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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#1D2129">For those attending the OLA Conference next week, Emporia SLIM will have our annual “Alumni, Students, and Friends Reception” on Thursday, April 19th, from 6:30 – 7:30 pm in the
 Wilder Room at the Hilton Eugene.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Pierina Parise, Director, Oregon Distance Program<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Emporia State University, School of Library & Information Mgt<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">1020 SW Taylor, Suite 447, Portland, OR 97205<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Office: 503-223-8280; Cell: 620-794-5436<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="mailto:pparise@emporia.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">pparise@emporia.edu</span></a> 
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt"><a href="http://www.emporia.edu/slim/regionallocations/portland.html"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.emporia.edu/slim/regionallocations/portland.html</span></a>
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