<div dir="ltr">Did you know the Early Bird registration deadline for <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/ola-conference-2015">OLA 2015</a> is this Friday, March 13th? <div><br></div><div>"What???," you say.  "It's March??"</div><div><br></div><div>I know! Crazy. But now that you know, this would be a great time to <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/ola-conference-2015---registration">get it done</a>. Plus, one of our pre-conferences has already filled up so get on that keyboard and sign up while you still can! </div><div><br></div><div>We have a list of pre-conferences so awesome, it'll make you even dizzier than that March thing: </div><div>- Oregon Virtual Reference Summit (yes! this year it's a pre-conference!)</div><div>- Filmmaking for Library Types (with Salem's CCTV crew!)</div><div>- Financial Management for the Not-So-Well-Off</div><div>- Basic Book Repair</div><div>- Genre/Form Headings in Cataloging</div><div>- Leading from Any Position (wait list only)</div><div><br></div><div>On top of that, we have a couple great speakers: </div><div><ul><li><a href="http://wid.wisc.edu/profile/david-krakauer/">Keynote Speaker Dr. David Krakauer</a>: Living at the Edge of Mystery: Creativity, Information & the Experimental Life</li><li><a href="http://lacunae.com/">President's Banquet Speaker - Douglas Wolk</a>: Cartoonists and the Chemistry of Scenius<br></li></ul></div><div><div><br></div></div><div>plus a Creativity Space, and oh, did I mention we're having a party? </div><div><br></div><div><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;color:rgb(60,72,84);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(224,224,224)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><strong style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px">OLA After Hours: An EveryLibrary & People for Oregon Libraries Fundraiser <br></strong></span></p><p style="margin:0px 0px 10px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:14px;color:rgb(60,72,84);font-family:Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;background-color:rgb(224,224,224)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;font-size:12px;font-family:tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Thursday, April 16th, 2015<br>9:00pm-12:00am<br>Party Downtown (in downtown Eugene)<br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(204,153,255)"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1561488177460137" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(37,84,14)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(204,153,255)">Facebook Event</span></a></span> <br><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(204,153,255)"><a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/after-hours-an-ola-everylibrary-fundraiser-tickets-15766729713" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(37,84,14)"><span style="margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;color:rgb(204,153,255)">Register Now!</span></a></span></span></p></div><div><br></div><div>Register for the conference by Friday for the Early Bird rate and we'll see you in Eugene!</div><div><br></div><div>Sara Thompson, OLA Communications Committee</div></div>