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<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us>Call for Showcase Presenters: 2009 OLA Annual
Conference (Deadline Extended)</SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us>Does your library have an
innovative, unusual, or highly successful program that you’d like to share with
your colleagues? Have you recently completed research or grant-funded work that
would be of interest and use to the Oregon library community? If so, consider
participating in one of the OLA Annual Conference program showcases.</SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us>Showcases will be held during morning and afternoon
breaks and will consist of approximately 15 presenters, sharing a large area,
with display tables. Attendees can visit with the presenters one-on-one to
discuss their programs, services, and projects. This allows a wide variety of
participation from libraries and a more direct, focused interaction from
attendees.</SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us>For the 2009 OLA Annual Conference, we will be
hosting showcases on the following three topics:</SPAN></P><BR>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us> Staff
Training and User Instruction<BR>
Library Outreach Activities<BR>
Innovative and Grant-Funded Programs<BR></SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us>Interested in presenting at a showcase? Please
submit a completed Showcase Proposal found on the </SPAN><A
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lang=en-us>. For questions about the Showcase program, please contact Sue Kunda,
2009 OLA Showcase Coordinator, at </SPAN><A
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color=#0000ff>sue.kunda@oregonstate.edu</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN lang=en-us
title=blocked::mailto:sue.kunda@oregonstate.edu></SPAN></A><SPAN lang=en-us> or
541.737-7262.</SPAN></P>
<P dir=ltr><SPAN lang=en-us>All proposals are due by February 6, 2008. The final
list of showcases will be set by February 13, 2009.</SPAN></P></DIV>
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