<div dir="ltr"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline">The Charleston Conference is pleased to announce that registration for our 2019 event is now open! Take advantage of early bird pricing by registering at the link below prior to September 13.<p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;font-size:14px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(102,102,102);font-family:Lora,Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif"><br></p><div style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background-image:initial;background-position:0px 0px;background-size:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-origin:initial;background-clip:initial;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(102,102,102)"><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">Register now at </span><a href="https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/conference-events/2019-conference-registration/" target="_blank">https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/conference-events/2019-conference-registration/</a></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Confirmed Keynote Speakers:</font></span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 23px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:initial;line-height:26px"><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">Kumsal Bayazit</span>, CEO, Elsevier</font></li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">Patricia Flatley Brennan</span>, RN, PhD, Director, National Library of Medicine</font></li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">Brewster Kahle</span>, Founder and Digital Librarian, Internet Archive</font></li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">See full speaker bios <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline">at</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700"> </span><a href="https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/speakers/" target="_blank">https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/speakers/</a></font></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Other Events:</font></span></p><ul style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 23px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;list-style-position:initial;line-height:26px"><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">The Charleston FAST PITCH Competition</span> – awarding two prizes of $2,500 each for innovation in libraries. <a href="https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/fastpitch/" target="_blank">https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/fastpitch/</a></font></li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">The Charleston Premiers</span>: Five Minute Previews of the New and Noteworthy. <a href="https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/events/charleston-premiers/" target="_blank">https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/events/charleston-premiers/</a></font></li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">Juried Product Development Forums</span> – designed for publishers and vendors to gather market input from librarians on the development of a particular product or service, and for librarians to discuss market issues with publishers and vendors invited to participate in a forum. <a href="https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/events/juried-product-development-forums/" target="_blank">https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/events/juried-product-development-forums/</a></font></li><li style="margin:0px;box-sizing:border-box;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">More to be announced later on with our full conference schedule.</font></li></ul><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Preconference Schedule</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Preconferences are workshops and seminars that will be held on the Monday and Tuesday prior to the start of the main conference. These sessions require an additional registration and fee, and are intended to be in-depth learning sessions that will offer a deeper, more thorough look at topics related to collection development and acquisitions. <a href="https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/preconferences/" target="_blank">https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/preconferences/</a></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Hotel Guest Room Blocks</font></span></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">The week of the conference is a busy time in Charleston due to other events in town; please make sure to make reservations in advance.  The deadline for group reservations is <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">OCTOBER 1 unless otherwise noted</span>.  <em style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline">Be sure to mention that you are with the <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">Charleston Library Conference</span> to receive the group rate. </em>Contact <span style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;font-weight:700">Shirley Davidson</span>, our Hotel Liaison and Conference Mentor, with any questions at <a href="mailto:shirley@charlestonlibraryconference.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(46,163,242);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">shirley@charlestonlibraryconference.com</a>. <a href="https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/travel/hotels/" target="_blank">https://charlestonlibraryconference.com/travel/hotels/</a></font></p><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px 0px 1em;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline"><font face="arial, sans-serif">Please contact Leah Hinds, Executive Director, with any questions at <a href="mailto:leah@charlestonlibraryconference.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(46,163,242);box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px;padding:0px;border:0px;outline:0px;background:0px 0px;vertical-align:baseline;text-decoration-line:none">leah@charlestonlibraryconference.com</a>. We look forward to seeing you in Charleston!</font></p></div><div class="gmail-yj6qo gmail-ajU" style="outline:none;padding:10px 0px;width:22px;margin:2px 0px 0px"><br class="gmail-Apple-interchange-newline"></div><div><div dir="ltr" clas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