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<h1 style="margin:0in 0in 10.5pt;font-size:24pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:22.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,102,91);font-weight:normal">Conference Proposal
Deadline Extended to April 30. Submit today! </span><span style="font-size:27pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black;font-weight:normal"></span></h1>
<h4 style="margin:0in 0in 9pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) Conference
Planning Committee invites you to submit proposals for the 47th Annual
Conference</span></h4><div><img src="cid:ii_knhodepq0" alt="bridges_conference_logo_full_resized.png" width="541" height="264"></div><div><br></div><div><strong style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Conference Date:</span></strong><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> </span><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">October 27-29, 2021</span><br></div>
<p style="margin:12pt 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Conference Location:</span></strong> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Online</span></p>
<p style="margin:12pt 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Submission Deadline:</span></strong> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"> April 30, 2021</span></p>
<p style="margin:12pt 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Call for Proposals:</span></strong> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaoweb.org%2FEmailTracker%2FLinkTracker.ashx%3FlinkAndRecipientCode%3DHchfWHMtqzxwTlCLIBA2VF4d22Q3YKEl09Ga8wGhraX2J6nSgfKin4m2OsHCX%252fI1l6tTJXaxsbAxQMCRQSsF1nsKgRmPweyVEykvlqC67K4%253d&data=04%7C01%7CNORRISMS%40UCMAIL.UC.EDU%7C693c20d943c6460f1a6d08d8ff47c44d%7Cf5222e6c5fc648eb8f0373db18203b63%7C1%7C0%7C637540031025263158%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=NNhxjFlwqb5JNFws2uMM1lGNEW7jzdkUg2jSSVRlEi4%3D&reserved=0"><strong>https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2021/proposals</strong></a></span></p>
<p style="margin:12pt 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><strong><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Submission Form:</span></strong> <span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://nam11.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaoweb.org%2FEmailTracker%2FLinkTracker.ashx%3FlinkAndRecipientCode%3D2j0FZqR3b49HtK03fiTzbRbYxqUddZoTQZc2VzHvl%252fbe%252bMEQJYfYWwsXWWii7BOIUGh3RgPc19Jf9ZMwI8fpwgENmLOO32H%252fknB3cKuHsvo%253d&data=04%7C01%7CNORRISMS%40UCMAIL.UC.EDU%7C693c20d943c6460f1a6d08d8ff47c44d%7Cf5222e6c5fc648eb8f0373db18203b63%7C1%7C0%7C637540031025273153%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=akHZvwqORKVljX54SLtlcpvQeNS6mGYrXC7VbcMCLro%3D&reserved=0"><strong>https://tinyurl.com/alao2021submissions</strong></a><strong> </strong></span></p>
<p style="margin:12pt 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">We
encourage thoughtful, timely proposals from all areas of library work.
Adherence to the conference theme is encouraged, <strong>but not required</strong>.</span></p>
<p style="margin:12pt 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Possible
topics include, but are not limited to:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Civic engagement</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Collaboration</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Dialogue</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Libraries as space/third space</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Instruction modalities & virtual libraries</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Misinformation</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Service changes/transitions</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Emerging technology solutions</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Crisis management</span></li>
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<p style="margin:12pt 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">One
proposal form will be used for all presentation types:</span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Presentation (or other 50-minute session) </span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Poster Session (brief, pre-recorded session)</span></li>
<li class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">Lightning talk (brief live session)</span></li>
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<p style="margin:12pt 0in;font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:black">If
you have a unique format idea, not listed above, please submit it under the
presentation option.</span></p>
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