Please excuse cross-postings. *CALL FOR PROPOSALS*: The First Annual Mid-Atlantic Digital Commons User Group Meeting Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, New York, NY Friday, July 27th, 2018 from 10am - 4pm (Registration starts at 9am; event begins at 10am) The Mid-Atlantic Digital Commons User Group invites proposals on issues surrounding institutional repositories and scholarly communications. We are accepting proposals for: - Lightning talks (5 minutes) - Panel discussions (60 minutes) - Presentations (20 minutes) - Breakout sessions (60 minutes) Possible topics include (but are not limited to): - Best practices - Workflows - Outreach - Collaboration with other departments - Journal publishing - Copyright - Scholarly communications - Policies - Metadata - Data management Submit your proposal here <https://goo.gl/forms/jWocGSagb7I1O82R2>. Abstracts are limited to 200 words. The deadline for submissions is *Tuesday, May 8th, 2018*. Presenters will be notified of acceptance by May 24th. Please contact Christine George at [log in to unmask] with any questions.