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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Dear ArchivesSpace members,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">We are thrilled to be holding a portion of our 8</span><sup><span style="font-size:7.0pt;color:black">th</span></sup><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> Annual ArchivesSpace Member Forum
in-person at the Sheraton Hotel Boston on August 24, 2022 and </span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://archivesspace.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ADC/pages/3128066258/ArchivesSpace+Member+Forum+2022"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">registration
is now open</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"> for both in-person and virtual elements of the forum.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">However, we currently do not have a sufficient number of presentations to move forward with developing the schedule for the in-person meeting. We plan to hold the meeting in some form no matter
what but <b><span style="background:white">the success of our forums is dependent on the participation of members</span></b><span style="background:white"> and their willingness to share their knowledge and experience with others in the community.
<b>We’ve been fortunate to have a core of very active community members do this in past years, but with fewer people attending this year at this point we need others to step up. </b></span></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="margin:0in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white">To that end,
<b>everyone attending the in-person meeting </b></span><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">is strongly encouraged to consider submitting a proposal</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. Brief
<span style="background:yellow">15-20</span> minute sessions showing off your organization’s implementation of ArchivesSpace, a tool or plug-in you’ve developed, a project your organization has undertaken or a new workflow you’ve developed are highly encouraged. </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">There is a short Google form for proposals available at
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="https://forms.gle/V7gtps3E9vnvdLXX7"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#1155CC">https://forms.gle/V7gtps3E9vnvdLXX7</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">. Proposals will be reviewed on a rolling
basis and will continue to be accepted until August 12th.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Please feel free to contact ArchivesSpace Community Engagement Coordinator Jessica Crouch (</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1">jessica.crouch@lyrasis.org</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">)
with questions. We look forward to seeing you in-person or virtually.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Jessica Dowd Crouch<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">Community Engagement Coordinator for ArchivesSpace<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:jessica.crouch@lyrasis.org">jessica.crouch@lyrasis.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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