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<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="font-size:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word" align="left"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica Neue,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><h1 style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:lighter;font-size:36px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:14px;padding:0px"><font style="font-size:30px" color="#00665b">Register for the 2022 ALAO Annual Conference<br></font></h1><h4 style="font-family:Arial,"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,sans-serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:18px;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:12px;padding:0px">Early Bird Pricing Deadline Extended to Oct. 1</h4><div><br></div><div><img src="cid:ii_l8kc8rxa0" alt="tippingpoint_2022conference_logo2.jpg" width="482" height="257"><br></div><div><br></div><div>
<table role="presentation" width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td style="background:transparent;font-size:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word" align="left"><div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><p><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Join us to explore the theme of "Tipping Point: Initiating Change in Academic Libraries" </font></span><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">November 3-4, 2022 at the <a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2022/lodging">Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center</a>, Lewis Center, OH.</font></span><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"></font></span></p> <h2><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Register by Oct. 1 for early bird rates.</font></span></h2> <ul><li><font color="#000000"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">$135 for ALAO/MiALA members</font></span></font></li><li><font color="#000000"><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">$165 non ALAO members</font></span></font><br></li></ul><h2><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"> Conference details:</font></span></h2> <h3><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000"><a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/preconference" target="_blank">Pre-Conference</a> - Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, 10:30am-3:45pm <br></font></span></h3> <p><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Afternoon workshop given by keynote speaker Alexia Hudson-Ward<em><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">,</font></span></em></font></span> "Beyond Being 'Good Colleagues': Implementing and Sustaining Active Allyship Practices Within Academic Libraries</p> <h3><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Conference - Friday, Nov. 4, 2022, 8am-4pm <br></font></span></h3> <p><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Keynote address by</font></span> <span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#333333"><a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2022/speaker">Alexia Hudson-Ward</a>: <em><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif">Framing Equitable Access: Within and Outside Our Libraries</font></span></em>.
 Her blog, Toward Inclusive Excellence, explores issues of equity, 
diversity, and inclusion, particularly, though not exclusively, as they 
affect the academic library community.</font></span></p></div>          </td>       </tr>            <tr>        <td style="background:transparent;font-size:0px;padding:16px 0px;word-break:break-word">            <p style="border-top:4px solid rgb(33,172,238);margin:0px auto;width:100%">    </p>                    <br></td>       </tr>            <tr>        <td style="background:transparent;font-size:0px;padding:0px;word-break:break-word" align="left">            <div style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:1;text-align:left;color:rgb(0,0,0)"><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#333333">Join us for:</font></span> <ul><li><font color="#000000"><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif">Informative and inspirational breakout sessions, posters, and lightning talks from your colleagues.</font></span></font></li><li><font color="#000000"><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif">Opportunities to network and connect with colleagues in person! </font></span></font></li></ul> <p><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">ALAO
 remains cautious regarding the pandemic. In addition to other safety 
precautions, attendees will have the opportunity to use their name tags 
to indicate their level of comfort with social distancing.</font></span><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#333333"> </font></span></p> <p><span><font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">Registration rates, conference schedule, list of exhibitors, and more information is available on the <a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2022/overview">Conference website</a>.</font></span></p><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#000000">ALAO thanks our <a href="https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2022/sponsors">conference sponsors</a></font></span><span><font style="font-size:16px" face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#333333"> for allowing us to keep registration costs low!</font></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table>

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