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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>We have more information to share on this year's Best Practices Exchange annual conference! And a reminder that session proposals are due by January 18.<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Best Practices Exchange 2019: New Digital Directions<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Monday, April 29 – Wednesday, May 1, 2019<br>
<a href="https://www.columbuslibrary.org/buildings/main-library"><span style="color:windowtext">Columbus Metropolitan Library, Main Library</span></a><br>
Columbus, Ohio<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hashtag
<a href="https://twitter.com/search?f=tweets&vertical=default&q=%23BPE2019&src=typd">
<span style="color:windowtext">#BPE2019</span></a> | Website <a href="http://bit.ly/BPE2019">
<span style="color:windowtext">bit.ly/BPE2019</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Call for Proposals</b><br>
The BPE Program Committee invites submissions of session proposals for the 2019 Conference.
<b>Deadline for proposals is Friday January 18, 2019 (midnight). </b>Call For Proposals form:
<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/QI9DgP7qSA1e3oSj1"><span style="color:windowtext">https://goo.gl/forms/QI9DgP7qSA1e3oSj1</span></a> . See also the
<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1uOVoYjj5jsvihtu1kgXHAYSQ6FiFHFHN0uMu4c_LBLQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">
<span style="color:windowtext">session brainstorming spreadsheet</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Plenary Speakers</b><br>
<b><a href="http://www.6floors.org/bracket/about-2/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">Sharon Leon</span></a></b>, Associate Professor of History at Michigan State University, where she is developing projects on digital public history and digital
networking projects related to enslaved communities in Maryland.<br>
<b><a href="https://educopia.org/katherine-skinner/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">Katherine Skinner</span></a></b>, Executive Director of the Educopia Institute, home of BitCurator Consortium, Library Publishing Coalition, and MetaArchive
Cooperative.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Registration
</b><br>
$125. Includes 2 continental breakfasts, 1 lunch, breaks, and reception. Limit of 125 attendees with waiting list. Registration form coming soon!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Tentative Schedule</b><br>
– Monday: half day (afternoon), plus evening reception<br>
– Tuesday: all day<br>
– Wednesday: half day (morning), tentative afternoon tours<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Lodging</b><br>
<a href="https://www.google.com/travel/hotels/Downtown?g2lb=4181926%2C4208993%2C4209588%2C4223281%2C4225901%2C4207631%2C4220469%2C4225456&hl=en&gl=us&un=0&q=columbus%20ohio%20hotels%20downtown&rp=OAFAAA&ictx=1&ved=0ahUKEwjq3J31v97fAhVr5IMKHZDACFgQtDUIfA&hrf=CgUIrwEQACIDVVNEKhYKBwjjDxAEGBwSBwjjDxAFGAIYBCABcgIIApoBChIIQ29sdW1idXOiARQKCC9tLzAxc21tEghDb2x1bWJ1c5IBAiAB&tcfs=Ei4KCC9tLzAxc21tEghDb2x1bWJ1cxoYCgoyMDE5LTA0LTI4EgoyMDE5LTA1LTAyGAIiGAoKMjAxOS0wNC0yOBIKMjAxOS0wNS0wMlIA" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">Several
hotels in area.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Directions/Parking</b><br>
Parking onsite at Library during the day | <a href="https://www.columbuslibrary.org/locations/Main%20Library" target="_blank">
<span style="color:windowtext">Directions</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Look for more information in the near future.</b><br>
If you would like to volunteer for the Local Arrangements Committee or have other questions, contact Janet Carleton (<a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a>) or post/send a message on the
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/bpexchange/" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">BPE Facebook page</span></a>. See you in the Midwest in the spring!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Program Committee</b><br>
Linda Avetta (cochair), Pennsylvania State Archives; Janet Carleton (cochair), Ohio University; Derek Clark, Kentucky State Archives; Veronica Martzahl (past chair), Massachusetts Archives; Michael McNeil, California State Archives; Dan Noonan, The Ohio State
University; Nick Pavlik, Bowling Green State University; Bonnie Weddle, New York State Archives.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b>Local Arrangements Committee</b><br>
Janet Carleton (chair), Ohio University; Marsha Miles, Cleveland State University; Miriam Nelson, Ohio University; Angela O’Neal, Columbus Metro Library; Anne Ryckbost, Xavier University; Nick Ver Steegh, Ohio University.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Janet Carleton<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Planning Cochair BPE2019<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black">Best Practices Exchange, <i>since 2006</i></span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://bpexchange.wordpress.com/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Website</span></a><span style="color:black"> |</span><a href="https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/best-practices-exchange-discussion-group"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">Google Group</span></a><span style="color:black"> |</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/bpexchange/"><span style="color:black">
</span><span style="color:#1155CC">Facebook</span></a><span style="color:black"> |</span><a href="https://twitter.com/ExchangeBest"><span style="color:#1155CC">Twitter</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="48" height="48" style="width:.5in;height:.5in" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01D4A741.D7342A60"><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">______________________________<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Janet Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Preservation & Digital Initiatives | University Libraries | 1 Ohio University | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 |
<a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style="color:windowtext">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a> |
<a href="https://media.library.ohio.edu/"><span style="color:windowtext">https://media.library.ohio.edu/</span></a> |
<u><a href="@jcarletonoh"><span style="color:windowtext">@jcarletonoh</span></a></u> |
<a href="https://twitter.com/AldenLibDigital"><span style="color:windowtext">@AldenLibDigital
</span></a>| <a href="http://pinterest.com/OhioDigiArchive/"><span style="color:windowtext">http://pinterest.com/OhioDigiArchive/</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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