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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">The OK-ACRL Board invites proposals for full session and lightning topic/project presentations
for the 2021 Annual Conference, “Lead from Where You Are (Even if it’s from Zoom).” </span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">THE ENTIRE CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD ONLINE VIA ZOOM ON FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;"><span style="font-size:0.6em;vertical-align:super">th</span></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 10.5pt; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: rgb(60, 64, 67); background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); font-weight: 400;">This year's conference theme is Lead from
Where You Are, Even if it's From Zoom. Presentations on this theme could cover topics such as challenges and opportunities your library has encountered during the COVID-19 pandemic, completing projects remotely, leading teams, the importance of good communication,
and leadership in all areas of libraries. The theme is not exclusive, and proposals for all academic and research library related topics are welcome. Presentations from previous non-OK-ACRL conferences may be submitted.</span></p>
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">Proposals are due by Friday, September 24th at
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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.2;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">If you have any questions about the conference proposals, please contact Board President
Kaitlyn Palone at </span><a href="mailto:kpalone@uco.edu"><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(5, 99, 193); font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; text-decoration-skip-ink: none;">kpalone@uco.edu</span></a><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">.
Presenters of accepted proposals will be notified no later than </span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 700;">October 13th</span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">.</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: 400;">Registration information and details about the conference will be available soon on the OK-ACRL website at
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