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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> ALAO Public Relations Coordinator <publicrelations@alaoweb.org>
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<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, April 9, 2020 12:06 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> list@alaoweb.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [ALAO] ALAO Conference Proposal Deadline Extended to June 26<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Due to disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the ALAO Conference Planning Committee is extending the conference proposal submission deadline to
<b>June 26th</b>. Please consider submitting a poster, presentation, or roundtable!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are committed to providing a valuable, action-packed conference for you! Should the COVID 19 social distancing restrictions still be in place by October
2020, rest assured that the Committee is also now actively exploring alternative options for the conference format. We’ll keep you updated going forward!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) conference planning committee invites you to submit proposals for the 46th Annual Conference,
<b>Resilience: Sustainable & Thriving Academic Libraries for the Future.</b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Conference Date:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> October 29-30, 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Conference Location:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> Nationwide Hotel & Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submission Deadline:
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> June 26, 2020</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submission Form:
</span></b><a href="https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.alaoweb.org%2Fconferences%2F2020%2Fproposals&data=02%7C01%7Ccarleton%40ohio.edu%7C02b43c9145454126a90108d7dc9fef66%7Cf3308007477c4a70888934611817c55a%7C0%7C0%7C637220451825844758&sdata=rYvojwlq27%2BaFR1%2FlolN7kU0p257ddyUz%2BLsrjxOWDk%3D&reserved=0"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">https://www.alaoweb.org/conferences/2020/proposals</span></b></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="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
<b>but not required</b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Possible topics include, but are not limited to:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li style="color:black;margin-top:12.0pt;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Change management</span><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sustainability</span><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mentoring next generation</span><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Equity, diversity, inclusion</span><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Open education & other trends</span><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Mindfulness</span><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Preservation</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">One proposal form will be used for all presentation types:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Presentation</span><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Poster Session</span><o:p></o:p></li><li style="color:black;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Roundtable </span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We invite you to contribute your ideas to make 2020 the best ALAO conference yet!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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