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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Call for Showcase Presenters: 2009 OLA Annual Conference</FONT>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">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.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Showcases will consist of approximately 15 drop-in sessions, 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.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">For the 2009 OLA Annual Conference, we will be hosting showcases on the following three topics:<BR>
Staff Training and User Instruction<BR>
Library Outreach Activities<BR>
Innovative and Grant-Funded Programs<BR>
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<BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">Interested in presenting at a showcase? Please submit a completed Showcase Proposal found on the </FONT><A HREF="http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=74389"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">2009 OLA Conference website</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">. For questions about the Showcase program, please contact Sue Kunda, 2009 OLA Showcase Coordinator, at </FONT><A HREF="mailto:sue.kunda@oregonstate.edu"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman">sue.kunda@oregonstate.edu</FONT></U></A><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"> or 541.737-7262.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman">All proposals are due by December 22, 2008. The final list of showcases will be set by January 5, 2009.</FONT>
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