<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">Just a friendly reminder that you still have time to submit proposals for poster presentations or 2-minute "shock talks"</span><b style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </b><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:arial,sans-serif">(so named for being shorter than a lightning talk) for the ACRL OR/WA Annual Joint Conference. </span><br></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Add to our two day</span><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size:13px">s of insightful and thought-provoking conversation about issues related to the intersections of librarianship and technology with your own perspective and ideas. W</font><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">hatever your library identity - from library director to paraprofessional to library school student - you have something to add to this discussion and we want to hear from you.</font><br><div><br></div>If you have done some interesting research in your library, created a fantastic outreach program, developed a new technology-related service, or are just plain passionate about a topic related to our conference theme, please consider submitting. Your poster can be in traditional poster format or digital. Shock talks are just two minutes long and the format is up to you - no slide requirements. What could be easier?!<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span></div><div><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">To submit your idea for a </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">shock</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">talk</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> or a poster, please go to </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:blue"><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_174842" target="_blank">https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_174842</a></span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> and fill out our quick proposal form </span><b style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">by Friday, September 19th at 11:59pm.</b><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> We will review all of the submissions and let you know if you're in by </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Friday, October 5th</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">.</span><br><font face="arial, sans-serif"><br></font><div>P.S. shock talks and posters that are in some way related to the conference theme will be given preference, but you are welcome to propose a talk or poster on any topic. </div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr"><div>Elizabeth Brookbank</div><div>Instruction Librarian, Assistant Professor</div><div>Hamersly Library, Western Oregon University</div><div>345 N. Monmouth Ave.<br>Monmouth, OR 97361<br></div><div>(503) 838-8657</div><div><font color="#0000ff"><u><a href="mailto:brookbanke@wou.edu" target="_blank">brookbanke@wou.edu</a></u></font> </div></div>
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