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<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are pleased to welcome you to the 2023 New Directors' Institute! The Institute will be held on Wednesday, May 24 and Thursday, May 25 at the CARLI Office in Champaign. Attendees should plan to attend the full two days. CARLI will pay
all hotel and meal expenses for the 2-day program. The agenda can be found on the New Directors Institute registration page (<a href="https://www.carli.illinois.edu/new-directors-institute">https://www.carli.illinois.edu/new-directors-institute</a>).<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Things you need to know and things I need to know! (Things I need to know are in bold.)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">The institute is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. on Wednesday, May 24. We expect most people will want to come to Champaign-Urbana the evening before, so CARLI will pay for 2 nights lodging
, Tuesday, May 23 and Wednesday, May 24 at the <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.radissonhotelsamericas.com/en-us/hotels/country-inn-champaign-il?facilitatorId=GOOGLE&cid=a:ps*b:ggl*c:amer*e:cis*d:us*f:en-US*g:ho*h:ILCHAMP&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1-CXhNCf_gIVe21vBB1wEgLDEAAYASAAEgLHPPD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds__;KysrKysrKw!!DZ3fjg!5wH-JppDcoNltZbsDvBaCAcSJnapJzvOJs4y_EzXnHLGovlOs5z9WyeMqUtad80YW1sMi1fvhcrEiVOMJ27ywEk76S1A9QHKew$">
Country Inn and Suites, Champaign</a>. Checkout on Thursday, May 25.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><b>Please let me know if you would like lodging for both nights or only on May 24. I will make the reservations and send the reservation confirmation number to you.
<o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">A free hot breakfast is available at the hotel.
<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">We will have box lunches on Wednesday and Thursday. A menu is attached.
<b>Please make two choices from the menu and include them in the hotel information that you send to us.
<o:p></o:p></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">We will have a group dinner on Wednesday evening at a local favorite;
<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.biggrovetavern.com/__;!!DZ3fjg!5wH-JppDcoNltZbsDvBaCAcSJnapJzvOJs4y_EzXnHLGovlOs5z9WyeMqUtad80YW1sMi1fvhcrEiVOMJ27ywEk76S0PaDdx9Q$">Big Grove Tavern</a><o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Please dress comfortably for the institute. (We will take a group photo sometime during Day 1.)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">If you would like to bring a refillable water bottle, there is a bottle filling station on the water fountain at the office.<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Please let me know by 4 p.m. on Wednesday, April 19</b> if you want the hotel for one or two nights and your two menu choices for lunch on Wednesday and Thursday.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">If you have questions or need more information, please feel free to contact me at
<a href="mailto:mjhuls@uillinois.edu">mjhuls@uillinois.edu</a>. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please note: The CARLI Office has moved. CARLI now has a small office space and a shared conference room in the Illinois Heartland Library System building. The office is located at 1704 Interstate Drive. When parking at IHLS, please do
not use the spaces that are lined in blue as these are for their delivery trucks.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We're looking forward to seeing you in May!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Michelle Haake<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Senior Coordinator, Membership & Communications, CARLI<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">217-300-1789<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:mjhuls@uillinois.edu">mjhuls@uillinois.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Michelle Haake<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Senior Coordinator, Membership & Communications, CARLI<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none">217-300-1789<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;mso-ligatures:none"><a href="mailto:mjhuls@uillinois.edu"><span style="color:#0563C1">mjhuls@uillinois.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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