<div dir="ltr"><p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b>Nominate a Colleague (or Yourself!) for SAA’s Preservation Publication Award</b><b></b></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">The Preservation Publication Award committee welcomes nominations of outstanding preservation-related works of relevance to the North American archives community that were published in 2025. <span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Nominated works may include articles, reports, chapters, or monographs in an audiovisual, digital, or print formats. Works may cover topics related to analog or digital preservation.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 15px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)">To learn more about this award, please visit <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www2.archivists.org_governance_handbook_section12-2Dpreservation&d=DwMFaQ&c=oqyuZuih6ykib6aKiBq22_bich4AVfYGoLertJN0bEc&r=3Uk3WI4j--x7fBA1gYhngFBocJHcbUxyunnmoyein-Q&m=iTxzZfP3NgaTXNFFW6w953ebV2JYfDGEwofbc-TQ4bIyECqNbZRkRG7y8d6ICVtB&s=EZuUGxo8eFFsPp9SvwuQ3IVoEtdFhI5qTpN7uBcq-xo&e="><span style="color:rgb(0,0,255)">https://www2.archivists.org/governance/handbook/section12-preservation</span></a>.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:rgb(0,0,255)"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www2.archivists.org/aboutsaa/awardsandscholarships__;!!DZ3fjg!pVO4-v1x-tksT6i_vI41e67BB7Ey5mWFUxRFSkF8q-cKfXMTfXE7LMivbi_VcJa37w$">Browse</a></span> SAA's many opportunities for professional recognition and financial assistance. Then click on the award's application form for a preview and/or to create a profile, and follow the directions to complete your submission.<span class="gmail-Apple-converted-space"> </span></p>
<p style="margin:0px 0px 14px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><b><i>The deadline is February 28, 2026.</i></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0px;font-size:12px;line-height:normal;font-family:"Times New Roman";font-size-adjust:none;font-kerning:auto;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-feature-settings:normal;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Chair, SAA Preservation Section</p></div>