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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Just a reminder that early bird registration for SOA’s 2018 Annual Meeting ends on
<b>Monday, April 30th</b>! That will also be the last day to register for the <b>
50<sup>th</sup> Anniversary Mixer, </b>which will be held Thursday, May 17 from 6-8pm at
<a href="https://polarisgrill.com/">Polaris Grill</a>. Join us to celebrate 50 years of SOA!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>50 Years of New Frontiers: SOA at 50<i><br>
</i></b><br>
Please join us for the Society of Ohio Archivists’ Annual Meeting <b>Thursday May 17-Friday, May 18, 2018
</b>at the <a href="http://www.quest-centers.com/location/" target="_blank"><span style="color:blue">Quest Conference Center</span></a>, 8405 Pulsar Place, Columbus, Ohio, 43240.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">See conference page at
<a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.ohioarchivists.org/annual_conference/</span></a> for more.<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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speaker Tanya Zanish-Belcher</b>, president, the <a href="https://www2.archivists.org/">
<span style="color:blue">Society of American Archivists</span></a>, and <a href="https://zsr.wfu.edu/directory/tanya-zanish-belcher/"><span style="color:blue">director of Special Collections & University Archivist at Wake Forest University</span></a>, will
discuss several key components of an archival career, including the role of mentoring and networking, keeping up with trends in archives, and why belonging to professional associations is important.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Conference hashtag:</b>
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/soaam18?f=tweets&src=hash"><span style="color:blue">#soaam18</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Registration</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Online</b> registration: <a href="http://www.ohiohistorystore.com/Product.aspx?ProductId=9174" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">http://www.ohiohistorystore.com/Product.aspx?ProductId=9174</span></a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b>Printable</b> form: <a href="http://www.ohioarchivists.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/soa_registration_printable_2018.pdf">
<span style="color:blue">download this PDF</span></a>, and mail to Mark Bloom, Treasurer, 8477 Summer Road, Macedonia, OH 44056.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<i>The meeting registration fee includes continental breakfast, lunch, and breaks (including cake!) on Friday. Due to catering restrictions, lunch cannot be guaranteed for those who register onsite.</i><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<b>Early bird</b> meeting registration (ends April 30, 5 PM): $45 SOA members, $65 nonmembers, $30 students.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<b>Regular</b> meeting preregistration<b> </b>(May 1–May 11, 5 PM): $50 SOA members, $70 nonmembers, $35 students.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<b>Onsite</b> meeting registration (May 18): $60 SOA members, $80 nonmembers, $40 students.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<b>Workshop</b> preregistration (ends May 11, 5 PM): $20 for members of SOA/ALAO, $25 for nonmembers, and $10 for students. No onsite registration available for workshop. Limited to 40.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level2 lfo2">
<b>Mixer</b> registration (ends April 30, 5pm): $20.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
</li></ul>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Hotel</b><br>
SOA has reserved a block of rooms at the <a href="https://www.marriott.com/hotels/hotel-rooms/cmhcp-fairfield-inn-and-suites-columbus-polaris/">
<span style="color:blue">Fairfield Inn & Suites Columbus Polaris</span></a>, which is right next to both the Polaris Grill and Quest Conference Center. The rooms will be available at a discounted rate of $119 a night. Book by April 18, 2018. To reserve a room
in the block, <a href="http://www.marriott.com/meeting-event-hotels/group-corporate-travel/groupCorp.mi?resLinkData=Society%20of%20Ohio%20Archivists%5ECMHCP%60SOASOAA%7CSOASOAB%60119.00%60USD%60false%604%605/16/18%605/18/18%604/18/18&app=resvlink&stop_mobi=yes" target="_blank">
<span style="color:blue">use this link</span></a>, or call 614-568-0770 and mention that you are with the Society of Ohio Archivists.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>50th Anniversary Mixer<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6PM-8PM. Polaris Grill, 1835 Polaris Parkway, Columbus, 43240<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Our 50th Anniversary Mixer will be an excellent opportunity to talk with old buddies and colleagues, and to make new friends among your SOA peers over heavy hors d’oeuvres and beverages. Also available will be a cash bar. The mixer will
be limited to 50 attendees, and registration will close when early bird registration ends on April 30, or when the event is full. Remember the early bird gets the worm!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Special Collections Librarian, Ohio University Libraries</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">Alden Library 506, 1 Ohio University, Athens OH 45701-2979
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<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">T: 740.593.2696<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in"><a href="mailto:lavendes@ohio.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">lavendes@ohio.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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