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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">As a member of the ACRL 2017 Panel Sessions Committee, I strongly encourage you to submit a proposal (or more
than one!) for a panel discussion of your favorite topic at the ACRL 2017 Conference (</span><a href="http://conference.acrl.org/"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:
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in Baltimore.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>A panel session offers an opportune occasion for two to four presenters to engage in a cohesive and productive conversation about a topic of importance to academic libraries and librarianship.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Lasting 60 minutes (including time for Q&A), the discussion proves effective in prompting the audience to think about the topic and/or share insights from different perspectives.
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Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#1155CC">http://conference.acrl.org/conference-content/conference-tags/</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:
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are available to stimulate your thinking and position your proposal within the conference theme.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Proposals for traditionally underrepresented topics such as scholarly communication, special collections/archives, and technical services are especially welcome!
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Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">When you are ready for the submission,</span><a href="https://s4.goeshow.com/acrl/national/2017/abstract_submission.cfm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:
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</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
115%;font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:
Cambria">start the process here:
</span><a href="https://s4.goeshow.com/acrl/national/2017/abstract_submission.cfm"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#1155CC">https://s4.goeshow.com/acrl/national/2017/abstract_submission.cfm</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">May 6, 2016</b>.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes">
</span>Feel free to contact me or the Panel Sessions Committee Chairs Adrian Ho (</span><a href="mailto:hoadriank@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;color:#1155CC">hoadriank@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:
Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria">)
and Heidi Steiner Burkhardt (</span><a href="mailto:heidisb@umich.edu"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;
font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;mso-bidi-font-family:Cambria;
color:#1155CC">heidisb@umich.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;
line-height:115%;font-family:Cambria;mso-fareast-font-family:Cambria;
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if you have any questions. <br>
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<div class="PlainText">Cheryl Middleton/Associate Professor<br>
Associate University Librarian for <font size="2">Learning & Engagement</font><br>
OSU Libraries<br>
121 The Valley Library<br>
Corvallis, OR 97331<br>
541-737-8527<br>
e-mail: Cheryl.Middleton@oregonstate.edu</div>
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