<div dir="ltr">You still have a few days left to send in your pitch for a conference session or a pre-conference for OLA in Bend! The conference itself will be April 20 - 22, 2016. But the deadline for proposals is September 30th! Poster proposals will be coming up in November. <div><br></div><div>Looking forward to hearing all about your great ideas!</div><div><br></div><div>Sara<br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Sep 18, 2015 at 8:54 AM, Thompson, Sara Q <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:thomsara@oregonstate.edu" target="_blank">thomsara@oregonstate.edu</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">
<p><span>Call for Proposals</span></p>
<p><span>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/" target="_blank"><span>Riverhouse Hotel in Bend</span></a>.</span></p>
<p><span>Our theme this year is <span><a href="https://orlib16.wordpress.com/2015/08/29/on-the-conference-theme/" target="_blank">Tell Your Story</a> and our hashtag is #ORLib16.</span></span></p>
<p><span>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><span>Proposals are due by September 30.</span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_202698" target="_blank">Program Proposal Form</a></span><span> </span></p>
<p><span><a href="https://ola.memberclicks.net/index.php?option=com_mc&view=mc&mcid=form_202697" target="_blank">Preconference Proposal Form</a></span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Poster Proposal information and forms will be announced in November and due in January.</span></p>
<p>For the proposal forms, prepare the following information:<br></p>
<ul>
<li><span>Title</span></li>
<li><span>Description (100 words or fewer)</span></li>
<li><span>Sponsoring Unit (optional for program; required for pre-conference)</span></li>
<li><span>Target Audience</span></li>
<li><span>Outcomes</span></li>
<li><span>Audience Engagement / Participation</span></li>
<li><span>Technology Needs (rooms have projectors and screens; laptops NOT provided)</span></li>
<li><span>Presenters Information</span></li>
</ul>
<p><span>Questions? Please contact Michele Burke, Conference Program Committee Chair, by email at <a href="mailto:michele.burke@chemeketa.edu" target="_blank"><span>michele.burke@chemeketa.edu</span></a> or by phone at <a href="tel:503.365-4711" target="_blank"><span>503.365-4711</span></a>.</span></p>
<p><span>See what we had last year at the <a href="http://www.olaweb.org/ola-conference-2015" target="_blank"><span>2015 OLA Conference</span></a>. Presenters are encouraged to share their slides and handouts through <a href="http://www.nwcentral.org/" target="_blank"><span>Northwest Central</span></a>, the OLA professional development repository.</span></p></div>
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