{"id":17222,"date":"2025-05-01T19:06:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/?p=17222"},"modified":"2025-05-01T19:06:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-01T19:06:47","slug":"call-for-proposals-wisconsin-association-of-academic-libraries-conference-mon-oct-27-tues-oct-28-in-middleton-wi-deadline-fri-may-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/call-for-proposals-wisconsin-association-of-academic-libraries-conference-mon-oct-27-tues-oct-28-in-middleton-wi-deadline-fri-may-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for Proposals: Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries Conference (Mon., Oct. 27 &#8211; Tues., Oct. 28, in Middleton, WI)&#8211;Deadline Fri., May 9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(via Tristan Draper, Beloit College)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries (WAAL) Conference Planning Committee invites breakout session, poster and lightning talk proposals for the conference, &#8220;Concentric Communities: Academic libraries serving campus and beyond\u201d. This in-person event will take place <strong>from Monday, October 27, to Tuesday, October 28, at the Madison-Marriott West in Middleton, WI<\/strong>, and will be immediately followed by the 2025 WLA Conference taking place in the same venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We are now accepting proposals for breakout sessions, lightning talks, and posters. WAAL members and non-members are encouraged to apply. Breakout sessions will run 60 minutes in length, with a maximum of four presenters and one moderator. Presenters may be part of up to two breakout sessions. Only proposals for in-person sessions will be considered.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Session Types<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Breakout sessions are 60-minute sessions that can take a variety of forms (defined below):<br>\u2022 Presentation: 1-2 presenters sharing ideas, initiatives, or research using slides.<br>\u2022 Panel: 2-4 presenters offering diverse viewpoints on a topic or sharing joint research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lightning talks are 5-minute snapshots of a topic, idea, or initiative given by 1-2 presenters using slides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poster sessions are informal, interactive discussions of topics in the field given by 1-2 presenters using a poster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Who is encouraged to send us a proposal?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2022 People from various departments in libraries and library adjacent organizations.<br>\u2022 People across the organizational hierarchy: patron-facing staff, administration, directors, emerging and incumbent leaders, trustees, etc.<br>\u2022 People from all backgrounds, ethnicities, and identities, including those who identify as: BIPOC, neurodivergent, people with disabilities, or LGBTQ+.<br>\u2022 WAAL members and non-members are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Submission Deadline<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please submit your proposal using the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeWVW5K1L_axiv2rVx-MI5Dt2oXduCx7P1ZYshonhPW-xK2gw\/viewform\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeWVW5K1L_axiv2rVx-MI5Dt2oXduCx7P1ZYshonhPW-xK2gw\/viewform\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">online form<\/a> by <strong>5:00 PM CDT on Friday, May 9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contact program committee member Tristan Draper (<a href=\"mailto:drapert@beloit.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">drapert@beloit.edu<\/a>) with questions. We look forward to receiving your proposals and seeing you in October!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(via Tristan Draper, Beloit College) The Wisconsin Association of Academic Libraries (WAAL) Conference Planning Committee invites breakout session, poster and lightning talk proposals for the conference, &#8220;Concentric Communities: Academic libraries serving campus and beyond\u201d. This in-person event will take place from Monday, October 27, to Tuesday, October 28, at the Madison-Marriott West in Middleton, WI,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17222","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-calls-and-requests","category-conferences-and-meetings-non-hsli"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17222","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17222"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17222\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17223,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17222\/revisions\/17223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17222"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17222"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hsli.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17222"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}