<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:14px;margin-bottom:1.7em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif"><strong>TELL YOUR STORY</strong><br></p><p style="font-size:14px;margin-bottom:1.7em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif">The Oregon Library Association Conference Committee invites you to submit program and <span class="" id=":3sl.21" tabindex="-1">pre</span>-conference proposals for the 2016 Conference, April 20-22 at the <a href="http://www.riverhouse.com/" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="" id=":3sl.22" tabindex="-1">Riverhouse</span> Hotel</a> in Bend.</p><p style="font-size:14px;margin-bottom:1.7em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif">Our theme this year is Tell Your Story.</p><p style="font-size:14px;margin-bottom:1.7em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif"><em style="border:none">"One of my favorite <span class="" id=":3sl.23" tabindex="-1">storytime</span> books is <u>Wait! I Want to Tell You a Story</u>. It's about a wombat that tells a story to a tiger to avoid being eaten. I like it because it's really about the power of story. Stories can make you forget that you're hungry or tired. They console us when we're sad. Our stories are what make us who we are, as individuals, as institutions and as a society in general. It's what connects us to each other. They're how we learn. Basic and powerful." <br></em><em style="text-align:right;border:none">– Jane Corry, OLA President 2015-2016</em></p><p style="font-size:14px;margin-bottom:1.7em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif">At this point the program does not have to be fully organized; you can give us a general idea of the program and speakers (if known), and fill in the other details on the proposal form. This year we are encouraging you to submit your ideas directly -- no OLA Unit sponsorship is required. We also welcome proposals from OLA units. Sessions may be presentations, panels, or workshops. If your session idea does have any associated costs, it will still need a sponsoring unit. <br>Proposals are due by September 30.</p><p style="font-size:14px;margin-bottom:1.7em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif"><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_202698" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)">Program Proposal Form</a> </p><p style="font-size:14px;margin-bottom:1.7em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif"><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_202697" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="" id=":3sl.24" tabindex="-1">Preconference</span> Proposal Form</a> </p><p style="font-size:14px;margin-bottom:1.7em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif">Poster Proposal information and forms will be announced in November and due in January. </p><p style="font-size:14px;margin-bottom:1.7em;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Georgia,'Bitstream Charter',serif">Questions? Please contact Michele Burke, Conference Program Committee Chair, by email at <a href="mailto:michele.burke@chemeketa.edu" style="color:rgb(51,51,51)"><span class="" id=":3sl.25" tabindex="-1">michele</span>.<span class="" id=":3sl.26" tabindex="-1">burke</span>@<span class="" id=":3sl.27" tabindex="-1">chemeketa</span>.<span class="" id=":3sl.28" tabindex="-1">edu</span></a> or by phone at 503.365-4711.<br><br>Many thanks from the program committee! <br></p><div><br><br></div></div></div></div>
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