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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please excuse any cross-posting.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">(via V. Dozier, University of San Diego)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">We are excited to announce that registration is now open for the inaugural Comic Studies and Practices Symposium (CSPS)!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Hosted by the University of San Diego's Copley Library, the 2022 Comic Studies and Practices Symposium is an event featuring panels, presentations, posters, and keynote addresses from leaders
in comic studies, comics publishing, authors, scholars, and more. We use the terms comics & comic studies to encompass comics, graphic novels, manga, webtoons, and other sequential arts. CSPS is designed to provide a higher education-focused space for LIS
professionals, scholars, & graduate students to discuss comic studies and practice.<br>
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The Symposium will be <b>held July 18-19 (Monday-Tuesday), using the Zoom Events platform</b>. We have some excellent speakers and presentations planned, including keynote addresses by Dr. Chesya Burke (Critically Acclaimed Author and Assistant Professor of
English at Stetson University, Florida) and John Jennings (Eisner Award-Winning Graphic Novelist and Professor of Media and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Riverside).
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">You can see the full program agenda here:
</span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0057A1"><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://digital.sandiego.edu/csp-symposium/2022/__;!!DZ3fjg!5DYQ32LlvBYrwI7g9zwmt6ivUuMnnd0-A7QSTs-m_RPtaVMZlImPQroHEyNDawtUUBeXZoSxMH0ejJotS4Yq3y8TqSM$">https://digital.sandiego.edu/csp-symposium/2022/</a></span></u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">. All sessions will be recorded and
available to registrants after the symposium<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">Special note: This event is generously funded by a SCELC Project Initiatives Fund (SPIF) Grant. If you are a Librarian or Archivist employed within a SCELC (<a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.scelc.org/aboutlibrary__;!!DZ3fjg!5DYQ32LlvBYrwI7g9zwmt6ivUuMnnd0-A7QSTs-m_RPtaVMZlImPQroHEyNDawtUUBeXZoSxMH0ejJotS4YqgxRvGl0$">https://www.scelc.org/aboutlibrary</a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt">)<span style="color:#333333">
or organization, we have free early bird registration for the Symposium. The first 200 SCELC registrants is will be awarded this promotion.<br>
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To register, please go to <a href="https://events.zoom.us/ev/DCLna8LsD339lHL8rwAAFgAAAH662xO9n5N1sDjRoI_D_FXyVODvtyQ5tErZmcuOp_3ffVPvEphI~AL-5Xyqo5UaVW4dWMs9iCf0Lxk4WLSWDeiIjEFI">
https://events.zoom.us/ev/DCLna8LsD339lHL8rwAAFgAAAH662xO9n5N1sDjRoI_D_FXyVODvtyQ5tErZmcuOp_3ffVPvEphI~AL-5Xyqo5UaVW4dWMs9iCf0Lxk4WLSWDeiIjEFI</a>. The cost of a general ticket is $50.00.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333">If you have any questions or concerns, please direct them to <a href="mailto:csps@sandiego.edu" title="mailto:csps@sandiego.edu"><span style="color:#0057A1">csps@sandiego.edu</span></a>.Registration
closes Friday, July 15, at 2:00 PM CDT.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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We look forward to seeing you virtually!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">Eric A. Edwards</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">Interlibrary Loan Librarian</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">Illinois State Library</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">Gwendolyn Brooks Building</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><br>
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</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><a href="mailto:eedwards@ilsos.gov" target="_blank"><span style="background:white">eedwards@ilsos.gov</span></a><span style="background:white"><br>
</span></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">(217) 558-1928</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black;background:white"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#212121;background:white">(217) 782-4446--Fax</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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