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To work with PLA staff to develop PLA programming for the 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference; to identify and develop program topics; to stimulate program development and implementation among members and membership units; to review and approve individual programs; to approve presenters and coordinators of individual programs; to act as liaisons to program organizers if necessary; to facilitate high quality presentations.

Deliverables and outcomes:

• Review all proposals for PLA educational programming at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference (each reviewer will typically be assigned roughly 50 proposals to review)
• Identify key trends, issues, and challenges currently facing public libraries and ensure they are represented in PLA educational programming at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference
• Increase equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice at 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference by selecting educational programming that represents diverse groups and points of view

Expected time commitment:

• Attend 91´«Ã½ Midwinter Meeting and 91´«Ã½ Annual Conference (8 hours/year plus travel time)
• Review PLA Conference proposals (5–10 hours, typically from September to October)
• Attend virtual meetings (2–3 hours/year)
• Review and respond to emails and 91´«Ã½ Connect messages (2–3 hours/year)

Desired skills, knowledge, or experience:

• Familiarity with current issues and challenges facing public libraries
• Expertise in one or more core areas of library services (e.g. Serving Adults, Serving Youth, Tech Services, Leadership, Technology, etc.)
• Ability to represent and advocate for current professional development needs in the public library field