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<p class="MsoNormal">A REMINDER – 2017 CONFERENCE PROPOSALS DUE MONDAY, SEPETEMBER 26, 2016.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The Call for Program Proposals for the 2017 OLA Conference, "Thriving Together" is now open.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are excited to be combining the OLA & OASL conferences together this year. The conference will be extended to Saturday to accommodate this combined event.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The conference dates are Wednesday, April 19 for the preconference, and Thursday - Saturday, April 20-22 for the conference days.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We will be accepting proposals with or without sponsorships for the regular conference days. Preconference programs will need sponsorship. There is a combined submission form for both preconference and regular session proposals this year.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Follow the link to the Call for Proposals where you will find all the pertinent information and the submission form: https://orlib17.wordpress.com/program/<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Let me know if there are any questions. Please send any questions or correspondence regarding programs to olaprograms@olaweb.org<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to reading all the interesting proposals.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best - <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Emily David<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Program Committee Chair, OLA Conference 2017<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Emily David<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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