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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">2016 University of San Diego Digital Initiatives Symposium Call for Proposals</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">When: Preconference – Wednesday, April 27, 2016 – Afternoon</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Conference – Thursday, April 28, 2016 – Full Day</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Where: University of San Diego</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Proposals are now being accepted for the third annual Digital Initiatives Symposium, an event focused on digital initiatives and all types and platforms of institutional repositories.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">We are accepting proposals for 45-minute concurrent sessions, 90-minute panel presentations, and 3.5-hour workshops. We welcome proposals from organizations, including colleges and
universities of all sizes, community colleges, public libraries, special libraries, museums, and other cultural memory institutions.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">This year, we are especially interested in proposals that consider:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">data management and sharing, open data<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">open educational resources<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">digital initiatives in instruction and undergraduate research<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">roles for deans and directors in digital and institutional repository initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol;color:black"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">roles for disciplinary faculty in digital and institutional repository initiatives<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">diverse repository platforms and functions<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">digital humanities<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">copyright and licensing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">collaboration: interdisciplinary initiatives and collaboration within and between campuses<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">scholarly communication<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">technical applications related to platforms or tools<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Preconference Workshops</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">This year, we are delighted to invite proposals for 3.5-hour workshops, which will take place during the afternoon of Wednesday, April 27. Workshops are designed to deeply explore
a topic, are led by expert instructors, and feature interactive exercises and practical applications for attendees.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Full-Day Conference Sessions</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Panel discussions: 90 minutes</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Concurrent sessions (case studies, white papers, demonstrations, or panels): 45 minutes</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Please plan to leave 10-15 minutes for questions.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black"> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">All submissions will be evaluated based on the relevance of the topic and potential to advance thinking about digital initiatives, institutional repositories, and scholarly communication.
Acceptance is competitive. Registration fees will be waived for accepted presenters.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Submit proposals</span></b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black"> and find more information on the symposium at
</span><a href="http://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/2016/"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif"">http://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/2016/</span></a><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">. Please direct questions to Kelly Riddle
at </span><a href="mailto:kriddle@sandiego.edu"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif"">kriddle@sandiego.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black"> </span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Important Dates</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2016</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Notification of Acceptance: February 15, 2016<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Selected presenters must confirm presentations: March 1, 2016</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Garamond","serif";color:black">Conference Registration: Deadline: March 23, 2016
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#0070C0">Laura Turner<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#002469">Helen K. and James S. Copley Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#002469">University of San Diego<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#002469">5998 Alcalá Park<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#002469">San Diego, CA 92110-2492<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#002469">Phone: (619) 260-2365<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><a href="http://www.sandiego.edu/library"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT">www.sandiego.edu/library</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:ArialMT;color:#1A75CF"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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