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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Apologies for cross-posting<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Proposals - Great Ideas Showcase & Snapshots Sessions
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The NASIG Program Planning Committee invites proposals for the Great Ideas Showcase and the Snapshots Session for the
<b>37th NASIG Conference</b> <b>in</b> <b>Baltimore, MD, June 5 to 9th</b>. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Presenters are expected to be at the conference, in-person, to create a robust conference experience.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Great Ideas Showcase will be held on Monday, June 6th, from 5:15-6:15pm, and the Snapshots Sessions will be held on Monday, June 6th, from 5:45-6:30pm. Presenters must be available
to discuss their showcases or present their snapshots during that time, in person.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Great Ideas Showcase will provide an opportunity to share innovative ideas, new workflows, and new applications of technology in an interactive and informal setting. Great Ideas
will be presented as posters. Participants will be given a poster board to showcase their idea to attendees.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Snapshots Session will consist of up to eight 5-minute presentations with a focus on an idea, projects, workflow, etc. If you’ve always wanted to speak at NASIG, but haven’t
felt like you had enough to say for a full session, this is a great opportunity for you.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submit your Great Ideas Showcase or Snapshots Session
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/Zv6XLYdTxFeAuMkf6"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">proposal here</span></a></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Proposals must be received by 5pm, Friday, April 1st, 2022. Members of the Program Planning Committee will evaluate submissions, and presenters will be notified of the status of
their proposal by mid-April. (NOTE: Presenters for the Great Ideas Showcase or Snapshots Sessions do not qualify for a registration discount. Presenters must be registered for either the full conference or for the one-day registration.)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Inquiries may be sent to the NASIG Program Planning Committee Chair and Vice-Chair, Sarah Dennis and Jennifer Zuccaro, at
</span><a href="mailto:ppc@nasig.org"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">ppc@nasig.org</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing you in Baltimore!</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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