<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Colleagues,<br></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><i>Please excuse cross-posting. </i>You are invited to share your expertise at the 2016 ACL Annual Conference hosted this year at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon! Proposals will be accepted until Friday, October 16th. Thank you for considering this opportunity!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small">Sarah Stevenson, MLS</div><br><div><div><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Association of Christian Librarians</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:conferenceprezo@acl.org" target="_blank">conferenceprezo@acl.org</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, Sep 23, 2015 at 11:56 AM<br>Subject: Share your expertise at the 2016 ACL Annual Conference!<br>To: <a href="mailto:rbirch@georgefox.edu" target="_blank">rbirch@georgefox.edu</a><br><br><br><u></u>
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We are calling for presentation proposals for the ACL 2016 Conference at George Fox University in Newberg, Oregon.<br>
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If you are interested in presenting, <a href="http://acl.us6.list-manage.com/track/click?u=cf9f8f89446452fd9839c19fc&id=dc842ea2f6&e=017e438064" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#00395a;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">please submit your proposal</a> by <b>Friday, October 16th</b>. We are looking for presentations that balance both theory and practice, are well researched, and presented in an engaging manner. Presentation proposals will be chosen based on several criteria including your level of expertise and the extent of your experience with the topic. Presenters should be prepared to discuss innovations or new ways of thinking about a topic. Everyone, from librarians with years of experience to library school students, is encouraged to submit proposals.
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<li>A compelling summary of your presentation that entices people to attend (must be 150 to 400 words)</li>
<li>The presentation should be on a topic with which you have excellent knowledge and are comfortable speaking about in front of an audience</li>
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<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left"><b>Topics of Interest to the Association</b></p>
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<li>Information literacy & new ACRL framework</li>
<li>User/public services, student workers, Interlibrary Loan</li>
<li>Student Retention</li>
<li>Leadership/Management Strategies</li>
<li>Cataloging (BIBFRAME, Electronic Resource Management)</li>
<li>Technology in the library</li>
<li>Administration: budgets, annual reports/program review, assessment</li>
<li>Archives & Institutional Repositories</li>
<li>Outreach: engaging students & faculty</li>
<li>Online Instruction and/or distance learners</li>
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<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left"><b>Presentation Formats</b></p>
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<li>Workshop: The presenter uses a lecture or hands-on format, allowing 10 minutes at the end for questions and discussion</li>
<li>Panel: Group of two or three experts present on the same concepts or convey varying points of view, allowing time at the end for questions and discussion</li>
<li>Roundtable Discussion: Informal group discussion around a specific topic. The leader will be prepared with comments and questions, will keep the discussion focused on the topic and will encourage the participation of all attendees</li>
<li>Paper: Presentation of a short paper, either read or summarized, allowing 15 minutes at the end for questions and discussion. Please remember that even paper presentations need to be delivered in an engaging manner</li>
<li>Poster Session: These are “mini-workshops” held during the vendor time. The presenter prepares a poster or PowerPoint presentation and is available to answer questions and provide additional information. Poster session proposals will be reviewed by the poster session coordinator (a different person) and will have different deadlines, so please watch for more information if you are interested in presenting a poster.</li>
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<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">We look forward to receiving your presentation proposals! Please feel free to forward this email to your library colleagues, other faculty members or anyone else outside of the ACL membership who might be interested. Let us know if you have any questions!</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">Blessings,</p>
<p style="margin:1em 0;padding:0;color:#606060;font-family:Helvetica;font-size:15px;line-height:150%;text-align:left">Jaime Pitt, ACL Presentation Coordinator<br>
<a href="mailto:conferenceprezo@acl.org" style="word-wrap:break-word;color:#00395a;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:underline" target="_blank">conferenceprezo@acl.org</a></p>
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