<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:small"><span id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-6758b643-d365-ad66-ef31-69e1b02dfb8c"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Returning to the OLA Annual Conference 2017:  </span></h2><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:18pt;margin-bottom:6pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-size:16pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Be a Conference Buddy!!</span></h2><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">OLA Membership Committee & the New Member Round Table want to ensure that each First (or Few) Time Conference Goers’ (FTCG) experience at OLA Annual is meaningful, relevant, stress-free - and fun!!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Experienced conference goers attending OLA 2017 are invited to be a Conference Buddy for a first-time or few-time conference attendee just by providing advice and guidance.  It’s really easy -- you don’t have to have all the answers, just be willing to help a newbie out!  If you've ever been to an OLA Annual Conference before and are willing to help a new person navigate the inner conference workings and learn more about OLA, that's all it takes!</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Hey, it’s my first (or third!) OLA Annual Conference!  How do I get a Buddy?</span></p><br><ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Complete the</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScuJqUdUJourCiZxbafRP1RW7DacX9LxKX0nwdzBunkF-18Dw/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> Volunteer to be Paired with a Conference Buddy at OLA 2017 Form</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> to give the Conference Buddy an idea of what you’re all about - your interests, areas of expertise, and secret super-powers!</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="list-style-type:disc;font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;margin-left:11pt"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Once you’ve filled out the form, you'll be provided with a link to select a time that you'll available to be paired up with a Conference Buddy.  </span></p></li></ul><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Buddy options are super flexible!  Just sit with a Conference Buddy for lunch, a conference session, a business meeting, or a special event that you’d be attending anyway - so not a huge commitment in time and/or energy.  </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">I’d like to help a newbie out!  How do I become a Buddy?</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">More experienced Conference Buddies will have a chance to sign up soon!!  This is the perfect way to share your experience about OLA and expand an emerging library leader’s professional network in an informal, casual way.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-weight:700;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">What if I have questions? Problems? </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.656;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Just use the</span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe8CWiCpHFej-eLvxw3P49X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