<font face="arial" size="2"><div><strong>Deadline extended to Monday, April 29th</strong></div>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The NASIG <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Student</span> Outreach Committee (SOC) invites proposals for the Student <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Spotlight</span> Sessions for the 34rd NASIG conference in Pittsburgh, PA from June 5 to June 8. The theme of the conference is “Building Bridges.”</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;">The <strong><span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Student</span> <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Spotlight</span> Sessions</strong> will consist of up to eight 5-minute presentations with a focus on an idea, project, workflow, etc.  <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Student</span> <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Spotlight </span>Sessions provide an excellent introduction to professional presentations and look great on resumes!</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Proposals may present a report of a research study, an analysis of a practical problem-solving effort, or a description of an innovative program that may be of interest to the NASIG community. Proposals should name any particular products or services that are integral to the content of the showcase or snapshot. However, as a matter of NASIG policy, showcases and snapshots should not be used as a venue to promote or attack any product, service, or institution.</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Submit your <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Student</span> <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Spotlight</span> Session proposal here:<br /> <a rel="noopener" href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019StudentSpotlightSessions" target="_blank">https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2019StudentSpotlightSessions</a></p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;"><strong>The proposal deadline has been extended to 5pm EST on Monday, April 29, 2019.</strong> Members of the <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Student</span> Outreach Committee will evaluate abstracts, and presenters will be notified of the status of their proposal by early May. (Note: Presenters for the <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Student</span> <span class="m_7152456967599847306gmail-il">Spotlight</span> Sessions do not qualify for a registration discount. Presenters must be registered for either the full conference or for Thursday single day registration.)</p>
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<p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family: arial; font-size: 10pt; overflow-wrap: break-word;">Inquiries may be sent to the NASIG SOC Chair, Danielle Williams at <a rel="noopener" href="mailto:daniellenasig@gmail.com" target="_blank"></a><a>daniellenasig@gmail.com</a></p>
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