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<p class="">Proposal submissions for the ACRL Washington & Oregon Joint Fall Conference are now open! <a href="http://goo.gl/forms/ZNgDa9ypvM"><span class="">Submit your proposal</span></a> for a presentation, workshop, discussion, 15-minute talk, or lightning talk for presentation at our conference October 22-23, 2015, in Eatonville, WA.</p>
<p class="">Our theme for 2015 is <b>"Forging Partnerships, Opening Doors</b>." Some possible distillations of this theme include: open access/open education; collaborative or shared efforts between libraries and with other organizations; libraries and librarians in the arenas of social justice, challenging oppression, and confronting bias; the changing contexts of our core mission; navigating copyright, licensing, and fair use in providing content to our patrons.</p>
<p class="">The <b>submission deadline is July 15th</b>. Presenters will be notified by July 22nd. Conference registration opens at the end of July.</p>
<p class=""><span class=""><a href="http://goo.gl/forms/ZNgDa9ypvM">http://goo.gl/forms/ZNgDa9ypvM</a></span></p>
<p class=""><br></p><p class="">For more updates and info, please visit the ACRL-Oregon website at <a href="http://acrloregon.org/"><span class="">http://acrloregon.org/</span></a>. Sign up to receive all blog and news updates by clicking on the "Follow Blog via Email" button on the top right column of the home page. </p><p class="">____________________________________________________</p>
<p class="">~ Jennifer Snoek-Brown, ACRL-OR Communications Coordinator (2014-2016)<br>Faculty Librarian, Mt. Hood Community College<br><a href="mailto:jennifer.snoek-brown@mhcc.edu">jennifer.snoek-brown@mhcc.edu</a></p></div>