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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Happy Friday, everyone! Quick reminder that the
<span style="color:black">ACRL New England Chapter </span>seeks<span style="color:black"> proposals for its annual conference on the themes of openness and collaboration.
</span>Deadline for submissions is <b>February 10</b>, and conference travel scholarships are also available.
<span style="color:black">We look forward to reading your </span>proposals<span style="color:black">!<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Michael<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Proposals</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Opening Doors for Each Other:
</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Collaborations for Shared Success</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2019 ACRL New England Chapter Annual Conference</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p align="center" style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Monday, May 6, 2019<br>
</span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.innbythebay.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7Cmichael.a.rodriguez%40uconn.edu%7Cb8c6700ecc274ec0c9be08d6757a32dd%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636825565029536150&sdata=FRONMFXpGyoTTRXEIm%2BLin1mrMvYQPcqCEMkhenzevg%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Holiday
Inn by the Bay<br>
</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Portland, Maine<br>
</span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facrlnec.org%2Fannual-conference%2Fcall-for-proposals&data=02%7C01%7Cmichael.a.rodriguez%40uconn.edu%7Cb8c6700ecc274ec0c9be08d6757a32dd%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636825565029546146&sdata=%2BoAu2Kg6G3UAJaTa4JtdKdnv8K92RSt%2Fh7KBfpUL7Qo%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://acrlnec.org/annual-conference/call-for-proposals</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><br>
Working in a library means collaboration with other stakeholders. While collaboration can be challenging, does focusing on shared success improve outcomes? The theme of our 2019 Annual Conference, Opening Doors for Each Other, emphasizes support that goes in
more than one direction—whether it is across organizational lines or via relationships external to the library. It broadens the concept of openness to encompass not only open access but also collaboration, transparency, opportunity, creativity, inclusion,
and mutual support across the library and beyond.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">ACRL New England’s Annual Conference Planning Committee seeks proposals for sessions in a variety of formats in which you can share the stories of your collaborative
successes. When partnering with someone on a program or project, how did you “open doors” for each other? All kinds of collaborations are welcome:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2;vertical-align:baseline">
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">On campus, such as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">across departments within your library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">with other departments on campus<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">with student groups<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">with particular user populations, such as underrepresented groups<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Off campus, such as:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">with vendors<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">with other libraries<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">with professional associations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Stories of mentorship and responsibility-sharing in times of stress are also welcome!</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Staff, faculty, administrators, and students in all areas of librarianship are encouraged to
<b>submit proposals by February 10, 2019</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">See the full call for proposals, including session formats, submission requirements, and the link to submit a proposal, on the conference website:</span><a href="https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Facrlnec.org%2Fannual-conference%2Fcall-for-proposals&data=02%7C01%7Cmichael.a.rodriguez%40uconn.edu%7Cb8c6700ecc274ec0c9be08d6757a32dd%7C17f1a87e2a254eaab9df9d439034b080%7C0%7C0%7C636825565029556156&sdata=wMevEaTIKsbZu%2BqIhaXRnzBBlsYY%2FfjdKyw3642ogJc%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;text-decoration:none">
</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">https://acrlnec.org/annual-conference/call-for-proposals</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Questions? Email the 2019 Conference Planning Committee at
</span><a href="mailto:acrlnec2019@gmail.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">acrlnec2019@gmail.com</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuntfsN1Zxg_EZH6zKp_g_eqLirFX8w_MeZLhLU77aV4LWEA/viewform">Conference scholarships</a> are also available!</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Regards, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#002060">Michael Rodriguez<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Vice President, ACRL New England Chapter<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Licensing & Acquisitions Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">University of Connecticut<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">369 Fairfield Way U-1005B | Storrs, CT 06269<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:michael.a.rodriguez@uconn.edu">michael.a.rodriguez@uconn.edu</a> |
<a href="tel:860-486-9325">860-486-9325</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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