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<p class="MsoNormal"><i>*apologies for cross-posting*</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The <a href="https://www.wla.org/2019-ola-wla-conference">2019 OLA-WLA Conference</a> in Vancouver, WA (April 17-20) is only a few weeks away!
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<p class="MsoNormal">But, while the regular <a href="https://www.wla.org/2019-ola-wla-conference-sessions">
program schedule</a> has already been finalized, there’s another way you can become part of the educational lineup:
<b>Share some of your best ideas, work, and design skills by presenting a poster on any topic relevant to libraries and librarianship!</b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Known as <b><i>“Spotlight on Success”</i></b> to WLA members and
<b><i>“Poster Sessions”</i> </b>to OLA members, the conference committee is pleased to announce the “Call for Proposals” is now open for this special feature.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Accepted posters will be assigned a specific day (Thursday, Friday, or Saturday), during which there will be a one-hour poster session for attendees to browse the posters and speak with the poster presenters about their topics.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The submission form is live here:
<a href="https://goo.gl/forms/kwJ6CYfph5UJ9O3H3">https://goo.gl/forms/kwJ6CYfph5UJ9O3H3</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Deadline: March 22, 2019</b>.
<i>(Yes, a quick turnaround time, but we know you can do it!)</i><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Applicants will be notified
<b>no later than Tuesday, March 26</b>.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">For any questions about poster session presentations and submissions, contact the Conference Committee Program Coordinators Lacey Legel (<a href="mailto:lacey.legel@gmail.com">lacey.legel@gmail.com</a>)
or Mark Pond (<a href="mailto:mpond@sponkanelibrary.org">mpond@sponkanelibrary.org</a>), or WLA Administration (<a href="mailto:info@wla.org">info@wla.org</a>).<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We look forward to reading your poster proposals!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sue Ludington<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><i>2019 OLA-WLA Conference Committee Co-Chair<o:p></o:p></i></p>
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