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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Dear colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">As Ohio’s representative to the Midwest Archives Conference (MAC), I want to give folks a heads up to please renew your membership or consider joining! MAC membership runs from January 1-December 3, so now
is a good time to renew, if you haven’t done so already. <b> </b>Renewing members can re-up for $55.00; archives volunteers, interns, and students for $20.00; and institutional members for $100.00. For more information on membership rates, see
<a href="https://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/types-of-membership">here</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">If you’re *<b>not</b>* a MAC member, now is a great time to join! Whether you’ve never been a member or whether it’s been a few years since your membership lapsed,<b> MAC is offering a 14-for-12 promotion
for November: Join this month and receive the rest of 2025 for free and all of 2026 for only $35.00</b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Membership in MAC ensures your eligibility to vote in the upcoming spring election and provides access to the
<i>MAC Newsletter</i>, <i>Archival Issues</i>, the annual spring meeting, fall symposium, and
<a href="https://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/membership-benefits">more</a>. This year, MAC also launched
<b>MACinars</b>, a series of virtual continuing education opportunities. MAC members have told us about the importance of virtual professional development, especially for those whose personal and/or financial circumstances prevent them from attending the annual
meeting or fall symposium. We are thrilled to offer such benefits, and we could not do it without our members’ continued support.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">To join or to renew online, go to our website,
<a href="https://www.midwestarchives.org/">https://www.midwestarchives.org</a>. On the right side of the home page, click on either “Join MAC!” or “Renew membership.” </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Need help processing your application? We are here to help! Please send an email to<a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/0be7055c-4218-4f09-ac1d-8faedfa60af1/5"> membership@midwestarchives.org</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please don’t hesitate to contact me with your questions or comments. Thank you!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Laura Smith</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Midwest Archives Conference Membership Committee
</span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#57534B"> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#57534B"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Laura E. Smith</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white">
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt">she/her</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Photography & Media Archivist
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Ohio University Libraries <span style="color:black;background:white">
• Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation, and Digital Initiatives</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">503 Alden Library <span style="color:black;background:white">
• </span>1 Ohio University <span style="color:black;background:white">• </span>Athens, OH 45701-2979
<span style="color:black;background:white">• </span></span><a href="tel:740.593.0219"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black;background:white;text-decoration:none">740.593.0219</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><br>
</span><a href="mailto:smithle@ohio.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">smithle@ohio.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
<span style="color:black;background:white">•</span> </span><a href="http://www.ohio.edu/library"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none">www.ohio.edu/library</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt">
</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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