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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Dear colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">I am </span>
writing <span style="color:#212121">to announce that </span>the nomination deadline<span style="color:#212121"> for the Society for the History of Technology’s </span><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Dibner</span><span style="color:#212121"> Award</span>
has been extended until <b><u>June 1, 2019.</u></b><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white">As a reminder, t<span style="color:#212121">he </span><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Dibner</span><span style="color:#212121"> Award for Excellence in Museum Exhibits was established in 1985, through
the generosity of Bern </span><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Dibner</span><span style="color:#212121">, to recognize excellence in museums and museum exhibits that interpret the history of technology, industry, and engineering to the general public.
Winning exhibits, in addition to being well designed and produced, should raise pertinent historical issues. Artifacts and images should be used in a manner that interests, teaches, and stimulates both the general public and historians. The award consists
of a plaque and up to $1,000 to cover expenses for a member of the design team to accept the award at the SHOT awards banquet.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Exhibits are eligible for this award if they have been open to the public for no more than 24 months before the deadline for nominations on </span><b><u>June 1, 2019</u></b><span style="color:#212121">. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">The Society especially encourages nominations from local and regional historical societies. Virtual exhibits are not eligible for the award.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Further information about the prize, including nomination forms, a list of past recipients, and the members of the </span><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Dibner</span><span style="color:#212121"> Award
Committee can be found on the <a href="https://www.historyoftechnology.org/about-us/awards-prizes-and-grants/the-dibner-award/" target="_blank">SHOT website</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Please note that if you are nominating your own exhibition, you should only fill in the first two sections of the nomination form. If you are nominating an exhibition from another organization
with which you have no conflicts of interest, then please complete all three parts.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Should any questions arise while completing the nomination form, please feel free to contact me or any other member of the </span><span style="color:black;background:yellow">Dibner</span><span style="color:#212121"> Committee.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">-Ben Gross<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Benjamin Gross, PhD<br>
Vice President for Research and Scholarship<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><i><span style="color:#212121">Linda Hall Library of Science, Engineering and Technology</span></i><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">5109 Cherry Street<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">Kansas City, Missouri 64110<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#212121">816.926.8718<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="mailto:grossb@lindahall.org" target="_blank">grossb@lindahall.org</a></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.lindahall.org/" target="_blank">www.lindahall.org</a></span><span style="color:#212121"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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