There are a pretty limited number of sessions at the conference and the committee has to balance the different library sectors. Perhaps they do think that it is a been there done that situation. Good idea to think about the open textbook summit. Perhaps we could talk about that at our next meeting. We do have The Future is Open rescheduled coming up, so we should be able to catch quite a few library people there. From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Amanda Coolidge Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:57 PM To: Martin Warkentin Cc: bcoelsteering Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal Hi All I am very surprised to hear this... I wonder if you might request some feedback from the committee. Do they feel like this is a "been there done that" presentation? Is there a national conference you would consider submitting a proposal at? Also thinking ahead to the Open Textbook Summit in May- wondering if perhaps you might consider a workshop of some sort that would benefit the OT community? Thanks! Amanda ________________________________ From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca>> To: "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:58:51 AM Subject: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal Some rather disappointing news about our conference proposal… -Martin From: support=proposalspace.com@mg.proposalspace.com<mailto:support=proposalspace.com@mg.proposalspace.com> [mailto:support=proposalspace.com@mg.proposalspace.com] On Behalf Of BC Library Association via ProposalSpace Sent: January-12-17 10:52 AM To: Martin Warkentin Subject: BC Library Conference Session Proposal ProposalSpace You have a new message in ProposalSpace: From: "BC Library Association" <shannon@dragonflyconsulting.ca<mailto:shannon@dragonflyconsulting.ca>> Date: Jan 12 2017 Subject: BC Library Conference Session Proposal On behalf of the BC Library Association and the BC Library Conference Selection Committee I would like to thank you for submitting a session proposal for the 2017 Conference. This year we had an abundance of excellent submissions and were not able to include them all in our limited program. While your proposal was not selected for this year’s conference we hope you will submit again for the 2018 Conference. We ask that you contact any additional presenters / speakers you included in your proposal and extend our thanks and appreciation for submitting, and our hope that they too will consider submissions for future conferences. Best regards, Heidi Schiller, 2017 Conference Co-Chair Leanna Jantzi, 2017 Conference Co-Chair Shannon Stumph, Conference Coordinator shannon@dfcevents.ca<mailto:shannon@dfcevents.ca> Annette DeFaveri, Executive Director, BCLA execdir@bcla.bc.ca<mailto:execdir@bcla.bc.ca> For your convenience, a copy of the message has been archived in your ProposalSpace account<http://proposalspace.com/account/messages>. ________________________________ QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? * For questions about this email, please reply to the sender. * For questions about your proposal or about the call for proposals (BC Library Conference 2017), please contact BC Library Association at shannon@dfcevents.ca<mailto:shannon@dfcevents.ca>. * For technical issues, please email support@proposalspace.com<mailto:support@proposalspace.com> or call 877-324-3204<tel:+18773243204> or 512-628-0330<tel:+15126280330>. ProposalSpace<https://proposalspace.com/> · PO Box 302064, Austin, TX 78703 [http://email.mg.proposalspace.com/o/eJwNjEkOwyAMAF9Tbo2CWQwH3hIZ7LSogUrZ-v1…] _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca> http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering -- Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | www.bccampus.ca<http://www.bccampus.ca> Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge

I often slink away and hide after rejection, but I am willing to ask for a few comments from BCLA if my librarian colleagues here feel that is appropriate. Something like: “Our group would like some feedback on why our proposal was not accepted. For instance, did the selection committee feel it was too similar to one of our past BCLA sessions? In order to advance awareness of and action on the important issues related to education information resources, the BCOEL is committed to an ongoing effort to communicate with more people working in BC libraries and education institutions. Your response will help us plan a proposal for 2018 that may better further this endeavor.” Let me know what you think. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460 From: Rosario Passos [mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca] Sent: January-13-17 8:01 AM To: Amanda Coolidge Cc: Martin Warkentin; bcoelsteering Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal Totally surprised as well... but Amanda has some great suggestions. I think it would be great if the group would think about working on something for the OT Summit. Maybe this is something we can add to the agenda of our next meeting? Cheers, Rosario Passos Advisor, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 236-888-8599<callto:236-888-8599> | rosario.passos@bccampus.ca<mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca> 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 bccampus.ca<http://www.bccampus.ca/> | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman [cid:image001.png@01D26D87.15E530C0]<https://open.bccampus.ca/> ________________________________ From: "Amanda Coolidge" <acoolidge@bccampus.ca<mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca>> To: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca>> Cc: "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:57:05 PM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal Hi All I am very surprised to hear this... I wonder if you might request some feedback from the committee. Do they feel like this is a "been there done that" presentation? Is there a national conference you would consider submitting a proposal at? Also thinking ahead to the Open Textbook Summit in May- wondering if perhaps you might consider a workshop of some sort that would benefit the OT community? Thanks! Amanda ________________________________ From: "Martin Warkentin" <Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca<mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca>> To: "bcoelsteering" <bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:58:51 AM Subject: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal Some rather disappointing news about our conference proposal… -Martin From: support=proposalspace.com@mg.proposalspace.com<mailto:support=proposalspace.com@mg.proposalspace.com> [mailto:support=proposalspace.com@mg.proposalspace.com] On Behalf Of BC Library Association via ProposalSpace Sent: January-12-17 10:52 AM To: Martin Warkentin Subject: BC Library Conference Session Proposal ProposalSpace You have a new message in ProposalSpace: From: "BC Library Association" <shannon@dragonflyconsulting.ca<mailto:shannon@dragonflyconsulting.ca>> Date: Jan 12 2017 Subject: BC Library Conference Session Proposal On behalf of the BC Library Association and the BC Library Conference Selection Committee I would like to thank you for submitting a session proposal for the 2017 Conference. This year we had an abundance of excellent submissions and were not able to include them all in our limited program. While your proposal was not selected for this year’s conference we hope you will submit again for the 2018 Conference. We ask that you contact any additional presenters / speakers you included in your proposal and extend our thanks and appreciation for submitting, and our hope that they too will consider submissions for future conferences. Best regards, Heidi Schiller, 2017 Conference Co-Chair Leanna Jantzi, 2017 Conference Co-Chair Shannon Stumph, Conference Coordinator shannon@dfcevents.ca<mailto:shannon@dfcevents.ca> Annette DeFaveri, Executive Director, BCLA execdir@bcla.bc.ca<mailto:execdir@bcla.bc.ca> For your convenience, a copy of the message has been archived in your ProposalSpace account<http://proposalspace.com/account/messages>. ________________________________ QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? * For questions about this email, please reply to the sender. * For questions about your proposal or about the call for proposals (BC Library Conference 2017), please contact BC Library Association at shannon@dfcevents.ca<mailto:shannon@dfcevents.ca>. * For technical issues, please email support@proposalspace.com<mailto:support@proposalspace.com> or call 877-324-3204<tel:+18773243204> or 512-628-0330<tel:+15126280330>. ProposalSpace<https://proposalspace.com/> · PO Box 302064, Austin, TX 78703 [http://email.mg.proposalspace.com/o/eJwNjEkOwyAMAF9Tbo2CWQwH3hIZ7LSogUrZ-v1…] _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca> http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering -- Amanda Coolidge Senior Manager, Open Education BCcampus | connect.collaborate.innovate. 120- 645 Fort Street | Victoria BC V8W 1G2 Tel 250-818-4592 | www.bccampus.ca<http://www.bccampus.ca> Skype: coolidge.amanda Twitter: @acoolidge _______________________________________________ Bcoelsteering mailing list Bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca<mailto:Bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca> http://lists.bccampus.ca/mailman/listinfo/bcoelsteering

Hi Lin and Martin. Agree with Lin, it is worth getting some feedback, if for no other reason, to guide future proposals. And Martin, I think you nailed it with your suggested text. Have a great weekend everyone, Cheers, Rosario Passos Advisor, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ] 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ ] From: "Lin Brander" &lt;Lin_Brander(a)bcit.ca&gt; To: "Martin Warkentin" &lt;Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca&gt;, "bcoelsteering" &lt;bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca&gt; Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 10:37:02 AM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal BC Library Conference Session Proposal I think that it would be worth asking the question. From: Bcoelsteering [mailto:bcoelsteering-bounces@mail.bccampus.ca] On Behalf Of Martin Warkentin Sent: Friday, January 13, 2017 10:28 AM To: &#x27;bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca&#x27; Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal I often slink away and hide after rejection, but I am willing to ask for a few comments from BCLA if my librarian colleagues here feel that is appropriate. Something like: “Our group would like some feedback on why our proposal was not accepted. For instance, did the selection committee feel it was too similar to one of our past BCLA sessions? In order to advance awareness of and action on the important issues related to education information resources, the BCOEL is committed to an ongoing effort to communicate with more people working in BC libraries and education institutions. Your response will help us plan a proposal for 2018 that may better further this endeavor.” Let me know what you think. -Martin Martin Warkentin Copyright Librarian University of the Fraser Valley 33844 King Road, Abbotsford, BC Canada V2S 7M8 (604) 504-7441 Ext. 4460 From: Rosario Passos [ [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca ] ] Sent: January-13-17 8:01 AM To: Amanda Coolidge Cc: Martin Warkentin; bcoelsteering Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal Totally surprised as well... but Amanda has some great suggestions. I think it would be great if the group would think about working on something for the OT Summit. Maybe this is something we can add to the agenda of our next meeting? Cheers, Rosario Passos Advisor, Open Education BC campus | connect.collaborate.innovate. [ callto:236-888-8599 | 236-888-8599 ] | [ mailto:rosario.passos@bccampus.ca | rosario.passos(a)bccampus.ca ] 200-555 Seymour Street | Vancouver BC V6B 3H6 [ http://www.bccampus.ca/ | bccampus.ca ] | @BCcampus | #BCcampus Twitter: @PW_Passos | Skype: Portuguese_woman [ https://open.bccampus.ca/ ] From: "Amanda Coolidge" < [ mailto:acoolidge@bccampus.ca | acoolidge(a)bccampus.ca ] > To: "Martin Warkentin" < [ mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca | Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca ] > Cc: "bcoelsteering" < [ mailto:bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca | bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca ] > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 12:57:05 PM Subject: Re: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal Hi All I am very surprised to hear this... I wonder if you might request some feedback from the committee. Do they feel like this is a "been there done that" presentation? Is there a national conference you would consider submitting a proposal at? Also thinking ahead to the Open Textbook Summit in May- wondering if perhaps you might consider a workshop of some sort that would benefit the OT community? Thanks! Amanda From: "Martin Warkentin" < [ mailto:Martin.Warkentin@ufv.ca | Martin.Warkentin(a)ufv.ca ] > To: "bcoelsteering" < [ mailto:bcoelsteering@mail.bccampus.ca | bcoelsteering(a)mail.bccampus.ca ] > Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 10:58:51 AM Subject: [Bcoelsteering] FW: BC Library Conference Session Proposal Some rather disappointing news about our conference proposal… -Martin From: [ mailto:support=proposalspace.com@mg.proposalspace.com | support=proposalspace.com(a)mg.proposalspace.com ] [ [ mailto:support=proposalspace.com@mg.proposalspace.com | mailto:support=proposalspace.com@mg.proposalspace.com ] ] On Behalf Of BC Library Association via ProposalSpace Sent: January-12-17 10:52 AM To: Martin Warkentin Subject: BC Library Conference Session Proposal Proposal Space You have a new message in ProposalSpace: From: "BC Library Association" < [ mailto:shannon@dragonflyconsulting.ca | shannon(a)dragonflyconsulting.ca ] > Date: Jan 12 2017 Subject: BC Library Conference Session Proposal On behalf of the BC Library Association and the BC Library Conference Selection Committee I would like to thank you for submitting a session proposal for the 2017 Conference. This year we had an abundance of excellent submissions and were not able to include them all in our limited program. While your proposal was not selected for this year’s conference we hope you will submit again for the 2018 Conference. We ask that you contact any additional presenters / speakers you included in your proposal and extend our thanks and appreciation for submitting, and our hope that they too will consider submissions for future conferences. Best regards, Heidi Schiller, 2017 Conference Co-Chair Leanna Jantzi, 2017 Conference Co-Chair Shannon Stumph, Conference Coordinator [ mailto:shannon@dfcevents.ca | shannon(a)dfcevents.ca ] Annette DeFaveri, Executive Director, BCLA [ mailto:execdir@bcla.bc.ca | execdir(a)bcla.bc.ca ] For your convenience, a copy of the message has been archived in your [ http://proposalspace.com/account/messages | ProposalSpace account ] . QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS? * For questions about this email, please reply to the sender. * For questions about your proposal or about the call for proposals (BC Library Conference 2017), please contact BC Library Association at [ mailto:shannon@dfcevents.ca | shannon(a)dfcevents.ca ] . * For technical issues, please email [ mailto:support@proposalspace.com | support(a)proposalspace.com ] or call [ tel:+18773243204 | 877-324-3204 ] or [ tel:+15126280330 | 512-628-0330 ] . 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