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The Program Committee for the MAC Annual Meeting, which will be held on April 10-12, 2025 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is extending the call for session proposals! </div>
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<span style="font-weight: 700;">The deadline for submitting session proposals is now Friday, September 6, 2024 at 5pm CST. </span></div>
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In keeping with Minnesota’s famous love for sharing a good hotdish at family and community tables, the Program Committee invites session proposals touching on the theme “<span style="font-weight: 700;">Serving it Up.</span>“ Join us as we explore how archivists
preserve the histories and stories of communities we serve, reach across the table and collaborate, use new technologies to update policies and practices to serve up accessible collections, and stretch budgets and resources to find creative solutions to archival
issues. The Program Committee encourages submissions from newer professionals, first-time presenters, and colleagues from non-academic institutions.</div>
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For a list of possible topics, proposal submission process, and ways to connect with collaborators, visit the
<span style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);"><u><a href="https://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/2025-call-for-session-proposals" id="OWAedca0deb-51c3-daa7-162e-e345520b2185" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">MAC 2025 Call for Session Proposals website</a></u></span>. </div>
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<u><a href="https://forms.gle/42u8Kna7tQmKKVZy8" id="OWA11cc355e-b643-c431-0564-93db542642ff" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(17, 85, 204);">MAC 2025 Session Proposal Form</a></u></span>.</div>
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<p style="direction:ltr; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:11pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Katie Nash</b></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size:10pt; color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">The Midwest Archives Conference will hold its 2025 Annual Meeting on April 10-12, 2025 at the Hilton Minneapolis Hotel
in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Minneapolis is one half of the “Twin Cities” along with the state capitol, St. Paul. Minneapolis is known for its lakes and parks, as well as the Mississippi River, which runs through both downtowns. We plan to roll out our best
“Minnesota Nice” to welcome you to the land of 10,000 Lakes.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; line-height:19.6px">In keeping with Minnesota’s famous love for sharing a good hotdish at family and community
tables, the Program Committee invites session proposals touching on the theme “</span><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; line-height:19.6px">Serving it Up.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; line-height:19.6px">“
Join us as we explore how archivists preserve the histories and stories of communities we serve, reach across the table and collaborate, use new technologies to update policies and practices to serve up accessible collections, and stretch budgets and resources
to find creative solutions to archival issues. </span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#ff0000; line-height:19.6px"> </span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">The Program Committee encourages submissions from newer professionals, first-time presenters, and colleagues from
non-academic institutions. MAC membership is not required. Presenters may submit more than one proposal but may present only one session OR poster.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">With an eye toward clear takeaways that can be broadly applied, possible areas of focus include but are not limited
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Approaches to collecting, outreach, reference, and instruction </span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Managing born-digital records and analog digitization standards and preservation</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Practical workflows for accessioning, appraisal, processing, preservation, deaccessioning, and cataloging</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Workplace considerations including workload expectations, avoiding burnout, managing relationships, and non-traditional career paths </span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Leadership and management roles in policy making, supervising, advocacy </span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Promoting inclusivity, accessibility, and diversity in the workplace, collections, and archival practices</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Community archiving approaches and practices</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Stretching resources and budgets in innovative and practical ways</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Advocating for funding</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Facility issues such as space constraints, environmental stewardship, and renovations/moves</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; line-height:19.6px">Impact of AI on archives </span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">The Program Committee will also consider proposals not related to this theme or that fall outside these areas of focus. </span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">Possible Session Types</span></strong></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Standard Presentation</span></em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">: Two to four speakers present
on a common theme. May include a moderator to guide discussion and/or introduce speakers and theme.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Open Forum</span></em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">: Topical discussion with moderator leading
discussion with everyone present. May include additional moderator(s) to direct breakout conversations.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Roundtable Discussion</span></em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">: Three or four participants make
very brief remarks, then discuss a topic together. Includes a moderator to steer the discussion.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">PechaKucha</span></em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">: Each presentation consists of 20 slides
or images displayed for 20 seconds each, with comment. Each presentation lasts 6 minutes and 40 seconds.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Lightning Talks</span></em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">: Like PechaKucha, but without a set
format. May or may not include slides or images. Presentations may be from 3 to 10 minutes long, with the time allotted depending on the number of presenters.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Debate</span></em><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">: Moderator announces the
topic, and two individuals debate. May include more than one topic and additional debaters.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">In January 2025, there will be a separate call for
</span><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">poster proposals</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px"> as well as a call
for </span><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">pop-up sessions</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px"> for less traditional
session types or time-sensitive topics.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">Possible Session Lengths</span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">60 minutes and 90 minutes. Please be mindful of your number of presenters and session type when indicating the preferred
session length.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">Speaker Representation</span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">The Program Committee seeks a diverse slate of presenters representing a variety of personal and institutional backgrounds,
perspectives, and voices. We seek to foster a culture of inclusion in the MAC program and encourage submissions from anyone interested in presenting, including students, new professionals, first-time presenters, and those from allied professions. In order
to facilitate and promote inclusion, the proposal submission form will ask voluntary questions about presenters’ past presentation experiences as well as some demographic information.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">To facilitate collaboration among those brainstorming session ideas, the Program Committee encourages use of the
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for brainstorming session proposal ideas.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">Proposal Evaluation</span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">The Program Committee will evaluate all proposals submitted by the deadline using the following criteria:</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Quality and clarity of the session abstract;</span></p>
</li><li style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:18.2px">
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Thoroughness of content and sufficient speakers to address all relevant aspects of the topic;</span></p>
</li><li style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:18.2px">
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Originality of proposed topic;</span></p>
</li><li style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:18.2px">
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Diversity of presenters and viewpoints;</span></p>
</li><li style="font-size:10pt; font-family:'Noto Sans Symbols',sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:18.2px">
<p style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; line-height:19.6px">Appropriateness of proposed format for session content.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">All proposals will be considered in the context of the overall structure of the meeting and the availability of time
slots for proposed sessions. You can preview a</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/5c4c1e29-f2d1-4841-8ab3-81d5790473f1/3__;!!Mak6IKo!I2Vo3JFrWX4M91qZjbN2ANhAON5zxy-EyEFqu982aBMfOAutzYq_FOfs1g0IjgqzPKb76goFQq4cbJglbE00TCJnMzlfaw$" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#1155cc; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-color:currentcolor; line-height:19.6px">
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</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">of the proposal form here.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">All individuals involved in an accepted proposal must sign a presenter agreement.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">Proposal Submission</span></strong></p>
<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">The deadline for submitting session proposals for the 2025 MAC Annual Meeting is
</span><strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">August 30, 2024, at 5 p.m. CST.</span></strong><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px"> Use
the</span><strong><span style="font-size:12pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:22.4px">
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</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">to submit your proposal.</span></p>
<p style="line-height:140%; margin-bottom:8pt"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; line-height:19.6px">If you have any questions about the proposal process, please contact the 2025 Program Committee Co-Chairs,
</span><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; line-height:19.6px">Shae Rafferty (</span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/5c4c1e29-f2d1-4841-8ab3-81d5790473f1/5__;!!Mak6IKo!I2Vo3JFrWX4M91qZjbN2ANhAON5zxy-EyEFqu982aBMfOAutzYq_FOfs1g0IjgqzPKb76goFQq4cbJglbE00TCLkszqcoA$" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#1155cc; background-color:#ffffff; text-decoration-line:underline; text-decoration-color:currentcolor; line-height:19.6px">shae.rafferty@wayne.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt; font-family:Calibri,sans-serif; color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; line-height:19.6px">)
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