<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Online</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Northwest</span> seeks proposals for 45-minute presentations, panel sessions, or hands-on workshops, as well as 5-minute lightning talks (panels and workshops are new presentation formats for <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Online</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Northwest</span> – see details below).<br>
<br>Proposals on all topics relating to technology and libraries are considered, such as:</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div><div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in">
<span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Information discovery</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Mobile computing</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">eBooks</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Shared ILS and consortial resources</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Linked data and the Semantic Web</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Cloud computing</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Virtual research environments</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">User Experience Design</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Technology competencies</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">MOOCs and open education</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Digital publishing and institutional repositories</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px;margin-left:0.5in"><span style="font-family:Symbol;font-size:10pt">·<span style="font-size:7pt"> </span></span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Other topics related to technology in libraries are welcome!</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><br>
</span><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"><br>The 2014 conference will be held Friday, February 7, 2014 at CH2M Hill Alumni Center, Corvallis, Oregon (on the Oregon State University campus). <b><font color="#ff0000">2014 Call for Proposals ends October 14th , 2013</font></b>.<br>
</span><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt">For more information and to submit a proposal, please visit the NEW <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Online</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Northwest</span> website at</span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"> </span></b><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"><a href="http://www.onlinenorthwest.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.onlinenorthwest.org/</a>.</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px"><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Proposal Options</span></b><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Presentations: 45 minute time slot for solo or co-presenters. Please remember to allow time for questions from the audience.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Workshops: A new session type for <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Online</span> <span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Northwest</span>. This is a chance to discuss and accomplish a hands-on task, most likely with your audience participating using a laptop, tablet, or Smartphone. Consider the limitations: 45 minutes, a presentation computer, and wifi (with potentially limited bandwidth) for the audience. Please note what preparations or devices the audience should have with them in the notes field of the proposal form</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt">Panel session: Invite professional colleagues to discuss a topic as a panel. To keep the conversation engaging and informative, consider inviting panelists with different perspectives on the topic. As the moderator, allow time for audience questions.</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:10pt"></span></div>
<div style="font-family:'times new roman','new york',times,serif;font-size:16px"><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;font-size:11pt"> Lightning talks: An audience favorite! 5 minutes to blaze through a topic. Presentation slides are usually timed, but we are flexible as long as your talk ends within 5 minutes and is informative and engaging.</span></div>
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