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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>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"> Staff Training and User Instruction<BR>
Library Outreach Activities<BR>
Innovative and Grant-Funded Programs<BR>
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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us">Interested in presenting at a showcase? Please submit a completed Showcase Proposal found on the </SPAN><A HREF="http://www.olaweb.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=74389"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">2009 OLA Conference website</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></A><SPAN LANG="en-us">. For questions about the Showcase program, please contact Sue Kunda, 2009 OLA Showcase Coordinator, at </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:sue.kunda@oregonstate.edu"><SPAN LANG="en-us"><U><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">sue.kunda@oregonstate.edu</FONT></U></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></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>
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