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<p>Please join the Ohio Digitization Interest Group for our <b>fall in-person road trip meeting </b>at 10AM on
<b>Thursday, September 4, 2024 </b>at the <b>Ohio Genealogical Society</b>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Topic: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Ask (or Share!) About Digital Repositories: A Discussion.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Registration:</b> <i>Open until <b>Sept 2, 5pm</b>, or until<b> room capacity of 50</b> is reached. Google Form:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFk6oqFymLsLV2nNPOjSO6I7Jui2pbeUNFYnmWcOK0j1G6LA/viewform?usp=dialog">
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFk6oqFymLsLV2nNPOjSO6I7Jui2pbeUNFYnmWcOK0j1G6LA/viewform?usp=dialog</a></i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Join cultural heritage professionals from around the state to discuss the evergreen topic of digital repositories!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>This meeting will be a group discussion-- rather than a formal presentation-- so bring your questions and challenges, as well as any new platforms, features, or creative uses of existing platforms to share with the group.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Attendees are encouraged to bring questions and topics/tricks for group feedback and networking, and may submit one question and one tip/trick in advance using the registration form, or bring questions day of meeting. Not all questions may be answered during
the meeting due to time limitations, but all questions will be shared with attendees for follow up and feedback via other channels.
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<p>OhioDIG planning committee members will moderate the discussion and connect attendees with one another for continued support and dialog after the meeting. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b>Host:</b> <b><a href="https://www.ogs.org/visit-the-library"><span style="color:#1155CC">Ohio Genealogical Society</span></a> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b>Program Contacts: </b>Grace Freeman (<a href="mailto:gfreeman@columbuslibrary.org">gfreeman@columbuslibrary.org</a>), Columbus Metro Library & Sidney Gao (<a href="mailto:gaosy@ucmail.uc.edu">gaosy@ucmail.uc.edu</a>), University of
Cincinnati.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b>Date: </b>Thursday, September 4, 2025.<br>
<b>Food:</b> Coffee & snacks will be offered at the start of the meeting. Lunch will be brown bag<b>.</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in"><b>Cost: </b>There is no fee for attending, but we will be accepting donations for the refreshment kitty.
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<p style="margin:0in">Thank you to the institutions who host us, our volunteer speakers, and program committee!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"><b>Agenda</b><br>
— 10:00-10:30am: Coffee & snack social.<br>
— 10:30-10:50am: Introduction and remarks from Noel Poirier, OGS executive director.<br>
— 10:50am-12:15pm: Discussion: Please submit or bring questions/topics relating to digital repositories for group input and feedback. Some questions may require follow up, and the discussion will allow for networking/connections of those able to assist later.<br>
— 12:15-1:00pm-ish: Brown bag lunch: Round Robin & announcements. (At the OhioDIG Round Robin all attendees have the chance to share what they are working on and to ask questions of the group.)<br>
— 1:10-2:00pm: <em><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif">Optional:</span></em> Tour of behind the scenes of OGS library and archive.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Site:</b> <b><a href="https://www.ogs.org/visit-the-library"><span style="color:#1155CC">Ohio Genealogical Society</span></a></b>, 611 State Route 97 West, Bellville, OH 44813. All public areas of the building are handicapped accessible. <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&f=d&daddr=611+State+Route+97+West+Bellville%2C+Ohio+44813%2C+United+States"><b><span style="color:#1155CC">Driving
Directions</span></b></a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Library Parking:</b> Ample parking is available in adjacent lot. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Optional Tours: </b>1:10-2:00pm: Tour of OGS library and archive.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Lodging: Several nearby options recommended by OGS in the following order:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">- <a href="https://www.choicehotels.com/ohio/bellville/quality-inn-hotels/oh302?mc=llgoxxpx"><span style="color:#1155CC">Quality Inn & Suites Bellville – Mansfield – 1000 Comfort Plaza Dr, Bellville, OH 44813</span></a><br>
- <a href="https://www.choicehotels.com/ohio/bellville/comfort-inn-hotels/oh083?mc=llgoxxpx"><span style="color:#1155CC">Comfort Inn Splash Harbor – 855 Comfort Plaza Dr, Bellville, OH 44813</span></a><br>
- <a href="https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/days-inn/bellville-ohio/days-inn-bellville-mansfield/overview?CID=LC:iqv0j1dklijly45:12714&iata=00093796"><span style="color:#1155CC">Days Inn – 880 State Rte 97 W, Bellville, OH 44813 – Recently remodeled</span></a><br>
- <a href="http://www.wishmakerhouse.com/"><span style="color:#1155CC">Wishmaker House – 116 Main St, Bellville, OH 44813 – A nice B&B, but also a bit more expensive.</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>About OhioDIG: </b>The Ohio Digitization Interest Group is an informal discussion group open to all with an interest in cultural heritage digitization, description, access, and digital preservation. <a href="https://ohiodig.org/"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://ohiodig.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | she/her/ | </span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:carleton@ohio.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black">carleton@ohio.edu</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> |
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