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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You’ve been hearing a lot about blockchain technology. What is it? How can it be used by libraries and archives? Explore the possibilities with <span style='color:#222222'>notable experts in the information professions, business, government, and urban planning during the </span>Blockchain National Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Date: Monday, August 6, 2018<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Time: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Pacific Time<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222;background:white'>Livestream Link: </span></b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://livestream.com/accounts/20480259/events/8179548"><b><span style='background:white'>https://livestream.com/accounts/20480259/events/8179548</span></b></a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span style='background:white'><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222'>Topics for discussion include urban planning/smart cities, enhanced metadata, standards, legal issues, community-based collections, civic data, partnerships, credentials, and provenance. Please visit the </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="https://ischoolblogs.sjsu.edu/blockchains/national-forum/">Blockchain Technology blog</a><span style='color:#222222'> for the presentation schedule and speaker list. <o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#222222'>The goal of this free forum, sponsored by the San Jose State University School of Information and a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, is to discuss and make recommendations about the future uses of blockchain technology within the information professions. The results of the forum will be the basis for a white paper submitted to IMLS and distributed to information communities.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>This project is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services – <a href="https://www.imls.gov/grants/awarded/LG-98-17-0209-17">LG-98-17-0209-17</a>. The views, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed do not necessarily represent those of the Institute of Museum and Library Services. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>Contact:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Nicole Purviance<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Director of Marketing and Communications<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>School of Information<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>San Jose State University<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>One Washington Square<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>San Jose, CA 95192-0029<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu">nicole.purviance@sjsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://ischool.sjsu.edu">http://ischool.sjsu.edu</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>