<div dir="ltr"><p style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">***PLEASE EXCUSE CROSS-POSTING***</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The Digital Initiatives Symposium at the University of San Diego is accepting proposals for its full day conference on <span class="m_-2273659188752505003gmail-aBn"><span class="m_-2273659188752505003gmail-aQJ">Tuesday, April 24, 2018</span></span>. Proposals should fall into one of three formats:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1.4pt 40.05pt 0.0001pt 59.35pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><br></p><ul style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Panel discussions: 90 minutes (please allow 10-15 minutes for Q&A)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Concurrent sessions: 45 minutes (please allow 10-15 minutes for Q&A)</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">TED-style talks: 15-minutes </span></p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1.4pt 40.05pt 0.0001pt 59.35pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We welcome proposals from organizations, including colleges and universities of all sizes, community colleges, public libraries, special libraries, museums, and other cultural memory institutions. This year, we are especially interested in proposals that consider:</span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br class="m_-2273659188752505003gmail-m_-7293490884775988020gmail-kix-line-break"><br class="m_-2273659188752505003gmail-m_-7293490884775988020gmail-kix-line-break"></span></p><ul style="font-size:12.8px;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">the future of open access</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">data management and sharing, open data</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">open educational resources</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">digital initiatives in instruction and undergraduate research</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">roles for deans and directors in digital and institutional repository initiatives</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">roles for disciplinary faculty in digital and institutional repository initiatives</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">diverse repository platforms and functions</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">digital humanities</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">copyright and licensing</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">collaboration: interdisciplinary initiatives and collaboration within and between campuses</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">scholarly communication</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">technical applications related to platforms or tools</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">web archiving</span></p></li><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:11pt;list-style-type:disc;font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">web annotation</span></p></li></ul><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1.4pt 40.05pt 0.0001pt 59.35pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Submit your proposal at </span><a href="http://digital.sandiego.edu/symposium/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">digital.sandiego.edu/symposium</span></a><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> (Click on “Submit Proposal” on the left sidebar.) 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. </span><span style="font-size:9.5pt;font-family:Arial;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Registration fees will be waived for accepted presenters.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:1.4pt 40.05pt 0.0001pt 59.35pt;font-size:12.8px;text-align:center"><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="font-size:12.8px;line-height:1.38;mar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