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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">The 2018 Charleston Library Conference is pleased to announce that our <span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg">Call</span> <span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg">for</span> <span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg">Pre-conferences</span> <wbr>and
 Seminars is <span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg">now</span> <span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg">open</span>, with a proposal submission deadline on Friday, April 27.<br>
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These in-depth learning sessions range from a half day to two days in length, and will be held <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">on Monday</span></span> and <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Tuesday, November 5 and 6</span></span>. The Charleston Vendor Showcase will take place on Tuesday, November 6, and the main conference will be held <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Wednesday</span></span> through
 <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Friday, November 7</span></span> - 9. Our theme for 2018 </span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">is from Percy Bysshe Shelly’s poem "Ode to the West Wind:"</span><span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black"> </span></span><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Oh
 Wind, if winter comes, can spring be far behind?</span></i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">We are seeking proposals <span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg">for</span> hands-on, practical workshops that will offer a deeper, more thorough look at topics related to collection development
 and acquisitions. We are also <span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg">open</span> to proposals <span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg">for</span> post-conference sessions to be held <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">on Friday</span></span> or <span class="gmail-aBn" tabindex="0"><span class="gmail-aQJ">Saturday, November 9</span></span> or 10.<br>
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Submit your proposal at <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlestonlibraryconference.com%2Fcall-preconferences%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C363f82ee0827408805cd08d57ecad364%7Ce285d438dbba4a4c941c593ba422deac%7C0%7C0%7C636554331966322341&sdata=tzlA0fyYcguKzgxP72TM895C%2BXn%2FpsA2foVuk%2FLhuf4%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr>charlestonlibraryconference.<wbr>com/<span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">call</span></span>-<span class="gmail-m_3992716128277815038inbox-inbox-lg"><span style="color:blue;text-decoration:none">preconferences</span></span>/</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Important dates and deadlines can be found at <a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.charlestonlibraryconference.com%2Fabout%2Fdates%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7C363f82ee0827408805cd08d57ecad364%7Ce285d438dbba4a4c941c593ba422deac%7C0%7C0%7C636554331966322341&sdata=7g96fwqCb%2B7BFG0BSfDWSBKN7HxKbkgr1UfQBjR9y7Q%3D&reserved=0" target="_blank">http://www.<wbr>charlestonlibraryconference.<wbr>com/about/dates/</a>. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:rgb(33,33,33)">Contact Leah Hinds, Executive Director, with questions: <a href="mailto:leah@charlestonlibraryconference.com" target="_blank">leah@<wbr>charlestonlibraryconference.<wbr>com</a>.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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About the Conference: The Charleston Conference is an annual gathering 
of librarians, publishers, electronic resource managers, consultants, 
and vendors of library materials in Charleston, SC, to discuss issues of
 importance to them all. It is designed to be
 a collegial gathering of individuals from different areas who discuss 
the same issues in a non-threatening, friendly, and highly informal 
environment. Presidents of companies discuss and debate with library 
directors, acquisitions librarians, reference librarians,
 serials librarians, collection development librarians, and many, many 
others. Begun in 1980, the Charleston Conference has grown from 20 
participants in 1980 to over 1,800 in 2017.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<br><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><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>
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