<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>Feladó: <b class="gmail_sendername" dir="auto">Horry, Courtney Auguste</b> <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:chorry@illinois.edu">chorry@illinois.edu</a>></span><br>Date: 2019. szept. 27., P, 10:00<br>Subject: [IFLA-L] Professional Development Opportunity: Mortenson Center Associates Program [Deadline: 16 December 2019]<br>To: <a href="mailto:ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr">ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr</a> <<a href="mailto:ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr">ifla-l@infoserv.inist.fr</a>><br></div><br><br>





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<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Join the interactive webinar to learn about the 2020 Mortenson Center Associates Program – a professional development opportunity for library leaders, innovators & professionals.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Date: October 8, 2019<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">8</span>:00<span style="color:black">-9</span>:00<span style="color:black"> a.m. CT (to identify you</span>r<span style="color:black"> local time go to:
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<a href="http://go.illinois.edu/mortenson-online" target="_blank">go.illinois.edu/mortenson-online</a> (It is recommended to use the Chrome browser, or another browser with Flash Player installed).</span><span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
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<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 Mortenson Center Associates Program</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><i><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">Smarter and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries
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<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><i><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white">A Professional Development Program for Library Leaders and Innovators<u></u><u></u></span></b></i></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">27 May - 23 June 2020</span></b><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0070c0"><a href="https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/associates/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070c0">library.illinois.edu/mortenson/associates/</span></a>
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<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
<b>Mortenson Center for International Library Programs’</b> Associates Program continues in 2020 with, "<i><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:white"> Smarter and Smarter: Leadership and Innovation in Libraries - A Professional Development
 Program for Library Leaders and Innovators</span></b></i>" held <b>27 May - 23 June 2020</b> at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The 2020 program will offer library leaders, innovators, and professionals working outside the United States an
 opportunity to explore current issues and trends in the library field and to engage with librarians implementing cutting-edge programs and services.<b><i><span style="background:white"><u></u><u></u></span></i></b></span></p>
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<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Program participants will learn about novel and inventive practices and services in areas such as:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Innovation by Design<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Leadership, Communication and Managing Change<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Smarter Strategies<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Emerging Technologies<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Digital and Print Collections and Repositories<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Marketing and Advocacy<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">International Professional Networking<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">2020 Program Highlights</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">:<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Seminars and Workshops</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> which provide an overview of current trends in the field. Library experts
 will be invited to share their perspectives, offer expertise, and foster conversations on the themes of communication and leadership.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tours</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> of a variety of libraries, including academic, public, and school libraries. We may also visit
 the American Library Association headquarters in Chicago, Illinois and other sites of interest.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Networking</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> with a dynamic group of international colleagues during and post-program.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Participants will develop
<b>individual action plans</b> appropriate to their professional and institutional needs, and will receive post-program implementation review.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Each participant will receive a
<b>Certificate of Program Participation</b> upon completion. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Scheduling to allow participants to attend the
<b>Annual Meeting of the American Library Association (ALA)</b>, if they wish. The 2020 Annual Meeting will be in
<span style="background:white">Chicago, IL, June 25-30</span>. Arrangements and registration for the conference must be made separately and are not included in program costs.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<h3 style="margin-top:0in;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Applications for the Associates Program are due
</span><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal">16 December 2019</span></u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-weight:normal"><u></u><u></u></span></h3>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Want to know what it is like to be an Associate?</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Watch a
<span style="color:#0070c0"><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_watch-3Fv-3Dq4Fl4SogDK8&d=DwMF-g&c=8hUWFZcy2Z-Za5rBPlktOQ&r=Yi36zr597QYPLTiT84loi1Mk5foiO5PJd-RqfDNtGHw&m=NvfsJMilTEeMUs9S9N2PCK6e0Wd9FSRjtVzNCvxwXco&s=M1LY9ZWrs5ZAjDh4gwKYiBL5GBKx_1r5FL4aGsJjYEk&e=" id="m_-191986228108511278LPlnk864671" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070c0">video</span></a></span><span style="color:#1f497d">
</span>featuring interviews and highlights from our 2015 Associates Program, or read about the first-hand experiences of our 2019 Associates on our their
<span style="color:#0070c0"><a href="https://mortensonassociatesprogram.wordpress.com/" id="m_-191986228108511278LPlnk475045" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070c0">blog</span></a></span>.<span style="color:#1f497d"><u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="m_-191986228108511278xmsonormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For more information about the program or to download an application, please visit the Mortenson Center website:
<span style="color:#0070c0"><a href="https://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/" id="m_-191986228108511278LPlnk856262" target="_blank"><span style="color:#0070c0">library.illinois.edu/mortenson</span></a></span>.</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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