<div dir="ltr"><div>Charleston Fast Pitch Competition: Recognizing and rewarding new innovation in academic library and information management.<br><br>The Fast Pitch Competition at the 2017 Charleston Conference is looking for proposals that pitch a winning idea to improve service at an academic or research library.  The proposal should describe a project or venture that is innovative, useful and better or different than what has been done in the past or done currently.<br><br>Conference registrants' with unique and implementable ideas for change and improvement at their library are encouraged to submit a proposal to present at the Fast Pitch Session.  The proposals should describe the project in fewer than 1,000 words.  Proposal deadline is <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">September 15</span></span>, with finalists notified by <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">October 2</span></span>. Selected proposers will have five minutes to pitch their idea before a Charleston Conference audience on <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Wednesday, November 8</span></span>, and a panel of judges who will determine the finalists. The Goodall Family Charitable Foundation will sponsor two $2,500 awards for the finalists. <br><br>Last year's winners were Syracuse University for their Blackstone LaunchPad for student entrepreneurship, and St. John Fisher College, for their Coordinated Collection Development API Project. A write up of the session is available on the conference blog (<a href="http://www.against-the-grain.com/2016/11/charleston-fast-pitch-competition/" target="_blank">http://www.against-the-grain.<wbr>com/2016/11/charleston-fast-<wbr>pitch-competition/</a>), and an ATG Special Report on all the winners, runners up, and honorable mentions is available on the Against the Grain website (<a href="http://www.against-the-grain.com/2017/01/atg-special-report-the-charleston-library-conference-fast-pitch-2016/" target="_blank">http://www.against-the-grain.<wbr>com/2017/01/atg-special-<wbr>report-the-charleston-library-<wbr>conference-fast-pitch-2016/</a>).<br><br>Timeline:<br><br>Application Deadline: <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">September 15, 2017</span></span><br>Notification to all applicants: <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">October 2</span></span><br>Finalist Preparation and Coaching: <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">October 16 - 30</span></span> <br>Fast Pitch Competition: <span tabindex="0" class="gmail-aBn"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Wednesday, November 8</span></span><br><br><div>For application and eligibility details, please visit <a href="https://www.charlestonlibraryconference.com/fastpitch/" target="_blank">https://www.<wbr>charlestonlibraryconference.<wbr>com/fastpitch/</a> <br><br>If you have questions, please contact <a href="mailto:fastpitch@charlestonlibraryconference.com" target="_blank">fastpitch@<wbr>charlestonlibraryconference.<wbr>com</a>.</div></div><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><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><br></div><div><img alt="FullName UNCG Logo combined with 125th mark" src="https://uncgcdn.blob.core.windows.net/email/UNCG_full_125th.png"></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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