<div dir="ltr"><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><a name="_Hlk177985636" style=""><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Hi,
all, </font></a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We’re happy to announce that Round 2 submissions for our
2025 OLA Conference, “Oregon Libraries United: Navigating Change,” sessions are
now open! Please use this form to submit your proposal: </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>Conference: </b><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfFh8f5v9UHDSAoZuNjUf6BRZ1m3kuN6Tlc88z-l47sFeldfw/viewform?usp=sf_link" style="color:rgb(5,99,193)"><b>2025 Conference session proposal form</b></a><b> (Wed./Thurs./Fri.)</b></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">There was an amazing response of 70 submissions in the
first round. Everyone is invited to submit proposals in this next round;
however, we’re focused on filling the following gaps:</font></p>
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</span>School
libraries</font></p>
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</span>Academic
libraries</font></p>
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</span>Special
libraries</font></p>
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</span>Adult
services</font></p>
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</span>15-minute
lightning talks</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><b>The deadline for Round 2 program session submissions is December
20. </b></font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Lead presenters will be notified of session status/results
by January 11 at the latest. </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The 2025 OLA Conference will be held in Eugene from
Wednesday, April 23 through Friday, April 25.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Details are included on the form. When you complete the
form, be ready with contact information, a working program title, a short
(about 100 words) description, and an idea of program length. </font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif">We are excited to receive proposals with practical and
theoretical focuses.</font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="">Thank you!</font></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in;line-height:normal;font-size:11pt;font-family:Aptos,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif"> </span></p></div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><b>Kris Wiley</b> (she/her) & <b>Aurora Ropp</b> (she/her)<div><b>2025 OLA Conference Programs Co-Chairs</b><div><a href="mailto:olaprograms@olaweb.org" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">olaprograms@olaweb.org</a><br></div><div><font color="#222222">541-492-7050 - Ask for <b>Kris </b>or<b> Aurora</b></font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div>