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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Call for Proposals</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: 2021 LD4 Conference on Linked Data, “Building Connections Together”</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Submission deadline</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">: Monday, April 12, 2021</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Website</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">:
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/ld42021"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">http://bit.ly/ld42021</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The deadline to propose content for the 2021 LD4 Conference is fast approaching!  All proposals are due
<b>Monday, April 12, by 11:59 pm PST</b>.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/ld42021"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">2021 LD4 Conference</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> will be held online from July 12-23. We are accepting proposals for content
 in a variety of formats and we invite you to </span><a href="https://forms.gle/h8BVmSHrre8h4Xsy7"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">submit your proposal</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> to be part
 of creating this conference! By bringing together a broad range of perspectives, the conference seeks to foster a community of practice for linked data in cultural heritage institutions.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The conference will include activities tailored to all levels of experience with linked data, with a focus on themes of:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Linked data education<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Inclusion of diverse voices<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Practical steps toward linked data adoption<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Reliability and availability of linked data<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Incorporating linked data into day-to-day library operations<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:black;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Linked data advocacy<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">We are accepting proposals for content in a variety of formats and especially encourage proposals (conference or pre-conference) from participants from groups
 and regions that are traditionally underrepresented in conferences related to linked data in libraries and other cultural heritage organizations, as well as proposals from early career professionals. Successful proposals will focus on concrete ways that linked
 data impacts GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) institutions, and will share pathways that allow others to participate in linked data.  Please see the full
</span><a href="https://sites.google.com/stanford.edu/2021ld4conf/call-for-proposals?authuser=0"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">Call for Proposals</span></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">for additional details.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Questions about the conference and this call for proposals? See our website
</span><a href="http://bit.ly/ld42021"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">bit.ly/ld42021</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> or contact
</span><a href="mailto:2021_ld4conf_chairs@googlegroups.com"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1155CC">2021_ld4conf_chairs@googlegroups.com</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2021 LD4 Conference Co-Chairs</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Xiaoli Li (University of California, Davis)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Paloma Graciani Picardo (University of Texas at Austin)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Elizabeth Russey Roke (Emory University)</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Light",sans-serif;color:#404040">Paloma Graciani Picardo|
<i>Metadata Librarian and Head, Printed & Published Media</i><b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Light",sans-serif;color:#404040">Harry Ransom Center | The University of Texas at Austin |
</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Open Sans Light",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.hrc.utexas.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">www.hrc.utexas.edu</span></a>
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