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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 12pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Call for Program Proposals -
ALA 2020 Annual Conference in Chicago, June 25-30, 2019<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The Association for Library Collections and Technical
Services (ALCTS) invites you to submit a program proposal for the upcoming 2020
ALA Annual Conference. <span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">The ALCTS Program Committee welcomes topics that are of
current and ongoing interest to the ALCTS membership, including:<span></span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in" type="disc"><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 2.25pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>acquisitions<span></span></span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 2.25pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>cataloging and metadata<span></span></span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 2.25pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>collection management<span></span></span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 2.25pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>continuing resources<span></span></span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 2.25pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>preservation and reformatting<span></span></span></li><li class="gmail-MsoListParagraph" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt 2.25pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><span>EDI (Equity, Diversity
and Inclusion)<span></span></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Submission Process<span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">1. <b>To propose an event, please submit an online proposal
using the ALA <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.abstractscorecard.com%2Fcfp%2Flogin%2Fturbo.asp%3FEventKey%3DNIJIBATE&data=02%7C01%7Cjulene.jones%40uky.edu%7Cf2ba0450ccae404319e808d7105b79ac%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636995857381451070&sdata=VbWw5WWVb2%2B0J7YrolwZlHz9gOwr25Vp3zkbZ9FIeQg%3D&reserved=0" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">Program
Proposal Submission Site</a> </b><br>
2. Log into the ALA system or create a new user account to begin your online
proposal.<b><span></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">3. <span style="color:rgb(192,0,0)">When completing the proposal,
be sure to select the Association for Library Collections & Technical
Services (ALCTS) to have your proposal reviewed by ALCTS<span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">4. A program is a one-hour educational sessions held at the
ALA Annual Conference. A program is audio recorded.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">5. Anyone can submit a proposal, regardless of membership
status. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">6. Submission Deadline: <b>September 10, 2019</b><span style="color:rgb(192,80,77)"><span></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">7. Proposals will be reviewed by the ALCTS Program Committee
and proposal submitters will be contacted in September.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 8pt;line-height:105%;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">8. Final
Decisions will be announced by early December 2019.<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Additional information</b> about submitting a proposal
can be found using th<span style="color:rgb(31,56,100)">is</span> link: <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ala.org%2Fconferencesevents%2Fsubmissions&data=02%7C01%7Cjulene.jones%40uky.edu%7Cf2ba0450ccae404319e808d7105b79ac%7C2b30530b69b64457b818481cb53d42ae%7C0%7C0%7C636995857381451070&sdata=zVGch30LVdk53wJFaOC6S5FmwUDZ2JHMUmT%2FJu784Xw%3D&reserved=0" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">ALA
Program Proposal Process Information</a><span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"><b>Questions and comments </b>about submitting a proposal
for ALCTS to consider can be sent to:<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sarah Wallbank (<a href="mailto:wallbank@uci.edu" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">wallbank@uci.edu</a>)
– ALCTS Program Committee Co-Chair<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Richard Guajardo (<a href="mailto:Guajardo@UH.EDU" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">Guajardo@UH.EDU</a>)
– ALCTS Program Committee Co-Chair<span></span></p>
<span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Megan Dougherty (<a href="mailto:mdougherty@ala.org" style="color:rgb(5,99,193);text-decoration:underline">mdougherty@ala.org</a>) – ALCTS Program
Officer, Continuing Education</span>
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