Early Bird Registration Deadline is tomorrow Friday, July 21!!    Paper, poster and/or lightning talk abstract submission deadline as well.



The Joint SCC/SC MLA Meeting will take place from September 21-26, 2023, in New Orleans, LA. We hope you will join us!



Please visit the meeting website: https://www.sccmla.org/Meetings/2023

to:



  *   Register<https://www.sccmla.org/Meetings/2023/register> for the meeting and CE courses. Registration rate goes up after tomorrow. This year our speaker line up is top notch:  Heather Veneziano, Dr.

       Thomas LaViest, and Elizabeth Schexnyder!

  *   Make your hotel reservation<https://book.passkey.com/event/50410333/owner/107/home>! The room rate is $199 (for single/double occupancy), and it is available for 3 days after the end of the meeting (i.e., until

       September 29th).

  *   Discover historical and culture offerings<https://www.sccmla.org/Meetings/2023/nola>.

  *   View the meeting preliminary program<https://app.box.com/v/prelimschedulefinal>



We have 8 CE offerings<https://www.sccmla.org/Meetings/2023/ce>you can choose from this year!  Including 2 virtual courses before the conference:



  *   Tuesday, September 5, 2023: Activate, Collaborate, Educate: Library Health Outreach

  *   Thursday, September 7, 2023: Creating NIH Data Management and Sharing Plans with DMPTools

  *   Friday, September 22, 2023: Introduction to 3D Printing and Medical Imaging

  *   Friday, September 22, 2023: Piecing Together a Review Service: Part 1 - Practical Guidance on How to Conduct Initial Consults

  *   Friday, September 22, 2023: Providing Consumer Health Information in Underserved Rural Areas

  *   Saturday, September 22, 2023: Piecing Together a Review Service: Part 2 - Guidance on Software

  *   Saturday, September 22, 2023: Visualizing the Value of Researcher and Institution Publications

  *   Saturday, September 22, 2023: Treasures of the All of Us Research Data

  *   Saturday, September 22, 2023: The Computers Work for Us; We Don't Work for the Computers

  *   Saturday, September 22, 2023: Beyond the Binary: Understanding LGBTQIA+ Health



If you are interested in submitting a paper, poster and/or lightning talk abstract the submission deadline is July 21, 2023 (by 11:59 p.m. EST). (See the listserv message sent on 7/19 from Laura Wright for details.)



Check out the application process and learn more about the day to submit your application for the Writing Retreat<https://www.sccmla.org/Meetings/writing-retreat>.



More details will continue to be added to the meeting website<https://www.sccmla.org/Meetings/2023/ce> so please check back often. We discussed the Kindred Spirit contest at the last Chapter Chat, and information will be uploaded to the website soon.



Look forward to seeing you in NOLA!

Respectfully,

Dede, SCC/MLA President <')))~

Dede Rios, MS, PhD, AHIP
(She/Her/Ella)
Director of Optometric & Clinical Library Services
UIW Libraries-Rosenberg School of Optometry
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