<div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">PLEASE EXCUSE CROSS POSTINGS.</font></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:13px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Dear Colleagues,</font></div><div style="font-size:13px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></div><div style="font-size:13px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">The Charleston Conference is pleased to <span>announce</span> that our <span>2015</span> <span>Call</span> for <span>Papers</span> and <span>Call</span> for Preconferences forms are now open. The <span>2015 </span>Charleston Conference (<a href="http://www.katina.info/conference" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">www.katina.info/conference</font></a>) will be held <span tabindex="0"><span>November 4-7</span></span> in beautiful historic downtown Charleston, SC. The 35th annual conference on <i>Issues in Book and Serial Acquisition </i>will have the theme <b>"Where Do We Go From Here?"</b> </font></div><div style="font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">The <span>Call</span> for Preconferences form is online at <a href="http://www.katina.info/conference/participate/call-preconferences/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">http://www.katina.info/</font><font color="#0066cc">conference/participate/<span>call</span>-</font><font color="#0066cc">preconferences/</font></a>. The deadline to receive proposals for preconference sessions is <b>April 30, <span>2015</span></b>. All preconferences will be held on <span tabindex="0"><span>Wednesday, November 4</span></span>. </font></span></div><div style="font-size:13px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br></font></div><div><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><font face="arial, sans-serif" style="font-size:13px">The <span>Call</span> for <span>Papers</span> form is online at </font><font face="arial, sans-serif"><u><a href="http://www.katina.info/conference/participate/call-for-papers/" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">http://www.katina.info/</font><font color="#0066cc">conference/participate/<span>call</span>-</font><font color="#0066cc">for-<span>papers</span>/</font></a></u>. The deadline to receive session proposals is</font><b style="font-size:13px"> June 17, <span>2015</span></b><font face="arial, sans-serif">. We are looking for proposals on any topic relating to collection development and acquisitions, but especially those that tie into our theme, </font><b style="font-size:13px">"Where Do We Go From Here?"</b><font face="arial, sans-serif"> The main conference will be held from <span tabindex="0"><span>Thursday, November 5</span></span>, through <span tabindex="0"><span>Saturday, November 7</span></span>, and we are seeking proposals for the following sessions:</font></font></span></div><div style="font-size:13px"><ul><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Lively (Lunchtime) Discussions</b>: 75 minute sessions <span tabindex="0"><span>on Thurs</span></span> or Fri, focused on audience interaction and discussion. Power Points are discouraged. Bringing your own lunch is optional for attendees.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Concurrent Sessions</b>: 45 minute sessions <span tabindex="0"><span>on Thurs</span></span> or Fri, standard presentation with 5-10 minutes for Q&A..</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Innovation Sessions</b>: 30 minute sessions <span tabindex="0"><span>on Saturday</span></span>, focused on new technology, innovations, etc.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Poster Sessions</b>: 60 minute sessions <span tabindex="0"><span>on Thurs</span></span> or Fri, 6 ft. table and chairs provided. You are responsible for bringing your own poster and display board appropriate for table top display.</font></li><li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000" face="arial, sans-serif" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><b>Shotgun Sessions</b>: 6 minute, 40 second PowerPoint presentations of 20 slides at 20 seconds each. A group of topically related Shotgun Sessions will be grouped together in a single concurrent session time slot.</font></li></ul></div><div style="font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Please contact Leah Hinds with any questions at <a href="mailto:leah@katina.info" target="_blank"><font color="#0066cc">leah@katina.info</font></a>. We look forward to seeing you in Charleston this November!<br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">Cordially,</font></span></div><div style="font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000"><br></font></span></div><div style="font-size:13px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><font color="#000000">The Charleston Conference Team</font></span></div></div><div><div tabindex="0" id=":kqs"><img src="https://ssl.gstatic.com/ui/v1/icons/mail/images/cleardot.gif"></div></div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br clear="all"> </div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div>Beth R. Bernhardt</div>
<div>Assistant Dean for Collection Management and Scholarly Communications</div>
<div>University Libraries</div>
<div>University of North Carolina Greensboro</div>
<div>PO Box 26170</div>
<div>Greensboro, NC 27402</div>
<div>336-256-1210</div></div></div></div>
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