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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Hello RDAP’ers!
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RDAP Summit</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We look forward to seeing everyone at RDAP Summit in Miami on May 15-17. This is our first Summit as an independent professional association
AND RDAP’s 10th Summit! The program is </span><a href="https://rdapassociation.org/2019-program/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">published on RDAP website</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
and if you have not done so yet, </span><a href="https://rdapassociation.org/registration/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">you can register here</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thank you to the Conference Planning Committee for its efforts to be more inclusive this year. This includes an updated
</span><a href="http://rdapassociation.org/code-of-conduct/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Code of Conduct</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, access to a lactation space during
the conference, a ramp for stage access, a gender neutral bathroom, guidance to presenters on how to make presentations more accessible, and more! Please
</span><a href="https://rdapassociation.org/contact-us/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">contact us</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> with any questions or additional accommodation
requests. </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RDAP and
</span><a href="https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/jeslib/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">JeSLIB</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> will again partner for a special conference issue
of the journal. Details of the call for submissions will go out soon. We also encourage those interested to register for the Summit’s Friday morning workshop on turning a presentation or poster into an article; the session will be lead by the RDAP’s Publishing
Committee, many of whom are associated with JeSLIB.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RDAP Business</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The RDAP Association is conducting its first membership drive, with free membership for our first year as an association (though donations
are very welcome to offset the cost of applying for 501(c)3 status and conference production). More information on membership
</span><a href="https://rdapassociation.org/membership/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">is available here</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. You can sign up to be a member and/or
donate using </span><a href="https://rdapassociation.org/rdap-membership/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">this form</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or during the conference registration
process.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">One benefit of membership is being able to vote in RDAP’s elections. We are currently seeking nominations for the Executive Board positions:
President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. All positions are for one year, with President and Treasurer acting as advisors for an additional year (to the new Board and new Treasurer, respectively). Please complete the
</span><a href="https://forms.gle/kAnNCX7Yb4o3VxyHA"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">nominating form</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> to declare your interest in running for a position.
Nominations will close on Thursday April 11th and elections will commence approximately one week later.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Opportunities to volunteer for action committees (Conference Planning, Sponsorship, Marketing, Website, Membership, Education & Resources,
and Publishing) will commence at the time of the Summit, with announcements via the listserv for those not attending.
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Upcoming</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The Education & Resources Committee recently announced RDAP’s next webinar, “Thinking locally, looking globally: Sustainable preservation in
an age of uncertainty,” on April 5 from 3-4PM EDT. The webinar is free and </span>
<a href="http://go.tufts.edu/RDAPWebinar201904"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">you can register here</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">RDAP will be holding another
</span><a href="https://cornell.zoom.us/j/892281925"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">town hall</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> on April 25, from 2-3 pm, please join us!
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Thanks</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Many thanks to the Sponsorship committee for raising over $30,000 to support the RDAP Summit! Their hard work enables us to keep the registration
cost for RDAP Summit low.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Don’t forget that we have a
</span><a href="https://rdapassociation.org/contact-us/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Contact Us</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> form on the website if you have questions. You
can also keep up with the Association on </span><a href="https://rdapassociation.org/blog/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">the RDAP Blog</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, on
</span><a href="http://mail.kunverj.com/mailman/listinfo/rdap"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">the RDAP listserv</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">, and on
</span><a href="https://twitter.com/RDAPassn"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Twitter</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> and
</span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ResearchDataAccessPreservation"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Facebook</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">. Thanks to the Marketing Committee
for all their work on our online presence.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Best,
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The RDAP Association Executive Board</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#2F5496">Erica M. Johns<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Head of Research Services & Scholarly Engagement, Mann Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">President, The RDAP Association Executive Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#2F5496">Liaison to BEE, EEB, FSAD, NTRES departments</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Century Schoolbook",serif;color:#2F5496"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496;background:white"><a href="http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-3143"><span style="color:#2F5496">http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3068-3143</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Albert R. Mann Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Cornell University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Ithaca, NY 14853<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Tel: (607) 255-0158<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Email: <a href="mailto:emj73@cornell.edu">
<span style="color:#2F5496">emj73@cornell.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#2F5496">Website: <a href="http://data.research.cornell.edu/">
<span style="color:#2F5496">http://data.research.cornell.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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