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<p class=""><span class="">Call for Proposals</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">The Oregon Library Association Conference Committee invites you to submit program and pre-conference proposals for the 2016 Conference, April 20–22 at the <a href="https://orlib16.wordpress.com/travel-and-hotel-info/"><span class="">Riverhouse Hotel in Bend</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Our theme this year is <span class=""><a href="https://orlib16.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/on-the-conference-theme/">Tell Your Story</a> and our hashtag is #ORLib16.</span></span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">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.</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Proposals are due by September 30.</span></p>
<p class=""><span class=""><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_202698">Program Proposal Form</a></span><span class=""> </span></p>
<p class=""><span class=""><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_202697">Preconference Proposal Form</a></span><span class=""> </span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">Poster Proposal information and forms will be announced in November and due in January.</span></p>
<p class="">For the proposal forms, prepare the following information:<br></p>
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<li class=""><span class="">Title</span></li>
<li class=""><span class="">Description (100 words or fewer)</span></li>
<li class=""><span class="">Sponsoring Unit (optional for program; required for pre-conference)</span></li>
<li class=""><span class="">Target Audience</span></li>
<li class=""><span class="">Outcomes</span></li>
<li class=""><span class="">Audience Engagement / Participation</span></li>
<li class=""><span class="">Technology Needs (rooms have projectors and screens; laptops NOT provided)</span></li>
<li class=""><span class="">Presenters Information</span></li>
</ul>
<p class=""><span class="">Questions? Please contact Michele Burke, Conference Program Committee Chair, by email at <a href="mailto:michele.burke@chemeketa.edu"><span class="">michele.burke@chemeketa.edu</span></a> or by phone at <a href="tel:503.365-4711"><span class="">503.365-4711</span></a>.</span></p>
<p class=""><span class="">See what we had last year at the <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/ola-conference-2015"><span class="">2015 OLA Conference</span></a>. Presenters are encouraged to share their slides and handouts through <a href="http://www.nwcentral.org/"><span class="">Northwest Central</span></a>, the OLA professional development repository.</span></p></div>