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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#444746;background:white">The deadline to submit proposals for the 2023 NWILL virtual conference has been
<b>extended through May 15th</b>. If you thought you didn't have time to finish up your proposal, now you do. We are excited to hear your ideas!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">Additionally, we can now announce that our keynote is Shannon Pritting, Director of Library Services, Open, and Digital Learning Assets
 at Empire State University. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">He is
<span style="background:white">known as a national leader in affordability and access initiatives. Empire State University is New York state’s only online public university.</span> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">Interested in presenting? The Planning Committee is accepting presentation proposals through
<b>Monday, May 15th at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT. </b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">2022 NWILL attendees indicated a particular interest in the following presentation topics: </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Budget challenges and logistics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Controlled Digital Lending <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Copyright and CONTU alternatives <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Justifying services and resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Patron outreach/education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Training, onboarding, and position documentation <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">The NWILL Planning Committee welcomes presentations on other topics as well, and encourages anyone who is interested to submit a proposal,
 regardless of employee classification or organizational affiliation, particularly individuals from underrepresented types of libraries, e.g., tribal and K-12, and underrepresented communities. We truly want the conference to be as representative of our profession
 as possible. Please indicate in your submission form whether you would like to present a
<u>lightning round</u> (7-10 minutes, pre-recorded) or <u>full session</u> (45 minutes, live).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">Presenters and co-presenters receive free registration to the conference. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">EXTENDED!! Submit a proposal using the</span></b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc_uMX6W7FWziK_u4Sa25rYDzCJrPT85Mh33NvNd7R9ubdeRw/viewform"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">
 NWILL Presentation Proposal Submission Form</span></b></a><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222"> no later than May 15th, 2023. Expect to hear back by June regarding the status of your proposal. </span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">Session proposals from an organization or company, or their representatives, about their product (e.g., vendors, steering committee members)
 will not be considered. If you represent an organization or company interested in promoting your product, please
</span><a href="mailto:nwillconf@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">click here to contact our Vendor Relations Committee</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">
 to get more information about our sponsorship opportunities. Proposals submitted by practitioners wishing to present on a product they are not professionally affiliated with is acceptable.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">If you have questions, please email the NWILL Planning Committee at
</span><a href="mailto:nwillconf@gmail.com"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">nwillconf@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#222222">We look forward to hearing from you!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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