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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt"><b>Midwest Data Librarian Symposium 2020</b></span></p>
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<b><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt">Reflection and Futures: 5 Years of</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt"> </span><span style="margin: 0px"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt">MDLS</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt"> </span></b><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 12pt"><b>and
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: rgb(67, 67, 67)">New deadline:</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(67, 67, 67)"><span style="margin: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="margin: 0px"> Friday, </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">July
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: rgb(67, 67, 67)"><span style="margin: 0px; font-weight: normal"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black"><b>To submit a proposal:</b></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; color: black"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"><b> </b></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejEUGR9cxtruDexWWrtgiGAC0_OQz9b6msn0AQsxHN8lZTZg/viewform" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="margin: 0px; color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">MDLS</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline">2020</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline">CFP</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline">Google</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; text-decoration: underline"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">for</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline">m</span></a></span><br>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium invites</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">proposals</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">for</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">its
first virtual symposium, taking place on October 14-16, 2020.</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">The Midwest Data Librarian Symposium (</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">MDLS</span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">)
is an unconference</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">for</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">data
and librarians.</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">MDLS</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">is
intended to enable Midwestern librarians who work with research data management issues the chance to network; however, it is open to all who wish to attend, including data professionals and those situated outside the Midwest.</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">MLDS 2020 will be a virtual event taking place over three afternoons. Given community feedback on the virtual nature of this year’s symposium,</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">MDLS</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">will
look a bit more like a traditional conference, but will still deliver plenty of networking time and engaging content.</span></p>
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<span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">The planning committee seeks submissions</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">for</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">presentations</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black"><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">for</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">session
panels and lightning talks. We encourage presenters from</span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black"><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black"><b><i>any</i></b></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif; color: black"><b><i><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"> </span></i></b></span><span style="margin: 0px; font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: black">roles
that support research data to apply. The planning committee also seeks community volunteers to serve as mentors, facilitators, and note-takers. </span></p>
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