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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Hello all, <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">In case it's relevant or of interest to any members of this list - for 40+ years Video Trust has held an annual conference bringing together media library professionals and film
distributors, helping to grow video collections at university, K-12 and public libraries. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Our annual event is now virtual, and takes place this October 25-28. The schedule includes a keynote presentation by American library technologist and writer Jessamyn West; 6 professional development
sessions; Market Mania (a sneak peek at the latest distributor offerings); discounts on films from distributors; two new awards for top contributors to our field; and more. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Our growing list of sponsors include Kanopy, New Day, Collective Eye Films, Bullfrog Films, Digitalia Film Library, Green Planet Films, Media Education Foundation, Video Project,
EPF Media, Academic Video Online, Artmattan Films, GKIDS, Pragda, Turning Tide Films, and Video Librarian. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">For the next two weeks <u>we are offering complimentary conference admission to anyone signing up as a new member of Video Trust.</u> You can find out more about Video Trust, membership
and the conference here: <a href="https://www.videotrust.org" target="_blank">https://www.videotrust.org</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Please contact me with any questions you may have. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"> Thank you,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">Chad Hunter<o:p></o:p></p>
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