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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting (Virtual) - Exhibitor Attendee/Sponsor - All Inclusive Package Registration (19 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#9E0B0F"&gt;Online Registration is Now &lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open&lt;/font&gt;!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration Deadline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong align="left"&gt;October 14th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="docs-internal-guid-f3274aad-7fff-42e9-5789-1cc9dafc11fa"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3900000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" id="docs-internal-guid-f3274aad-7fff-42e9-5789-1cc9dafc11fa"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574057" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="blue"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please join MAC in S.P.A.C.E.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for this year’s virtual annual conference from &lt;strong&gt;October 19-21, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;! Sessions will be held via Zoom on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Monday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;and Tuesday&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;from 8:30a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;12p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;and Wednesday from 8:30a-4p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Our theme is "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;trengthening&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;artnerships,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;dapting,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;onnecting, and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;mpowering" which reminds us that our work continues to have significant reach and impact, even through virtual settings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3900000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;The Virtual MAC 2026 Annual Conference will engage participants with exciting Keynote Speakers and Panels, fascinating presentations, an interactive posters session, and a variety of unconference and networking opportunities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;" id="docs-internal-guid-597ba168-7fff-7936-e65f-c9bb6866b4ab"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Sponsors are invited to attend sessions, participate in all events, and engage to the full extent.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please see the&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Conference Sponsorship&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;table below or&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/mac2026/exhibits-sponsors" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="blue"&gt;on the conference Website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;to find the best opportunities for your organization to support MAC/MLA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;MAC/MLA 2026 Conference Registration &amp;amp; Sponsorship Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

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      &lt;th style="width: 60%; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(244, 204, 204);" align="center"&gt;Conference Benefit Opportunities&lt;/th&gt;

      &lt;th style="width: 20%; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;Customizable Package&lt;/th&gt;

      &lt;th style="width: 20%; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;All Inclusive Package&lt;/th&gt;
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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Conference Attendance&amp;nbsp; Registration&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-da7b8370-7fff-8153-c82f-c5aab76923c7"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;$200 per person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-da7b8370-7fff-8153-c82f-c5aab76923c7"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Additional Exhibitor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-da7b8370-7fff-8153-c82f-c5aab76923c7"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-da7b8370-7fff-8153-c82f-c5aab76923c7"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;$20 per person&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;
        &lt;br&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;$500 (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;includes registration for up to 2 people&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Sponsor Recognition (Mon-Wed)&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;Opening Remarks Each Day&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;X&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Online Program&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;Conference Sponsor logo included in an online PDF document of conference schedule with information for panelists, speakers, contributed content, etc.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;X&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;

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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Online Engagement Scavenger Hunt&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;Turn your website into an interactive experience! This virtual, asynchronous activity will invite attendees to explore your website to find an answer to a question or prompt you create.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Included&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;

    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;List of registered attendees with contact information shared following the conference&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;X&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;

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      &lt;td colspan="3" style="height: 12px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid #999;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;4-Minute Lightning Talk&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;5 sessions available; limit one per sponsor; first come, first served&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;$250&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Included&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;(subject to availability)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/td&gt;
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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Multimedia opportunity for a pre-recorded video posted on the Conference Website beginning a week prior to the conference&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;$175&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;

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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Logo on conference website (Mon-Wed)&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;See 2025 conference website example &lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/mac2025/exhibits#s-lg-box-34059748" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="blue"&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;$100&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;

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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;PowerPoint ads during conference &lt;em&gt;"downtime"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;*When attendees are entering the conference Zoom room before the formal presentation starts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;$75 all-inclusive (Mon-Wed)&lt;br&gt;
      $25 Monday&lt;br&gt;
      $25 Tuesday&lt;br&gt;
      $50 Wednesday&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
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&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="docs-internal-guid-94f16de8-7fff-97ae-8c6f-5b57c88566c0" align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="docs-internal-guid-94f16de8-7fff-97ae-8c6f-5b57c88566c0" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;In addition to sponsorship, please also consider supporting MAC by:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
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    &lt;li style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="docs-internal-guid-94f16de8-7fff-97ae-8c6f-5b57c88566c0" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Making a monetary donation to support the MAC Scholarship Fund&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li style="line-height:1.3900000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" id="docs-internal-guid-94f16de8-7fff-97ae-8c6f-5b57c88566c0" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Donating prizes for an Online Engagement Scavenger Hunt&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/blockquote&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3900000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Thank you for considering a sponsorship opportunity at our meeting. Your support is a major contribution to the attendee experience and the success of our meetings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;and will be recognized throughout the conference&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;We look forward to seeing you in October!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;For questions or comments, please contact:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;MAC Annual Conference Committee Co-Chair&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting (Virtual) - Exhibitor Attendee/Sponsor - Customizable Package Registration (19 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="background-color: transparent; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#9E0B0F"&gt;Online Registration is Now &lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 18px;"&gt;Open&lt;/font&gt;!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Registration Deadline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong align="left"&gt;October 14th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="docs-internal-guid-f3274aad-7fff-42e9-5789-1cc9dafc11fa"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3900000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" id="docs-internal-guid-f3274aad-7fff-42e9-5789-1cc9dafc11fa"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574057" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="blue"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please join MAC in S.P.A.C.E.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt; for this year’s virtual annual conference from &lt;strong&gt;October 19-21, 2026&lt;/strong&gt;! Sessions will be held via Zoom on&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Monday&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;and Tuesday&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;from 8:30a&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;12p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;and Wednesday from 8:30a-4p&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Our theme is "&lt;/span&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;trengthening&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;artnerships,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;dapting,&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;onnecting, and&lt;/span&gt; &lt;font color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;mpowering" which reminds us that our work continues to have significant reach and impact, even through virtual settings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3900000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;The Virtual MAC 2026 Annual Conference will engage participants with exciting Keynote Speakers and Panels, fascinating presentations, an interactive posters session, and a variety of unconference and networking opportunities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;ul style="margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-inline-start:48px;" id="docs-internal-guid-597ba168-7fff-7936-e65f-c9bb6866b4ab"&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Sponsors are invited to attend sessions, participate in all events, and engage to the full extent. &lt;strong&gt;Please see the&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Conference Sponsorship&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;table below or&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/mac2026/exhibits-sponsors" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="blue"&gt;on the conference Website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;to find the best opportunities for your organization to support MAC/MLA&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h2 style="font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;" align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;font face="Helvetica" style="font-size: 16px;"&gt;MAC/MLA 2026 Conference Registration &amp;amp; Sponsorship Information&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;

&lt;table style="width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; font-family: Calibri, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; border: 1px solid #999;"&gt;
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    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;th style="width: 60%; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(244, 204, 204);" align="center"&gt;Conference Benefit Opportunities&lt;/th&gt;

      &lt;th style="width: 20%; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;Customizable Package&lt;/th&gt;

      &lt;th style="width: 20%; padding: 6px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;All Inclusive Package&lt;/th&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/thead&gt;

  &lt;tbody&gt;
    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Conference Attendance&amp;nbsp; Registration&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-da7b8370-7fff-8153-c82f-c5aab76923c7"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;$200 per person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-da7b8370-7fff-8153-c82f-c5aab76923c7"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;Additional Exhibitor&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-da7b8370-7fff-8153-c82f-c5aab76923c7"&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong style="font-weight:normal;" id="docs-internal-guid-da7b8370-7fff-8153-c82f-c5aab76923c7"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;$20 per person&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;
        &lt;br&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;$500 (&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;includes registration for up to 2 people&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Sponsor Recognition (Mon-Wed)&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;Opening Remarks Each Day&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;X&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Online Program&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;Conference Sponsor logo included in an online PDF document of conference schedule with information for panelists, speakers, contributed content, etc.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;X&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
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      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Online Engagement Scavenger Hunt&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;Turn your website into an interactive experience! This virtual, asynchronous activity will invite attendees to explore your website to find an answer to a question or prompt you create.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;&lt;span&gt;Included&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;

    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;List of registered attendees with contact information shared following the conference&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;X&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;

    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td colspan="3" style="height: 12px; padding: 0; border: 1px solid #999;"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;4-Minute Lightning Talk&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;5 sessions available; limit one per sponsor; first come, first served&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;$250&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;
        &lt;p&gt;Included&lt;/p&gt;

        &lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 15px;" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;(subject to availability)&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
      &lt;/td&gt;
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    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Multimedia opportunity for a pre-recorded video posted on the Conference Website beginning a week prior to the conference&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;$175&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;

    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;Logo on conference website (Mon-Wed)&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;See 2025 conference website example &lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/mac2025/exhibits#s-lg-box-34059748" target="_blank"&gt;&lt;font color="blue"&gt;here&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Calibri, sans-serif"&gt;$100&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;

    &lt;tr&gt;
      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153);" align="center"&gt;PowerPoint ads during conference &lt;em&gt;"downtime"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br&gt;
      &lt;em&gt;*When attendees are entering the conference Zoom room before the formal presentation starts&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(207, 226, 243);" align="center"&gt;$75 all-inclusive (Mon-Wed)&lt;br&gt;
      $25 Monday&lt;br&gt;
      $25 Tuesday&lt;br&gt;
      $50 Wednesday&amp;nbsp;&lt;/td&gt;

      &lt;td style="padding: 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(153, 153, 153); background-color: rgb(249, 203, 173);" align="center"&gt;Included&lt;/td&gt;
    &lt;/tr&gt;
  &lt;/tbody&gt;
&lt;/table&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="docs-internal-guid-94f16de8-7fff-97ae-8c6f-5b57c88566c0" align="center"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="docs-internal-guid-94f16de8-7fff-97ae-8c6f-5b57c88566c0" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;In addition to sponsorship, please also consider supporting MAC by:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;blockquote&gt;
  &lt;ul dir="ltr"&gt;
    &lt;li style="line-height: 1.39; margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0px;" id="docs-internal-guid-94f16de8-7fff-97ae-8c6f-5b57c88566c0" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Making a monetary donation to support the MAC Scholarship Fund&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

    &lt;li style="line-height:1.3900000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;" id="docs-internal-guid-94f16de8-7fff-97ae-8c6f-5b57c88566c0" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;Donating prizes for an Online Engagement Scavenger Hunt&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
  &lt;/ul&gt;
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&lt;p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.3900000000000001;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:8pt;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;Thank you for considering a sponsorship opportunity at our meeting. Your support is a major contribution to the attendee experience and the success of our meetings&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;and will be recognized throughout the conference&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; font-weight: 400; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;We look forward to seeing you in October!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 18px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;For questions or comments, please contact:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font face="Tahoma" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:myerskelleys22@ecu.edu"&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC"&gt;Soph Myers-Kelley&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;
&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;MAC Annual Conference Committee Co-Chair&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, sans-serif" color="#FF0000"&gt;Federal Tax/Employer Identification Number&amp;nbsp;(FEIN):52-1302018&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting (Virtual) - MAC Chapter Members (19 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#9E0039"&gt;Online Registration is Now Open!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Registration Deadline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong align="left"&gt;October 14th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The MAC/MLA '26 Annual Meeting Planning Committee is pleased to invite you to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574057"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;j&lt;strong&gt;oin us in S.P.A.C.E!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 19-21, 2026&lt;/strong&gt; via Zoom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Whether it’s&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;trengthening&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;artnerships,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;dapting,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;onnecting, or&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;mpowering&lt;/em&gt;, we are here to grow with you.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Registration prices for the MAC/MLA '26 Annual Meeting have been set to provide the best rate and ensure organizational budget stability. The rates mark a continuance of the costs associated with hosting professional development meetings and we are working to ensure the best experience possible for all attendees. We would like to thank the generous contributions of our vendor exhibitors and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;sponsors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;who have helped offset meeting costs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Annual Meeting Planning Committee is working to create a robust program including keynote speakers to be announced soon. Time will be reserved at the Annual Meeting to feature the work of our colleagues through papers, lightning talks, and poster presentations, along with opportunities to reconnect through networking sessions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574061"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Consider submitting your content today!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Additionally, there will be an opportunity to connect with sponsors. Please register by October 14th to help us finalize registration for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Be sure to check the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574057"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;MAC/MLA '26 Annual Meeting Website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more meeting details and updated information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;See you in October!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Kat Phillips &amp;amp; Soph Myers-Kelley&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;MAC/MLA 2026 Annual Meeting Co-Chairs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:03:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting (Virtual) - Non-MAC Members (19 Oct 2026)</title>
      <description>&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial" style="font-size: 18px;" color="#9E0039"&gt;Online Registration is Now Open!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Registration Deadline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong align="left"&gt;October 14th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The MAC/MLA '26 Annual Meeting Planning Committee is pleased to invite you to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574057"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;j&lt;strong&gt;oin us in S.P.A.C.E!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 19-21, 2026&lt;/strong&gt; via Zoom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Whether it’s&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;trengthening&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;artnerships,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;dapting,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;onnecting, or&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;mpowering&lt;/em&gt;, we are here to grow with you.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Registration prices for the MAC/MLA '26 Annual Meeting have been set to provide the best rate and ensure organizational budget stability. The rates mark a continuance of the costs associated with hosting professional development meetings and we are working to ensure the best experience possible for all attendees. We would like to thank the generous contributions of our vendor exhibitors and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;sponsors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;who have helped offset meeting costs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Annual Meeting Planning Committee is working to create a robust program including keynote speakers to be announced soon. Time will be reserved at the Annual Meeting to feature the work of our colleagues through papers, lightning talks, and poster presentations, along with opportunities to reconnect through networking sessions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574061"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Consider submitting your content today!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Additionally, there will be an opportunity to connect with sponsors. Please register by October 14th to help us finalize registration for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Be sure to check the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574057"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;MAC/MLA '26 Annual Meeting Website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more meeting details and updated information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;See you in October!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Kat Phillips &amp;amp; Soph Myers-Kelley&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;MAC/MLA 2026 Annual Meeting Co-Chairs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:04:00 GMT</pubDate>
      <title>2026 MAC/MLA Annual Meeting (Virtual) - Students Only (19 Oct 2026)</title>
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&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0in 0px;" align="center"&gt;&lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="text-decoration: underline;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Meeting Registration Deadline&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;strong align="left"&gt;October 14th&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The MAC/MLA '26 Annual Meeting Planning Committee is pleased to invite you to&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574057"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#1155CC" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;j&lt;strong&gt;oin us in S.P.A.C.E!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;from&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;October 19-21, 2026&lt;/strong&gt; via Zoom.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Whether it’s&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;S&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;trengthening&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;P&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;artnerships,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;dapting,&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;C&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;onnecting, or&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt; &lt;font face="Tahoma, sans-serif" color="#0000FF"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;E&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;em&gt;mpowering&lt;/em&gt;, we are here to grow with you.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Registration prices for the MAC/MLA '26 Annual Meeting have been set to provide the best rate and ensure organizational budget stability. The rates mark a continuance of the costs associated with hosting professional development meetings and we are working to ensure the best experience possible for all attendees. We would like to thank the generous contributions of our vendor exhibitors and&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;sponsors&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;who have helped offset meeting costs.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;The Annual Meeting Planning Committee is working to create a robust program including keynote speakers to be announced soon. Time will be reserved at the Annual Meeting to feature the work of our colleagues through papers, lightning talks, and poster presentations, along with opportunities to reconnect through networking sessions.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574061"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Consider submitting your content today!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;Additionally, there will be an opportunity to connect with sponsors. Please register by October 14th to help us finalize registration for the event.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 16px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Be sure to check the&amp;nbsp;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="https://macmla.libguides.com/c.php?g=1543790&amp;amp;p=11574057"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;u&gt;&lt;font color="#0000FF" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;MAC/MLA '26 Annual Meeting Website&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&amp;nbsp;for more meeting details and updated information.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p style="line-height: 17px;"&gt;&lt;font style="font-size: 14px;"&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;See you in October!&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;Kat Phillips &amp;amp; Soph Myers-Kelley&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="background-color: transparent;"&gt;&lt;font color="#000000" face="Tahoma, sans-serif"&gt;MAC/MLA 2026 Annual Meeting Co-Chairs&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
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