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<p class="elementToProof" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Final Reminder: Proposals are due on this Friday (January 26) at 5pm.</b></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 400;">The Society of Ohio Archivists is planning a hybrid Annual Meeting </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">on
Thursday (virtual only) and Friday (hybrid), May 16-17, 2024. The in-person portion of the conference (Friday, May 17) will be held at Capital University in Bexley, Ohio.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 400;">This year, we welcome proposals that explore the theme of </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b>Archives
for All: Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusivity</b></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 400;">. We encourage presentations that address any one (or more) of
the definitions of accessible: </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); font-weight: 400;">ac·ces·si·ble<br>
adjective<br>
/əkˈsesəb(ə)l/</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 400;">(of a place) able to be reached or entered;</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 400;">Able to be easily obtained or used;</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">able to be reached, entered, or used by people who have a disability;</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">easily understood or appreciated.</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); margin: 0in 0in 14pt;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(32, 33, 36); background-color: white; font-weight: 400;">(of a person, typically one in a position of authority or importance) friendly and easy to talk
to; approachable.</span></li></ul>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: 400;">Proposals may provide specific workflows
as well as examples of</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">How we can make our physical spaces, collections, finding aids (and other descriptive tools) more accessible; or </span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">How we can make ourselves as archival professionals more accessible to our constituents; or </span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black; margin: 0in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">How we can plan public programs and professional development opportunities with accessibility in mind.</span></li></ul>
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<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Proposals will be evaluated on interest, creativity,
relevance, diversity of content and speaker representation, and completeness of proposal. The Educational Program Committee also encourages proposals from students, new professionals, first-time presenters and attendees, individuals from related professions,
as well as those from outside the state of Ohio. Deadline to submit proposals:<i> </i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black;"><b><i>Friday, January 26, 2024 at 5 pm.</i></b></span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Proposals must include:</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Session title and type;</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Preference (if any) for an in-person or virtual session;</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Abstract (250 words) describing the session/poster and how it will be of interest to SOA attendees, how it relates to this year’s theme,
and how presenters will engage with participants;</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Session description (150 words) for the program;</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Contact information for the primary presenter and any other participants;</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black; margin: 0in 0in 0in 0.25in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">A/V or technology requirements; and</span></li><li style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; font-weight: 400; color: black; margin: 0in 0in 14pt 0.25in;">
<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Any additional special needs.</span></li></ul>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">The Program Committee encourages proposals of panel sessions, student and professional posters, as well as alternative formats such
as a debate, fish bowl, lightning, mini-workshop, pecha kucha, world café, and other session formats that encourage interaction between presenters and attendees. Please see the </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://forms.gle/GQFrCokn7am79PdL6" target="_blank" id="OWAeb17766e-9730-6cce-90d1-36baa14dca1d" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://forms.gle/GQFrCokn7am79PdL6. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="0" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;" data-loopstyle="linkonly">proposal
form</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;"> for more detailed information about alternative sessions.</span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 15px; color: rgb(36, 36, 36); font-weight: 400;"> </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;"><i>Please
complete the proposal form by January 26, 2024, at </i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="https://forms.gle/GQFrCokn7am79PdL6" target="_blank" id="OWA12ccac04-6091-f44b-7ce8-5ea73b691fe4" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: https://forms.gle/GQFrCokn7am79PdL6. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="1" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">https://forms.gle/GQFrCokn7am79PdL6</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Further meeting details will be posted on the </span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" target="_blank" id="OWAdb169763-a04f-b3c0-269e-339c12b1a413" class="OWAAutoLink" title="Original URL: http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/. Click or tap if you trust this link." rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="Verified" data-linkindex="2" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">meeting
website</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;"> as they develop. </span></p>
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<span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;"><i>Questions? </i>Please contact<i> </i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="mailto:Sara.Mouch@utoledo.edu" id="OWA85caf82a-8dd7-962d-6b58-92d3eaede804" class="OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="3" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">Sara
Mouch</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;"> or<i> </i></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(17, 85, 204); font-weight: 400;"><u><a href="mailto:msweets@bgsu.edu" id="OWA0e4e5459-5156-7b4e-53d0-99290b8edeee" class="OWAAutoLink" data-linkindex="4" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204); margin: 0px;">Michelle
Sweetser</a></u></span><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">, Co-Chairs, Society of Ohio Archivists Educational Programming Committee. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); margin: 0in;"><span style="letter-spacing: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: 12pt; color: black; font-weight: 400;">Follow the conversation online at #soaam24</span></p>
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