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<div style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:white;margin:0px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:white;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt">The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) conference planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 44th Annual Conference,</span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Take Action! Conveying Value, Cultivating Success</b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt">, which will explore our impact on student engagement, student learning and student success. We all do great things that impact students, so let’s share our work and experiences!  </span></font></span></font></div><div style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:white;margin:0px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:white;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font></span></font></div><div style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:white;margin:0px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:white;text-transform:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="font-weight:normal">Featured speakers at the conference will be </span>Dr. Megan Oakleaf<span style="font-weight:normal">, Associate Professor at Syracuse University’s iSchool and </span>Dr. Debra Gilchrist<span style="font-weight:normal">, Vice President for Student Success at Pierce College.</span></span></font></span></font></div><div style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:white;margin:0px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:white;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b> </b></span></font></span></font></div><div style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:white;margin:0px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:white;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Conference Date:</b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt">November 2, 2018</span></font></span></font></div><div style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:white;margin:0px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:white;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Conference Location:</b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"> </span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt">Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio</span></font></span></font></div><div style="font-weight:400;color:rgb(33,33,33);font-family:wf_segoe-ui_normal,"Segoe UI","Segoe WP",Tahoma,Arial,sans-serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:15px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;background-color:white;margin:0px"><font face="Calibri" size="3" color="#222222"><span style="font-size:12pt;background-color:white;font-weight:normal;text-transform:none"><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt"><b>Submission Deadline:  EXTENDED TO </b></span></font><font face="Arial" size="2" color="black"><span style="font-size:11pt">April 16, 2018</span></font></span></font></div>

<br><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More information and submission guidelines are available on the </span><a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2018/proposals/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">conference website</span></a></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">All presenters are responsible for their own registration and travel costs. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-weight:normal;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">If you have questions, please visit the </span><a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2018/about" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">website</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> or contact Laura Birkenhauer and Carrie Girton at </span><a href="mailto:program@alaoweb.org" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">program@alaoweb.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(17,85,204);background-color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p></b></div></div></div></div><br></div>
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