{"id":236,"date":"2013-05-17T09:11:52","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T14:11:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/?p=236"},"modified":"2013-05-17T09:11:52","modified_gmt":"2013-05-17T14:11:52","slug":"call-for-proposals-llamanmrt-new-leaders-discussion-group-at-ala-annual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/call-for-proposals-llamanmrt-new-leaders-discussion-group-at-ala-annual\/","title":{"rendered":"Call for proposals! LLAMA\/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group at ALA Annual"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LLAMA\/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for \u201cDiscussion Starters\u201d at its meeting at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. A Discussion Starter is a short and informal presentation that aims to provide a starting point for lively conversations.<\/p>\n<div><em id=\"__mceDel\"><br \/>\n<\/em>We look for enthusiastic <strong>Discussion Starters<\/strong> to share their experience (it could either be a positive experience or a lesson learned), helpful tips, and advice on the topics. A panel discussion format will be used for this part of the program. Each Discussion Starter will have 8 minutes to present their topic. We will then break into small groups (joined by Discussion Starters) for in-depth discussions of the topics and ideas raised.<\/p>\n<p>At this year\u2019s Annual conference, we are interested in building on the success of our Midwinter session and continue the discussion &#8212; focusing on <strong>how to develop public speaking\/presentation skills to engage people and to effectively convey our message<\/strong>. We seek proposals for discussion starters that address this topic from a variety of angles, including (but not limited to):<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Techniques that have contributed to your successful public speaking experience<br \/>\n&#8211; Learning and growing from harrowing experiences<br \/>\n&#8211; Advice and tips based on experience<\/p>\n<p>Proposals are due by <strong>May 30<\/strong>. Notification of acceptance will be made by June 10. Please submit your proposal using this form:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/viewform?formkey=dEdod3hPanRzaHBpN0E4SE9fSUY0Y2c6MA\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheet\/viewform?formkey=dEdod3hPanRzaHBpN0E4SE9fSUY0Y2c6MA<\/a>\u00a0<em id=\"__mceDel\"><\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/div>\n<div>Questions?\u00a0 Please contact Erin Dorney (<a href=\"mailto:eedorney@gmail.com\" target=\"_blank\">eedorney@gmail.com<\/a>)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LLAMA\/NMRT New Leaders Discussion Group invites the submission of proposals for \u201cDiscussion Starters\u201d at its meeting at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference in Chicago, IL. A Discussion Starter is a short and informal presentation that aims to provide a starting &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/call-for-proposals-llamanmrt-new-leaders-discussion-group-at-ala-annual\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbhMj7-3O","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/236\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nmrt.ala.org\/notes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}