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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">"<b>Resource Sharing Reimagined: Innovation, Access, and Collaboration in a Changing World</b>”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference, Portland, OR</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">September 9-11, 2025</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The NWILL Planning Committee is excited to open the call for proposals for the 2025 Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference. This
<b>hybrid </b>conference will be held September 9-11, 2025 <b>in person</b> at the<a href="https://www.uoregon.edu/about"> University of Oregon</a> in
<b>Portland</b>, Oregon, and <b>virtually </b>on the Whova conference platform. <br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Presenters are invited to share their knowledge and experiences through a real-time 45-minute session, a short pre-recorded lightning session, a real-time 60-minute panel discussion,
or a 1 hour and 45-minute workshop. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We welcome submissions from library professionals and paraprofessionals working in all types of libraries. Topics can be directly related or adjacent to interlibrary loan and
library resource sharing. Preference may be given to presenters who will attend the conference in person.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We encourage submissions that fit within the theme "<b>Resource Sharing Reimagined: Innovation, Access, and Collaboration in a Changing World.</b>” Based on our past conference
survey results, our research-sharing community is particularly interested in the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> - Accessibility to Resources - Interoperability <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> - AI in ILL - Justifying Services and Resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> - Budget Challenges and Logistics - Patron Outreach/Education<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> - Copyright and CONTU Alternatives - Resource Sharing in Public Libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> - Data, Assessment, and Analysis - Serving Underserved Populations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> - Ebook ILL and CDL - Training & Position Documentation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Conference registration fees will be waived for presenters and co-presenters. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The deadline to
</span></b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/254Lfd9qdLsXu7PG7"><b>submit proposals</b></a><b> is midnight Pacific time on Monday, March 31, 2025.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Organizations and companies can share information about their products and services by sponsoring the conference. Please
<a href="mailto:nwillconf@gmail.com">contact </a>us to get more information about our sponsorship opportunities. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please email the NWILL Planning Committee at
<a href="mailto:nwillconf@gmail.com">nwillconf@gmail.com</a> with any questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">We hope you will join us for the Northwest Interlibrary Loan and Resource Sharing Conference this fall. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="https://forms.gle/254Lfd9qdLsXu7PG7"><b>Proposal Submission Form</b></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">2025 NWILL Conference Planning Committee<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="mailto:nwillconf@gmail.com">nwillconf@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><a href="http://nwill.org">nwill.org </a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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