<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><br class=""><div class=""><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">When: November 12, 2020</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Online: Via Zoom (link will be sent to selected registrants)</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">ALA Core AvramCamp 2020</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;" class="">Join us at AvramCamp</span>, ALA’s<a href="https://adacamp.org/" style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(116, 33, 206); text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" class=""> AdaCamp-inspired</a> event! This inclusive and supportive space will give participants the chance to explore common work challenges, learn strategies for dealing with them, and build a supportive community with fellow library technology workers of marginalized genders, including women, non-binary folks, and trans men.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;" class="">This one-day, free ONLINE Core event</span>, built on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unconference" style="box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; color: rgb(116, 33, 206); text-decoration: none; transition: all 0.1s ease-in-out 0s;" class="">unconference model</a>, will start with an in-depth discussion about 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 and discuss a number of topics in small groups, such as ways to negotiate salary effectively, advocate for accomplishments/invisible work, and promote diversity and equity in tech environments.</p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">Our goal is to create a support network and increase participation from underrepresented genders in open technology and culture to further the library community’s goals of ensuring equitable access to information for everyone. <span style="box-sizing: inherit; font-weight: 700;" class="">Since attendance is limited, please complete the following form to be considered for a space</span>. </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class="">See the following blog post for more information: </p><p style="box-sizing: inherit; margin: 0px 0px 1.6rem; font-family: "Open Sans", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-variant-ligatures: normal; orphans: 2; widows: 2; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);" class=""><a href="https://alacorenews.org/2020/09/28/applications-now-open-for-ala-core-avramcamp-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1e4jcuJni-rbWB0fB5jfCfMKrCcsE4IC5X6TZ9WfW4Sz7i1l95U8gNh4A" class="">https://alacorenews.org/2020/09/28/applications-now-open-for-ala-core-avramcamp-2020/?fbclid=IwAR1e4jcuJni-rbWB0fB5jfCfMKrCcsE4IC5X6TZ9WfW4Sz7i1l95U8gNh4A</a></p><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></body></html>