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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Hello! Passing this along:
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:24.0pt">#NeuroGLAM2024: Conference Call for Proposals
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The members of Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada invite you to participate in their second annual online conference, to be held August 21</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">st
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">2024. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">What is Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada?
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada emerged from the success and elevated feelings around the Ontario College and University Library Association’s 2022 Neurodiversity in the Library conference when it was seen just how
badly there needs to be a place for neurodivergent gallery, library, archive, and museum workers in Canada to share their interests, experiences, research, and support.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Conceived of as part professional, self-advocacy, and support group, Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada is still in its early stages and primarily organizes on our Discord server (you can contact Ben Mitchell (</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:bemitchell@tru.ca">bemitchell@tru.ca</a></span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">)
for an invite link). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Potential Topics: </span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">The general theme of this year’s conference is neurodiversity, labour, and GLAM.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Presentations and panels may relate to, but are not limited to:
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Research and professional work and ongoing projects
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Personal accounts of being neurodivergent in GLAM spaces
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Discussions of resources, forms of mutual aid or peer support of potential interest to the community
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Employment issues, labour law, collective bargaining, and disability rights and concerns
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">For those interested, the conference will conclude with a “Five Minute Fascinators” event where participants are invited to talk about a special interest for five minutes and why they think it is so interesting.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">After the conference there will be a channel created on the Neuro-GLAM-orous Canada Discord server for ongoing discussions and follow up to discussions raised during the event and where links to recordings will
be posted. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default" style="page-break-before:always"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Guidelines
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">We invite proposals for individual presentations as well as for panel submissions. Presentations and panel discussions can be pre-recorded or delivered live.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">For individual presentations, please submit an abstract of no more than 2500 characters (approximately 400 words) a presentation title, a brief biographical statement (including pronouns if you feel comfortable
doing so), contact information, and any potential trigger warnings for your presentation. You may also indicate the expected length of your presentation (10 minutes or 20 minutes max).
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">For complete panels, please submit a panel abstract of no more than 2500 characters (approximately 400 words) as well as a list of all participants and brief biographical statements (including pronouns if you
feel comfortable doing so). Please identify (up to three panelists and one moderator) and provide participants’ contact information for the panel organizer.
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">At Neuro-GLAM-erous Canada we believe that the personal and professional are political, and encourage participants to think of themselves as whole beings. The sphere of vulnerability this creates will require
tact and understanding. While this is a space to learn and be vulnerable, harassment, bigotry, and bad-faith actors will not be tolerated.
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<p class="Default"><b><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Proposals can be submitted to
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:neuroglamcon@gmail.com">neuroglamcon@gmail.com</a>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Any questions can be directed to Ben Mitchell at
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt;color:blue"><a href="mailto:bemitchell@tru.ca">bemitchell@tru.ca</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.5pt">Deadline for proposals is: July 31</span><span style="font-size:8.0pt">st
</span><span style="font-size:11.5pt">2024</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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