<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hello, everyone.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I wanted to share a quick conference update in advance of our next monthly meeting. The program selection committee has completed their review and Michelle is in the process of notifying presenters and confirming participation. A program slate will be shared as soon as all presenters have been confirmed.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">We are moving forward with opening the registration process for the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__facrl.wildapricot.org_Annual-2DProgram&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=d1PsuNjIkG_bmHYG_gnJi0k3JAActy9tZOr12kKpekg&s=KA2x8uIPBK5Xz8gnEdchx5QznZekTaLL3UuD5n6kyVU&e=">FACRL Annual Conference</a> and would like to invite you to complete the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__facrl.wildapricot.org_event-2D2581185&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=d1PsuNjIkG_bmHYG_gnJi0k3JAActy9tZOr12kKpekg&s=OxHoBlzB1NG_dAi60XHws-ovPnpuDx0iZraQu-8JbiE&e=">registration process</a> at your earliest convenience.  This will allow us to work through any unanticipated challenges in advance of an official registration announcement to the membership. Please let Suzette or myself know if you encounter any difficulties with the payment process or conference registration.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For those of you coming in from out of town, please remember to also confirm your <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.starwoodmeeting.com_events_start.action-3Fid-3D1708013889-26key-3D1E94FB35&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=d1PsuNjIkG_bmHYG_gnJi0k3JAActy9tZOr12kKpekg&s=-DCPKX5maXCpYC7fnuu8pUpsxe_UQWH1WupK-j3xgck&e=">hotel reservations</a>. The discounted group rate expires on September 30th and there are a limited number of rooms available. These rooms will sell out! Many thanks to Alyssa for negotiating the availability of these rooms on FACRL's behalf.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style=""><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">To date, we have confirmed a total of five sponsors at $500/each. Thanks to Becky, </font>Craig<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> and Alyssa who have been actively contacting and negotiating with Sponsors.  NewsBank, Ebsco, WT Cox, Wiley and Gale/Cengage have confirmed. Requests to ProQuest, Taylor & Francis, </font>Elsevier<font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"> and CAS are in the works. View the <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__docs.google.com_spreadsheets_d_1AUEqrb3N-2DVMNTAxJhI1KzzNS9rwmpAE3SaK-5F7-2DhU-5Fpk_edit-3Fusp-3Dsharing&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=d1PsuNjIkG_bmHYG_gnJi0k3JAActy9tZOr12kKpekg&s=A9d4ZTecYRU7rerPprerBcUWK5e0blOktrJat67fLVo&e=">sponsorship spreadsheet</a> to see if your contacts have been approached. Do you know of someone that has not yet been asked? Please help the Sponsorship Committee (Becky & Scott) ensure adequate support of the Annual Conference.</font></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Many thanks to everyone for your efforts to ensure an engaging conference for our members!</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Best regards,</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><i style="font-family:"times new roman",serif;font-size:x-small">Kimberly A. Copenhaver<br>President, Florida Chapter of ACRL<br>Behavioral Sciences Librarian/Associate Professor of Reference, Instruction and Access Services<br>Eckerd College | 4200 54th Avenue South | St. Petersburg, FL  33711<br><a href="mailto:copenhka@eckerd.edu" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">copenhka@eckerd.edu</a> |<a href="tel:(727)%20864-7518" value="+17278647518" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">(727) 864-7518</a> | <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__eckerd.edu_library&d=DwMFaQ&c=HPMtquzZjKY31rtkyGRFnQ&r=ErNLMQvDS5BZrIZeelL-Nylx-JsCfC_BTnGrpOVKn70&m=d1PsuNjIkG_bmHYG_gnJi0k3JAActy9tZOr12kKpekg&s=mVsV4JXcGaqBq3EJnZ6Ya0De-PHVyyz9qfNUPyYujyo&e=" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">http://eckerd.edu/library</a></i><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
</div>