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The NASIG Conference presenters and attendees will be expected to follow hotel Covid safety protocols.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='color:black'> The Snapshots Sessions will be held on Tuesday June 4, 2024 4 - 5:30 PM and the Great Ideas Showcase will be held on Wednesday June 5. Presenters must be available to discuss their showcases or present their snapshots during that time, in person.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='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><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='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><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='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><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='color:black'>Submit your Great Ideas Showcase or Snapshots Session </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/forms.gle/pVyK9gkREajtYV4GA__;!!N11eV2iwtfs!t5YTC625njjPzpmGsrQSl8Jd82XyS4Xw0orW83zsuQK4P45g3tYWJibp1z92DFYh0urtOOpvrWJ_a2f5$"><span style='color:#1155CC'>proposal here<b>.</b></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='color:black'> Proposals must be received by <b>5PM, Tuesday March 22, 2024</b>. Members of the Program Planning Committee will evaluate submissions, and presenters will be notified of the status of their proposal by the beginning of April.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='color:black'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:12.0pt;margin-left:0in'><span style='color:black'>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><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> Inquiries may be sent to the NASIG Program Planning Committee co-chairs Jenn Zuccaro & Michelle Turvey-Welch at <a href="mailto:prog-plan@nasig.org">prog-plan@nasig.org</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>NASIG is an independent, non-profit organization working to advance and transform the management of information resources.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>