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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Empirical Librarians 2020</b> will be held February 27-28, 2020, at the University of Tennessee Conference Center in Knoxville, TN.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/">https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Proposal submissions are open until October 20.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/2020-cfp/">https://www.lib.utk.edu/emplibs/2020-cfp/</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Mike<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#45556C">MIKE BUSCHMAN |
</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#B68451">LSTA Coordinator, Library Development</span></b><span style="font-family:"Century Gothic",sans-serif;color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">Washington State Library | Office of the Secretary of State<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#45556C">6880 Capitol Blvd SE, Tumwater, Washington<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#B68451">w:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-</span><span style="color:#44546A">704-5248</span><span style="color:#45556C"> |</span><span style="color:#B68451"> m:</span><span style="color:#45556C"> 360-890-6924
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mike.buschman@sos.wa.gov"><span style="color:blue">mike.buschman@sos.wa.gov</span></a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">ORCID ID 0000-0001-7219-2783<span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">~connecting Washington through the power of libraries~<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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