<div dir="ltr"><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt" id="gmail-docs-internal-guid-15314d19-d7e1-b54c-6f35-1b84c6b0036f"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">The OLA SSD 2017 conference will be Friday July 28th 2017 and we’re looking for YOU to join us as a presenter! We’re pleased to announce that our venue is the University of Oregon in Eugene. Our theme for 2017 is “Making field goals: adapting and thriving in library service”. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">We’re looking for traditional style presenters and interactive/panel presenters for 2017. We have some fantastic speakers lined up that we’ll be announcing soon, but we still have a few spots left! </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Are you an expert on one of these topics and would like to present about it? Or maybe this is a project you and your colleagues have been working on and you want to volunteer them to lead a discussion with you? Remember that presenters get incentives like free registration, excellent experience (for resumes or professional development), and bragging rights. </span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">We’re recruiting presenters/panelists who’d love to share their knowledge on these topics:</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">-Diversity in libraries/literature </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">-Serving vulnerable populations</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">-Fake news and how libraries can combat its spread</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">-Inclusivity </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">-Accessibility (panelists)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">-Library security</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">-Scheduling (panelists)</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">If you have a great idea that’s not listed here, just contact us! We’d love to talk to you about it and see if it’s a good fit for this year.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">If one of our sessions jumps out to you as something you’d feel confident presenting about in either format, we’d love to hear from you. Email us at </span><a href="mailto:olassdconference@gmail.com" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">olassdconference@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">. Let us know which topic interests you, and if you have questions about anything else conference related, we can answer those too.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">We hope you can join us in Tracktown on July 28th for a Field Day with SSD! </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Keep up with OLA SSD news and announcements- follow us on our blog( </span><a href="http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">http://ola-ssd.blogspot.com/</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">), </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Facebook (</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/olasupportstaffdivision" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://www.facebook.com/olasupportstaffdivision</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">)</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">and Twitter (</span><a href="https://twitter.com/ola_ssd" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">https://twitter.com/ola_ssd</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">).</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">Oregon Library Association Support Staff Division (OLA SSD)</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline">2017 Conference Committee</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><br class="gmail-kix-line-break"></span><a href="mailto:olassdconference@gmail.com" style="text-decoration:none"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline">olassdconference@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"> </span></p><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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