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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://2019.alaannual.org/registration/register-now">Register now</a> for this unique and affordable LITA workshop at the upcoming <a href="https://2019.alaannual.org/">ALA Annual Conference in Washington, DC</a>.<br>
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<a href="https://www.eventscribe.com/2019/ALA-Annual/fsPopup.asp?Mode=presInfo&PresentationID=518955">AvramCamp 2019</a><br>
<b>Friday June 21, 2019, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm</b><br>
Walter E. Washington Convention Center<br>
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Join other women and non-binary technology library workers in a safe and welcoming space to explore common challenges faced, learn strategies for dealing with them, and discuss specific tools to build your confidence at AvramCamp, LITA’s <a href="https://adacamp.org/">AdaCamp-inspired</a> event.<br>
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This one-day LITA preconference, built on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference">unconference model</a>, will start with looking at Imposter Syndrome, the feeling that you aren’t actually qualified for the work you are doing and will be discovered
as a fraud. Participants will then have the opportunity to choose the topics most relevant to them for discussion, such as salary negotiation, how to advocate for accomplishments/invisible work, and ways to promote diversity and equity in tech environments.<br>
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Our goal is to create a support network and increase participation from underrepresented groups in open technology and culture to further the library community’s goals of ensuring equitable access to information for everyone.<br>
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Facilitators will include: <span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>Sara Margaret Rizzo</b>, Systems Librarian, Monmouth University Library<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">
<b>Aisha Conner-Gaten</b>, Instructional Design Librarian, Loyola Marymount University<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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Still undecided? Read ALA Emerging Leader Aisha Conner-Gaten’s <a href="http://litablog.org/2017/07/lita-avramcamp-the-only-way-to-kick-off-ala-annual/">report on her experiences at AvramCamp 2017!</a><br>
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Of the 2018 participants surveyed, 100% agreed that they learned new strategies and felt more confident about what they learned. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">“AvramCamp was well worth attending and one of the most interactive and engaging preconferences I ever attended.” – Joslyn<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“Thank you for this event! I’m still processing it, but my heart (and my head) is full.” – Amanda<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">You can add AvramCamp during the regular conference registration process or go back and add it using the link in your confirmation email. Not attending the full conference? <a href="https://2019.alaannual.org/registration/register-now">Register</a> using
the “Single Session” option and choose just the preconference.<br>
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For other questions or comments related to LITA events, contact us at (312) 280-4268 or <a href="mailto:lita@ala.org">lita@ala.org</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<a href="https://adainitiative.org/">Learn more about AdaCamp and the Ada Initiative</a>.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sara Margaret Rizzo<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Systems Librarian<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Monmouth University Library<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">400 Cedar Ave<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">West Long Branch, NJ 07764<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(732)923-4537 | srizzo@monmouth.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
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