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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:20.25pt;background:white"><b>NFAIS Announces Call for Presentations for 2016-2017 Lunch & Learn Education Series<o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">June 9, 2016, Annapolis, MD</span></b><span style="color:black"> – The National Federation of Advanced Information Services
(NFAIS™), a global nonprofit membership organization serving the information services community, announces a Call for Presentations for its 2016-2017
<i><a href="http://www.nfais.org/call-for-presentations">Lunch & Learn with NFAIS<span style="font-style:normal"> virtual education series</span></a></i>. The submissions deadline for the 2016-2017 series cycle is Monday, August 1, 2016.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Building on a successful first year of this program, NFAIS is seeking a new set of knowledgeable and articulate experts to share their insights and expertise with their
peers and colleagues in the information services community. <i>Lunch & Learn with NFAIS</i> sessions are free for NFAIS members to attend and accessible to non-members for a nominal fee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">“We’re delighted to see our Lunch & Learn with NFAIS series really take root over the past year with our group of quality presenters and engaged session attendees,” says
Marcie Granahan, NFAIS Executive Director. “To continue this momentum, we urge prospective speakers, in our new round of Lunch & Learn sessions, to take advantage of this special presentation opportunity to challenge current thinking, highlight industry trends
and new technologies, while motivating others in the pursuit of excellence. We certainly look forward to the next set of
<i>Lunch & Learn with NFAIS</i> presenters in the months ahead.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">Under the submission guidelines, presentation submissions should focus on new innovation or emerging technology in scholarly publishing and research; new or emerging
practices for greater efficiencies, user engagement and/or improved quality; case studies that demonstrate successful partnerships or business models; industry research or studies that highlight or illuminate new thinking, analysis and innovation on the future
of information services; and creative solutions to existing challenges within the information services community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">All submissions will be reviewed by the NFAIS Workshop and Webinar Planning Committee, and are selected based on: relevance to the information industry; overall quality;
timeliness of the topic; speaker qualifications; and a well-defined focus within selected content area.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white"><span style="color:black">To submit a presentation online, visit:
</span><a href="http://www.nfais.org/call-for-presentations">http://www.nfais.org/call-for-presentations</a><span style="color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt;background:white"><b><span style="color:black;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in">About NFAIS</span></b><span style="color:black"> (</span><a href="http://www.nfais.org/" title="NFAIS"><span style="color:#2375BC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">www.nfais.org</span></a><span style="color:black">):<br>
The National Federation of Advanced Information Services (NFAIS™) is a global, nonprofit, volunteer-powered membership organization that serves the information community – that is, all those who create, aggregate, organize, and otherwise provide ease of access
to and effective navigation and use of authoritative, credible information. Member organizations represent a cross-section of content and technology providers, including database creators, publishers, libraries, host systems, information technology developers,
content management providers and other related groups. They embody a true partnership of commercial, nonprofit and government organizations that embraces a common mission – to build the world's knowledge-base through enabling research and managing the flow
of scholarly communication. NFAIS exists to promote the success of its members and for more than 50 years has provided a forum in which to address common interests through education and advocacy. To learn more, visit:
</span><a href="http://www.nfais.org/" title="NFAIS"><span style="color:#2375BC;border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in;text-decoration:none">www.nfais.org</span></a><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;background:white">Ken Berlack</span><span style="color:black"><br>
<span style="background:white">Director of Marketing and Communications</span><br>
<span style="background:white">NFAIS</span><br>
<span style="background:white">801 Compass Way, Suite 201</span><br>
<span style="background:white">Annapolis, MD 21401</span><br>
<span style="background:white">443-221-2980, x103</span><br>
<span style="background:white"><a href="mailto:kberlack@nfais.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">kberlack@nfais.org</span></a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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