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DO NOT USE YOUR EMAIL REPLY FUNCTION TO RESPOND TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. MAKE SURE ANY MESSAGE COMES TO [log in to unmask], AND IS NOT SENT TO THE ENTIRE LIST. Greetings! The Rare Books and Manuscripts Section <http://rbms.info> (RBMS) of ACRL <http://acrl.org> is proud to announce a new session for its 2020 conference, The Power of New Voices, which will feature presentations by returning RBMS scholarship recipients and early-career professionals. Below is the *call for papers*. Please do share with students, mentees, early-career professionals, and submit your abstracts for consideration! We look forward to hearing from you. The deadline is January 3, 2020. **Kindly forgive cross-postings. This announcement is shared on behalf of Gina Nortonsmith and Meghan Constantinou, [log in to unmask]; <[log in to unmask]> and the RBMS20 Conference Program Planning Marketing Subcommittee <[log in to unmask]>** *Call for Papers: The Power of New Voices (Lightning Round Talks)* 2020 RBMS Conference: Power, Resistance, and Leadership Bloomington, Indiana, June 23-26, 2020 The RBMS Membership and Professional Development <http://rbms.info/committees/membership_and_professional/> and Scholarships <http://rbms.info/committees/scholarships/> Committees invite new and emerging special collections professionals to submit proposals for *“The Power of New Voices,”* a panel session to be held at the upcoming RBMS 2020 Conference. “The Power of New Voices” will consist of approximately 8 lightning round talks (7 minutes each) by students, recent graduates, new professionals, and/or past RBMS scholarship recipients. Talks must address the 2020 RBMS conference theme “Power, Resistance, and Leadership” and should relate to special collections and/or archives practice and related research. Possible topics include: ● critical engagement with the profession ● equity, inclusion, and diversity ● cultural competencies ● community partnerships ● professional and paraprofessional relations ● power dynamics within the profession and our organizations ● making invisible labor visible ● political organizing and advocacy work ● subversiveness ● empowerment ● management and leadership (early career perspectives) *Open to students in MLIS or Master’s programs leading to a career in special collections librarianship; new and emerging professionals (5 years’ post Master’s degree); and past RBMS scholarship recipients from 2016-2019*. Priority will be given to individuals presenting at RBMS for the first time. This is an excellent opportunity for those new to the profession to gain experience presenting a conference paper in a casual and supportive environment. Please submit an abstract of 250 words by *January 3, 2020* to session co-organizers, Meghan Constantinou (Scholarships Committee) and Gina Nortonsmith (M&PD Committee) at [log in to unmask] Abstracts should include name, email address, and institutional or professional affiliation (if applicable). Applicants should also indicate the stage of their career and whether they are a past RBMS scholarship recipient. We encourage applicants to contact us with questions about the session or putting together a proposal. For more information on the RBMS 2020 conference, please visit the conference website, *conference.rbms.info/2020* -- Diane Dias De Fazio, MS LIS, MS HP (History of Architecture) Architectural Historian | Librarian | Writer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Mail submissions to [log in to unmask] For information about joining ARLIS/NA see: http://www.arlisna.org/membership/join-arlisna Send administrative matters (file requests, subscription requests, etc) to [log in to unmask] ARLIS-L Archives and subscription maintenance: http://lsv.arlisna.org Questions may be addressed to list owner (Judy Dyki) at: [log in to unmask] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~