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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">With the depth of work happing in Oregon, I wanted to make sure you were aware of this opportunity:
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<b><span style="font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0033CC"><a href="https://shsulibraryguides.org/genailibraries" target="_blank">Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) Virtual Conference</a></span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) Call for Proposals</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">You are invited to submit a proposal for the inaugural Generative AI in Libraries (GAIL) virtual conference.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">2024 Theme <b><i>Prompt or Perish: Navigating Generative AI in Libraries</i></b></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">Dates: <b>June 11, 12, and 13, 2024</b></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">GAIL is a virtual conference aimed specifically at librarians. This conference seeks to explore the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in libraries. It is also an opportunity
for librarians to share their experiences with generative AI technologies and their applications in the library setting. The GAIL virtual conference aims to promote a deeper understanding of how generative AI can revolutionize library services like instruction,
research support, collection management, access services, administration, outreach and collaboration, while also addressing the challenges and ethical considerations this new technology brings to libraries. </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124">We welcome submissions from librarians, researchers, educators, and practitioners working in libraries or related fields. Submissions are now being accepted for <b>15- or 45-minute
presentations</b>, <b>panel discussions</b>, or <b>demonstrations</b> on topics related to generative AI and its applications in and implications for libraries.</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMFXlrYqLM9ts_hJW8Nmz3O685dVpYU6EMOR02CgdD3Mre7A/viewform" target="_blank">Submit a proposal here</a></span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Proposal submission deadline: April 1<sup>st</sup></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="m1459402360315384028msolistparagraph" style="color:#202124;margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;background-image:initial;background-position:initial;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial">
<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Notification of acceptance: May 1<sup>st</sup></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#202124"><a href="https://shsulibraryguides.org/genailibraries" target="_blank">GAIL Conference website</a> – To view more details</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00244E">Karin L Heffernan, Ed.M, MLIS </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#00244E">(she, her, hers)</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Campus Faculty Librarian | Associate Professor<br>
Harry A. B. & Gertrude C. Shapiro Library<br>
Wolak Library Learning Commons 222A<br>
Southern New Hampshire University<br>
Address: 2500 North River Road, Manchester, NH 03106<br>
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