></a> <font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">to find others interested in your topic. </font></p><p align="justify" style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">To submit a proposal, please complete the</font> <a href="https://forms.gle/MJGjX5pL11tzN96GA"><font color="#1155CC" face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">MAA 2024 Annual Meeting Session Proposal form</font></a><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">.  Proposals are due</font> <font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">by January 8, 2024.</font></p><p align="justify" style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"><br></font></p><p align="justify" style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">There will be a separate call for the poster session proposals in early 2024.</font></p><p align="justify" style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Thank you and please feel free to spread the word … and volunteer others!  We are happy to contact people to fill in our program, so if you know someone working on an interesting project, please let us know.  You do not have to be an MAA member to present at the meeting. </font></p><p align="justify" style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Let us know if you have any questions or concerns. We look forward to hearing from you!</font></p><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px"> </font></p><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Sincerely,</font></p><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font style="font-size:15px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif"></font>MAA Program Committee<br><br>Elizabeth Nicholson, Chair</font></p><p style="margin:16px 0px;line-height:22px"><font face="Arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:15px">Sarah Lebovitz, Co-Chair</font></p></div></td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div></div>