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Mark your calendars! The 21st annual Northwest Interlibrary Loan & Resource Sharing Conference will be\u00a0online<\/strong>\u00a0September 8 (Thursday), 14 (Wednesday), and 16 (Friday)<\/strong>,\u00a0<\/strong>with virtual workshops on\u00a0Friday,\u00a0September 9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n JUST CONFIRMED!\u00a0Bobbi Newman<\/strong>\u00a0from the University of Iowa and the Network of the National Library of Medicine (NNLM) will be the 2022 NWILL keynote. She will be discussing topics from her forthcoming publication from ALA titled\u00a0Fostering Wellness in the Workplace.\u00a0<\/em>You can also follow her at her blog,\u00a0Librarian by Day<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n If you would like to revisit last year’s program, go here<\/a> or visit our playlist on YouTube<\/a>.<\/p>\n Look for registration to open in June.<\/p>\n Call for Programming<\/strong><\/p>\n The NWILL Conference Committee invites proposals for the following session formats.<\/p>\n The NWILL Conference Planning Committee encourages submissions from all types of libraries, especially libraries that have been underrepresented at our past Conferences, e.g., government, prison, tribal, military, public, K-12. We also welcome proposals from other fields and aim to benefit from a multidisciplinary perspective.<\/p>\n The NWILL Planning Committee also encourages individuals from diverse and underrepresented backgrounds, identities, and communities to submit proposals. We truly want the Conference to be as representative of our profession as possible.<\/p>\n The following topics (in alphabetical order) are of interest to the Program Committee and have been requested by previous attendees. We welcome proposals on other topics as well:<\/p>\n Presenters and co-presenters receive free registration to the conference.<\/p>\n We respectfully ask that all presentations be in English.<\/p>\n Session proposals from an organization or company, or their representatives, about their product (e.g., vendors, steering committee members) will not be considered. If you represent an organization or company interested in promoting your product, please\u00a0contact our Vendor Relations Committee, at\u00a0nwillconf@gmail.com<\/a>\u200b,\u00a0to get more information about vendor and exhibitor opportunities. Proposals submitted by practitioners wishing to present on a product they are not professionally affiliated with is acceptable.<\/p>\n To submit a proposal, please go here<\/a>. The deadline is\u00a0Monday, April 18, at 2:00 PM CDT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n
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