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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">OpenCon 2018 Cleveland</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Cleveland State University, Michael Schwartz Library</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">March 5th, 2018</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Lightning Talk Proposals **LAST CALL**</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Submissions due</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
<b>February 20th</b></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;background:white"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Submission Form:
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC"><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/Tf4koxbx2aP9mxci2" id="LPlnk140570">https://goo.gl/forms/Tf4koxbx2aP9mxci2</a></span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear Colleagues,</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please consider sharing your
<b>experiences, research, and initiatives with adopting or creating an open educational resource on your campus</b> with your Northeast Ohio colleagues by submitting a lightning talk proposal for OpenCon Cleveland 2018. Talks will consist of 8-10 minute presentations
highlighting practical tips for open educational resource (OER) creation or adoption, such as project management, working with administrators and faculty, handling licensing issues, and using platforms like OER Commons and Pressbooks. The submission form for
proposals is </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfHLu9AcQmfFc5ixDTbPxfxxV5rGe_BBEY42OQ_UkL0W2JQTA/viewform?usp=sf_link"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
and all submissions are due on <b>February 20th</b>. Decisions about accepted submissions will be communicated by February 26th.</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">More details about the OpenCon 2018 Cleveland event can be found
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/oa/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">here</span></a></span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.
</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you for your submissions, and don't hesitate to contact us with questions!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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