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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">In person in Omaha! (I attended a MAC there some years ago and it was nice.)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Janet M. Carleton | Digital Initiatives Coordinator | Digital Initiatives | Mahn Center for Archives and Special Collections, Preservation & Digital Initiatives
| OHIO University Libraries | Alden 333 | Athens, Ohio | 740.597.2527 | she/her |
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<a href="https://media.library.ohio.edu/"><span style="color:black">Digital Archives</span></a> |
<a href="https://archivesspace.ohio.edu/"><span style="color:black">Archives Finding Aids</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 18, 2026 4:33 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carleton, Janet (she/her) <carleton@ohio.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [External] Call for Session Proposals: Omaha 2027<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Midwest Archives Conference will hold the 2027 Annual Meeting on May 13-15, 2027, at the University of Nebraska at Omaha,
in Omaha, Nebraska. For more information about the host and conference, see the <a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/bd5d858c-ee5a-420c-a179-36163b962111/1" target="_blank" title="https://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/2027-annual-meeting">
<span style="color:#0000EE">meeting website</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Situated at the crossroads of the Missouri River, our host region has long been defined by connection, departure, and discovery.
Here, the Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge connects Nebraska and Iowa, and historic paths like the Oregon and Mormon Trails once launched bold journeys west.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Program Committee encourages submissions from newer professionals, first-time presenters, and colleagues from non-academic
institutions. We also want to hear from solo archivists and those with more limited institutional support! MAC membership is not required. Presenters may submit more than one proposal but may present only one session OR poster. For complete details on submitting
proposals, visit the <a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/bd5d858c-ee5a-420c-a179-36163b962111/2" target="_blank" title="https://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/2027-call-for-sessions-proposal"><span style="color:#0000EE">Call for Session
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">To facilitate collaboration among those brainstorming session ideas, the Program Committee encourages use of the <a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/bd5d858c-ee5a-420c-a179-36163b962111/3" target="_blank" title="https://www.facebook.com/groups/9031391258/"><span style="color:#0000EE">MAC
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:140%"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:140%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline for submitting session proposals for the 2027 MAC Annual Meeting is
<strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Friday, October 23, 2026</span></strong> at 5pm CT. To submit your proposal, use the <a href="http://midwestarc.memberclicks.net/message2/link/bd5d858c-ee5a-420c-a179-36163b962111/5" target="_blank" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe_h0HnS5GlwOz6QYdIoaWT_7KYWgk6Ls27lXqk--izpsQmbw/viewform?usp=publish-editor"><strong><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0000EE">Call
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