<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Matt Meacham</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mwm@prairie.org">mwm@prairie.org</a>></span><br>Date: Fri, Mar 20, 2015 at 1:00 PM<br>Subject: Seeking presentations for young adults for IHC Road Scholars speakers bureau<br>To: Matt Meacham <<a href="mailto:mwm@prairie.org">mwm@prairie.org</a>><br><br><br><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> Hello from the <a href="http://www.prairie.org/" target="_blank">Illinois Humanities Council</a>! I have the privilege of coordinating our <i><a href="http://www.prairie.org/programs/ihc-road-scholars-speakers-bureau" target="_blank">Road
Scholars<span style="font-style:normal"> speakers bureau</span></a></i>. I’m writing to ask for your help in identifying
potential speakers whose presentations would interest people under age 25.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> For almost two
decades, our <i>Road Scholars</i> program
has offered cultural organizations in communities throughout our state the
opportunity to host presentations by some of Illinois’ foremost authors,
storytellers, historians, anthropologists, living history actors, and other
cultural practitioners.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> Each year, we offer
a roster of about 25 to 30 presentations from which organizations may
select. We provide the presenters’
honoraria and travel costs, publicize the events through our website (which is
about to undergo a major update) and other online media, and provide resources
that the host organizations may use in promoting them locally. In the past four years alone, we’ve produced
almost 600 <i>Road Scholars</i>
presentations in cooperation with organizations throughout the state. Both the host organizations and the audiences
consistently report high levels of satisfaction with these events.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> As we begin preparing for our
2015-16 <i>Road Scholars</i> season, we’re especially interested in
locating speakers who can give presentations that will interest people under
age 25, including those who live in rural communities. We want to ensure
that our <i>Road Scholars</i> programming addresses younger Illinois
residents’ cultural needs and interests.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> The </span><a href="https://ilhumanitiescouncil.wufoo.com/forms/z1nh4dz90a9e360/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">application
form</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">
for prospective speakers who wish to be considered for the 2015-16 <i>Road
Scholars</i> roster, which will take effect in November 2015, is available
</span><a href="https://ilhumanitiescouncil.wufoo.com/forms/z1nh4dz90a9e360/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">. If you know of any Illinois residents who
might be interested in participating in this program and could give
presentations on topics or issues of interest to young adults, please share this
message with them and encourage them to apply.
Of course, if you fit that description, yourself, please apply! The application deadline is Friday, May 8, at
5 PM.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> Obviously, young
adults in Illinois are interested in a wide range of subjects, so we’re open to
almost any possibility. We’ll also be
happy to consider a wide variety of presentation formats, especially ones that
enable audiences to participate actively rather than listening quietly
throughout the whole presentation. Most <i>Road Scholars</i> presentations
feature just one speaker, but we are open to presentations involving two
speakers, including presentations in which two speakers present contrasting
perspectives on a particular topic and then invite the audience to discuss it. Presentations may also include elements of
music, storytelling, drama, or visual art.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">
Again, we would be very grateful if you would encourage any good potential
speakers to </span><a href="https://ilhumanitiescouncil.wufoo.com/forms/z1nh4dz90a9e360/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">apply</span></a><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif"> by
May 8 to join our <i>Road Scholars</i> roster. If I can answer
any questions or be of any help, please let me know. Thank you very much!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:115%;font-family:Garamond,serif">Sincerely,</span></p>
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