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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Registration is now open for the <b>2025 Annual Meeting:
<i>Show Me the Money: Sustaining Archives and Archival Programs</i>, May 15-16! </b>
Register </span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://www.ohiohistorystore.com/collections/society-of-ohio-archivists/products/2025-society-of-ohio-archivists-annual-conference" target="_blank" id="OWAbe6de25d-c938-3f01-5eac-4b652566e580" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">online</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> or
mail-in in this </span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/soa_reg_printable_2024.pdf" target="_blank" id="OWAd9b38232-bf08-3fba-0572-ae3cbdcdd826" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">form
(PDF)</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This May, the Society of Ohio Archivists </span>
<span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" target="_blank" id="OWA8105bf6a-27c3-bba3-5f89-b022c48e4f1c" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Annual Meeting</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> will
be traveling to Toledo, Ohio! Join us on Thursday, May 15 (virtual), and on Friday, May 16 (hybrid) at the University of Toledo. Day one (Thursday) is comprised of all virtual sessions, available to all registrants. Day two (Friday) is a full day of in-person
sessions with one session in each time block live streamed for virtual attendees.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hswe_headshot_mellon.jpg" id="OWAd8b63a44-0704-91b8-c9a0-799d7f25d584" class="OWAAutoLink" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;"><img alt="Photograph of a woman against a red background. She is wearing glasses and a black jacket." width="150" style="width: 150px; height: auto; max-width: 477px; margin: 0.857143rem 1.71429rem 0.857143rem 0px; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2) 0px 1px 4px; float: left;" src="https://ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/hswe_headshot_mellon-150x150.jpg"></a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>Keynotes:</b> We
are excited to announce <b>Patricia Hswe </b>as our morning keynote speaker. </span>
<span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://www.mellon.org/people/patricia-hswe" target="_blank" id="OWA62050e1f-905e-e95e-6220-f79f2199eb0b" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155); margin: 0px;">Patricia Hswe</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> is
the program director for Public Knowledge at The Mellon Foundation. As the Foundation’s program area that supports libraries and archives, Public Knowledge makes grants that strive to increase equitable access to—and activation of—recorded knowledge that helps
to build an informed, heterogeneous, and civically engaged society. Patricia is currently a member of the board of trustees for the Metropolitan New York Library Council and sits in the advisory team for LibraryPAC.</span></div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Our midday keynote speakers are <b>Jordan Cravens</b> and
<b>Sara Bushong</b>, who will describe a recent fundraising campaign that built support for the University Libraries at Bowling Green State University and discuss the power in building authentic relationships. Full biographies for keynote speakers can be found
on the </span><span style="color: rgb(33, 117, 155);"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/" target="_blank" id="OWAcff456ff-017a-2566-b684-a4f74843a56c" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" 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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<b>In sessions, </b>this year’s meeting will feature a mix of presentations tied into the “Show Me the Money” theme. For our virtual-only sessions on Thursday we have, among our presenters, Virginia Dressler, Edith Serkownek, Eve Fenn, and Katie Gable discussing
“Unveiling Pauline Trigere Through Grant-Funded Digitization”; Virginia Dressler, Jeff Regensburger, Betsy Hedler, Andy Verhoff, Tina Ratcliff, Amber Bales, and Bill Modrow, who will highlight Ohio grant opportunities for cultural heritage organizations; and
SOA’s Justice, Equity, Diversity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (JEDAI) committee, who will lead a discussion on ways to fund efforts to support their work in addressing ethics and inequalities in the archives and special collections profession. </div>
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<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Included in the Friday slate are Shelby Beatty on how to “Find the Grants and Endeavor to Write!”; Eric Harrelson, who will present “Sustaining the Collection: A Case for Funding Environmental needs through Persistence, Data,
and Teamwork”; Judith Weiner, who will discuss “Developing Rapport: Working with Advancement Professionals to Support Special Collections”; Kristen Newby, who will talk about “Finding the Perfect Fit: Grant Selection Strategies for Archives and Libraries”;
and Christopher Harter and Sophia McGuire, sharing “They Never Trained me for That: Tips for Navigating Grant Research, Submissions, Management, and Reporting.” 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="OWAd7b63434-a703-31d7-a1aa-41c251200ab0" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" 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>Register by Monday, April 14 </b>to receive the early bird rate! Pre-registration ends on Wednesday, May 7 for the full conference experience (Day 1 virtual/Day 2 in person). Those choosing the all-virtual option have until
May 14 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="OWA8b216d13-09d8-ce91-7972-cda1b863e2cf" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" 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
</i></span><span style="color: rgb(15, 54, 71);"><i><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/committees/educational-programming/" target="_blank" id="OWA3434a626-2fcc-5538-0e04-499139ab3fd9" class="OWAAutoLink" rel="noopener" style="color: rgb(15, 54, 71); margin: 0px;">Educational
Programming Committee</a></i></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><i> cochairs Sara Mouch and Michelle Sweetser. We look forward to seeing you!</i></span></div>
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