<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr"><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:12pt">The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) conference planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 45th Annual Conference, </span><b style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:12pt">Libraries Speak Up! Advocate. Collaborate. Educate.</b><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont;font-size:12pt">, which will highlight the myriad  ways we respectfully, effectively, and equitably speak up for our profession, our libraries, and our patrons through advocacy, collaboration, and education. All facets of the library community are invited to submit a presentation from public and technical services to librarians, staff, and students. Proposal formats include posters, roundtables, and 45-minute presentations.</span><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><b><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Conference Date:</span></b><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont"> October 18, 2019</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><b><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Conference Location:</span></b><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont"> Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><b><i><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Submission Deadline: </span><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont"> April 12, 2019</span></i></b></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><b><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Submission Form:</span></b><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont"> </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_8Ju2s7ezbsKqv4bz2&d=DwMFAg&c=3buyMx9JlH1z22L_G5pM28wz_Ru6WjhVHwo-vpeS0Gk&r=CiSNLA9RKpFrzoSuNX7KU5K_amcpD5SgbeDo2gjKV9g&m=EL2rWfqOZBW885p7LDRYtAs-IqINGXyEXZ8pcgSQNZQ&s=wzGbbhNmBei-Z_dqRR3jVNxKZg-pErJ2MdQBVTd_rGc&e=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">https://goo.gl/forms/8Ju2s7ezbsKqv4bz2</span></a></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">We encourage thoughtful, timely proposals from all areas of library work. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 0px 0px 36pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol,serif,EmojiFont">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,EmojiFont">         </span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Innovative collaborations</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 0px 0px 36pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol,serif,EmojiFont">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,EmojiFont">         </span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Advocacy efforts for our patrons, our libraries, and the profession</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 0px 0px 36pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol,serif,EmojiFont">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,EmojiFont">         </span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Advocating for social justice and equity</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 0px 0px 36pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol,serif,EmojiFont">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,EmojiFont">         </span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Demonstrating value and telling our story</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 0px 0px 36pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol,serif,EmojiFont">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,EmojiFont">         </span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Outreach, including outreach to marginalized groups</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 0px 0px 36pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol,serif,EmojiFont">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,EmojiFont">         </span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Library instruction and information literacy</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 0px 0px 36pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol,serif,EmojiFont">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,EmojiFont">         </span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Advocacy, collaboration, or innovation in collections work</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;vertical-align:baseline;margin:0px 0px 12pt 36pt"><span style="color:black;font-size:10pt;font-family:Symbol,serif,EmojiFont">·<span style="font-size:7pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,EmojiFont">         </span></span><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">Marketing and communications</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px 0px 12pt"><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont"></span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">More information and submission guidelines are available on the </span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.alaoweb.org_conferences_2019_proposals&d=DwMFAg&c=3buyMx9JlH1z22L_G5pM28wz_Ru6WjhVHwo-vpeS0Gk&r=CiSNLA9RKpFrzoSuNX7KU5K_amcpD5SgbeDo2gjKV9g&m=EL2rWfqOZBW885p7LDRYtAs-IqINGXyEXZ8pcgSQNZQ&s=jd96VwqnvG3b-f7PeFHPsR1vrMXUxt816HvY5ebgDwg&e=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">conference website</span></a></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">All presenters are responsible for their own registration and travel costs.</span></p><p style="color:rgb(33,33,33);font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif,serif,EmojiFont;margin:0px"><br><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">If you have questions, please visit the</span><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.alaoweb.org_conferences_2019_about_&d=DwMFAg&c=3buyMx9JlH1z22L_G5pM28wz_Ru6WjhVHwo-vpeS0Gk&r=CiSNLA9RKpFrzoSuNX7KU5K_amcpD5SgbeDo2gjKV9g&m=EL2rWfqOZBW885p7LDRYtAs-IqINGXyEXZ8pcgSQNZQ&s=gfKbEYM5t9YBlepLcY9XLDUM8e-vwpM4UUhMVZD4Nmc&e=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont;text-decoration-line:none"> </span><span style="font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont">website</span></a><span style="color:black;font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont"> or contact Daniela Solomon and Allen Reichert by email at </span><span style="color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:Georgia,serif,serif,EmojiFont"><a href="mailto:program@alaoweb.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">program@alaoweb.org</a></span></p></div>
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