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REMINDER: Registration ends tomorrow (Wed., May 8) for the full conference experience (Day 1 virtual/Day 2 in person). Those choosing the all-virtual option have until May 15 to register online.</div>
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Registration is now open for the <b>2024 Annual Meeting: <i>Archives For All: Enhancing Accessibility and Inclusivity</i>, May 16-17!
</b> Register <span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://www.ohiohistorystore.com/products/2024-society-of-ohio-archivists-annual-conference" target="_blank" id="OWA2b0dc6e5-2515-8aff-641d-d565bff89329" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">online</a></span> or
mail-in in this <span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/soa_registration_printable_2024.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWA2e57eb51-9ed3-c284-cfb1-e378c9d54619" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">form</a></span> (PDF).</div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This May, the Society of Ohio Archivists Annual Meeting is going hybrid! Join us on Thursday, May 16 for virtual sessions, and on Friday, May 17 at
</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://www.capital.edu/" target="_blank" id="OWAedc4bc8f-282d-8c33-7092-e8d4de86213c" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Capital
University</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> in the Harry C. Moores Student Union, 745 Pleasant Ridge Ave., Columbus, Ohio, for a full day of in-person presentations, networking, and an exciting keynote speaker (select sessions streamed to virtual
attendees).</span></div>
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<i>Dr. Lydia Tang, Keynote Speaker, SOA Annual Meeting 2024</i></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Keynote:</b> <b>Dr. Lydia Tang </b>is our keynote speaker for this year’s conference. Dr. Tang is an Outreach and Engagement Coordinator for Lyrasis. Previously, she held archivist positions at Michigan State University,
the Library of Congress, and numerous graduate positions at the University of Illinois, where she received her MLIS and Doctor of Musical Arts degree. She is the 2020 recipient of SAA’s
</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://www2.archivists.org/news/2020/mark-a-greene-emerging-leader-award-lydia-tang" id="OWAf4124d45-65e2-0811-dcc7-501181ad5c42" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Mark
A. Greene Emerging Leader Award</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and a co-founder of the SAA
</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://www2.archivists.org/groups/accessibility-and-disability-section" id="OWAdd124275-bcd8-ee65-19ee-7e5de29b1bb4" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Accessibility
& Disability Section</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">. She has very involved in advancing accessibility in archives through standards development with the
</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://www2.archivists.org/groups/reference-access-and-outreach-section/guidelines-for-accessible-archives-for-people-with-disabilities" id="OWA7326f40f-9c58-25c6-4d63-64a9609c3d61" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Guidelines
for Accessible Archives for People with Disabilities</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and open source technologies including ArchivesSpace, CollectionSpace, and DSpace. She has written about
</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=30305&i=601234&p=14" id="OWA3975da4e-0241-72d4-1cc2-f8a6439abd0f" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">accessible
physical archival spaces</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">, </span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=30305&i=667849&p=6" id="OWA4c9beb2c-1f3e-5e21-8931-095d3e504720" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">hiring</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> and
</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=30305&i=715946&p=8&ver=html5" id="OWAdc7ba913-6773-71f3-eba9-6047e54c7b89" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">advancement</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> practices,
taught accessibility workshops for Lyrasis Learning and the Midwest Archives Conference, and delivered keynotes on accessibility in archives for Best Practice Exchange (2022) and Code4Lib (2023). She is currently co-editing a forthcoming book for Litwin Press
with Dr. Gracen Brilmeyer, <i>Preserving Disability: Disability and the Archival Profession</i>.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>In sessions,</b> we feature a mix of presentations centered around the “Archives for All” theme and those of general interest. Virtual-only sessions on Thursday include Sidney Gao and James Van Mil presenting on “Principles
and Practice for Accessible Digitization;” Dyani Feige, who will discuss her work with the Appalachian Regional Heritage Stewardship Program; Wendy Guerra and Amy Schindler discussing “Flickr and Football: Creating Approachable Archives for Alumni;” and more.
The Friday slate includes Michelle Ganz’s talk on “Intersectional DEI: We are Nobody without Everybody. A Common-sense Approach to Accessibility;” panelists Alia Wegner, Janet Rhodes, Brenda Foster, Nick Pavlik, and Amber Bales, presenting ‘“The One Thing
You Cannot Do is Take.” The full Program of sessions and presenters is on the </span>
<span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" target="_blank" id="OWAacf139f1-2a9f-900d-b796-a028492dded0" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Annual
Meeting webpage</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Pre-registration ends on Wednesday, May 8 for the full conference experience (Day 1 virtual/Day 2 in person). Those choosing the all-virtual option have until May 15 to register online. On-site day of registration will be
available, but without lunch. Full details are on the </span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" target="_blank" id="OWA008841c4-e989-2b95-9260-04e9d95856d9" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Annual
Meeting webpage</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b><i>Questions?</i></b><i> Please feel free to contact the 2023-2024
</i></span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><i><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/educational-programming/" target="_blank" id="OWA298bcfcf-ffed-d8ed-56ed-86af842a342a" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" data-loopstyle="linkonly" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Educational
Programming Committee</a></i></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i> Sara Mouch and Michelle Sweetser. We look forward to seeing you!</i></span></div>
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