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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We would like to remind everyone of the upcoming 2025 Biennial SLA Conference: Imagination, Creation, Critique. The conference will take place at the University of Chicago, May 29-31, 2025. The outline of scheduled events is as follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Thursday, May 29<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8-9 am: Registration and welcome<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 am 12:15 pm: Parallel sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12:15 2:00 pm: Lunch break and graduate student panel<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2:00 5:15 pm: Parallel sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5:30 6:30 pm: SLA Meeting and Awards Ceremony<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">6:30 10:30 pm: Welcome reception (food and drinks provided)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Friday, May 30<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8-9 am: Breakfast workshops/meetings<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 am 12:15 pm: Parallel sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12:15 2:00 pm: Lunch break and lunchtime workshops/events<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2:00 5:15 pm: Parallel sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5:30 8 pm: Poster Plenary (light refreshments provided)<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><u>Saturday, May 31<o:p></o:p></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">8-9 am: Breakfast workshops/meetings<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">9 am 12:15 pm: Parallel sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">12:15 2:00 pm: Lunch break and lunchtime workshops/events<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">2:00 5:15 pm: Parallel sessions<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">5:30 6:30 pm: Mentoring event (tentatively planned)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">7 11:30 pm: Graduate student mixer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">The final, detailed program for the 2025 SLA Conference will be released in late March 2025.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Please dont hesitate to reach out with questions at <a href="mailto:help@2025slaconference.org">
help@2025slaconference.org</a>. For registration information, please go to: <u><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.2025slaconference.org/register__;!!OToaGQ!qzSMMb06BvXITRfdUvCjWKaKRkL4Eht1K2TWBWydKbE3NtwZrdrtFUBtjyQ9UJ2S8p8Zm0DQTsJk9qmvdljJ$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.2025slaconference.org/register__;!!OToaGQ!qzSMMb06BvXITRfdUvCjWKaKRkL4Eht1K2TWBWydKbE3NtwZrdrtFUBtjyQ9UJ2S8p8Zm0DQTsJk9qmvdljJ$">https://www.2025slaconference.org/register</a><span style="text-decoration:none">.
You can also visit </span><a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.2025slaconference.org/__;!!OToaGQ!qzSMMb06BvXITRfdUvCjWKaKRkL4Eht1K2TWBWydKbE3NtwZrdrtFUBtjyQ9UJ2S8p8Zm0DQTsJk9po1B8ZY$" title="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.2025slaconference.org/__;!!OToaGQ!qzSMMb06BvXITRfdUvCjWKaKRkL4Eht1K2TWBWydKbE3NtwZrdrtFUBtjyQ9UJ2S8p8Zm0DQTsJk9po1B8ZY$">https://www.2025slaconference.org/</a><span style="text-decoration:none"> for
information about housing and other details.<o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Looking forward to seeing you in Chicago!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dominika, on behalf of the SLA 2025 Organizing Committee<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#203864;mso-ligatures:none">Dominika M. Baran<br>
Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#203864;mso-ligatures:none">English Department<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:#203864;mso-ligatures:none">Durham, NC 27708<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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