<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b>Registration is open for the Mountain West Data Librarian Symposium August 13-14, 2018.<span> </span><a href="https://events.cu.edu/MWDLS2018" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Register now</a>:<span> </span><a href="https://events.cu.edu/MWDLS2018" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">https://events.cu.edu/MWDLS2018</a></b></div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Regular registration is $35 with a discounted student rate of $15. Attendance is capped at 60 persons, so we do encourage you to register soon to avoid disappointment. The<span> </span><a href="https://mountainwestdls.github.io/call_2018/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Mountain West Data Librarian Symposium</a><span> </span>is a low-cost professional development opportunity for librarians and research data specialists. Join us August 13-14 at the University of Colorado Boulder for the inaugural Mountain West Data Librarian Symposium!</div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">The symposium will consist of morning workshops, afternoon unconference sessions, and a round of lighting talks. Unconference sessions are being voted on through the registration process.<span> </span><a href="https://mountainwestdls.github.io/schedule_2018/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">The current schedule with workshop details is on the MWDLS website.<span> </span></a><b>The symposium is currently seeking<span> </span><a href="https://mountainwestdls.github.io/call_2018/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">5 minute lighting talks</a><span> </span>on any topic related to data and from any discipline.<span> </span></b><a href="https://goo.gl/forms/8b3TOWSHdGuY935D3" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Submit proposals</a><span> </span>of up to 100 words.</div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">On behalf of the<span> </span><a href="https://mountainwestdls.github.io/about_2018/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">2018 planning committee</a>, we hope to see you in Boulder!</div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="font-size:small;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Stay tuned for more announcements, follow @MountainWestDLS on Twitter, or check out the<span> </span><a href="https://mountainwestdls.github.io/call_2018/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Mountain West Data Librarian Symposium website</a>. Please send any questions to <a href="mailto:MountainWestDLS@gmail.com">MountainWestDLS@gmail.com</a>. If you are unable to attend the Mountain West Data Librarian Symposium, the<span> </span><a href="https://mwdatalibrariansymposium.wordpress.com/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Midwest Data Librarian Symposium</a><span> </span>and the<span> </span><a href="https://se-datalibrarian.github.io/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)">Southeast Data Librarian Symposium</a><span> </span>will both be held October 8-9.</div><br></div>