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**Please excuse crosspostings. Feel free to forward to other lists.** The LITAEducation Committee is now accepting innovative and creative proposals for workshops to be presented at the ALA Midwinter Meeting in Chicago in January. We're looking for interactive full day workshops on technology in libraries--use of, new ideas for, and trends. *When/Where is the Conference?* 2015 ALA Midwinter Conference; January 30-February 3, 2015, Chicago, IL Workshops will be presented on Friday, January 30. *What kind of topics are we looking for? * We're looking for workshops that offer a deeper dive into subjects and provide hands on experience with technology currently being used and emerging in libraries. Workshops and Preconferences offered recently included: Strategic Social Media: Creating Library Community Online Level Up Web: Modern Web Development and Management Practices for Libraries Managing Data: Tools for Plans and Data Scrubbing Practical Linked Data with Open Source Web Therapy Building Web Applications with HTML5, CSS3, and Javascript: An Introduction to HTML5 *When are proposalsdue? * August 4, 2014 *How I do submit a proposal? * Fill out this form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1azrl9Gm4YzVgHPR3FFKOIJpAj2xduRua27Xq10qfsj0/viewform?usp=send_form> Program descriptions should be 75 words or less. *When will I have an answer? * The committee will be reviewing proposalsafter August 4, final decisions will be made before September. *Do I have to be a member of ALA/LITA/an IG/a committee?* No! We welcome proposalsfrom anyone who feels they have something to offer regarding library technology. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide financial support for speakers. If you are submitting a proposal on behalf of an IG, please let us know! *Got another question?* Please feel free to email me ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>) and the committee will figure it out. -- Abigail Goben, MLS Assistant Information Services Librarian and Assistant Professor Library of the Health Sciences University of Illinois at Chicago 1750 W. Polk (MC 763) Chicago, IL 60612 [log in to unmask]