<div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-2b80556f-5261-9042-83d6-57deb40c4da4"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration is open for the Academic Library Association of Ohio’s Preconference:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Powered by the People</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Oct. 26, 2017</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Join us for engaging conversations on current topics at the preconference on Thursday, October 26. Gary Daniels from the Ohio chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union will kick off the day with a presentation on students’ rights including speech, religion and privacy. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The latter portion of the day will follow an unconference format. An unconference is a participant-driven exchange of ideas. Attendees will receive an invitation to submit conversation ideas approximately two weeks prior to the event to allow for timely conversations on what matters most.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Schedule (subject to change)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration at 11:30 a.m.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Lunch and networking 12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Break 12:45 - 1 p.m.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">ACLU Speaker 1 - 2 p.m.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Unconference 2:15 - 4:15 p.m.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Wrap up and evaluations 4:15 - 4:30 p.m.</span></p><br><a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2017/registration" style="text-decoration-line:none"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Register online</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Cost is $80 and includes lunch. Space is limited so register now!</span></span><br></div>