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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Poster Proposals: Midwest Archives Conference - Society of Ohio Archivists Joint Annual Meeting - Columbus, Ohio, May 14-16, 2026</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The 2026 Program Committee invites poster proposal submissions on all aspects of archival practice and research, as well as on topics from allied and related fields.
The Program Committee seeks a diverse slate of presenters, representing a variety of personal and institutional backgrounds, perspectives, and voices. We seek to foster a culture of inclusion in the MAC-SOA program and encourage submissions from students,
new professionals, first-time presenters, and those from allied professions. Membership in MAC and/or SOA is not required to present.
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Poster presentations will be onsite only, and at least one author must be present. See the full call at
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://ohioarchivists.org/annual-meeting-call-poster2026/"><span style="color:#1155CC">https://ohioarchivists.org/annual-meeting-call-poster2026/</span></a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To submit a proposal, please fill out the
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<p style="margin:0in"><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Proposals are due by 11:59p CST February 8, 2026</span></i><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">. The deadline will not
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">For more about the conference, see the meeting website:
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