From: Geoffrey Little <[log in to unmask]> Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2018 22:22:20 +0000 Of possible interest to members of this list. Apologies for any duplication. Geoffrey Little Concordia University Press / Concordia University Library ### The Association of University Presses and the Library Publishing Coalition invite applications for the AUPresses-LPC Cross-Pollination Conference Registration Waiver opportunity in order to promote greater interconnectivity between members of the two organizations and to encourage future collaboration between the associations. The waivers will help individuals from AUPresses and LPC to attend the other's annual meeting if they have not previously done so. Four registration waivers will be offered: two for LPC members to attend the 2018 AUPresses Annual Meeting and two for AUPresses members to attend the 2018 Annual Library Publishing Forum. Applications are due by March 1, 2018. https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KYGPW5Z - - - Qualifications and Requirements 1. Applicants for an AUPresses Annual Meeting waiver must be a permanent, full-time staff member at an LPC member institution. 2. Applicants for a Library Publishing Forum waiver must have at least one year of employment as a permanent, full-time staff member of an organization that belongs to AUPresses as a member press. UPDATE: Introductory members are now eligible for this 2018 Cross-Pollination waiver opportunity! 3. They must be first-time attendees to the conference in question. Please submit your application by March 1, 2018. Recipients will be notified by March 16, 2018. Applications will be reviewed by a committee comprised of two representatives from the AUPresses and two representatives from the LPC. Recipients are to make their own travel and hotel arrangements. Each recipient will be required to complete a report (500 to 1,000 words) about their attendance at the AUPresses Annual Meeting or Library Publishing Forum. These two reports will be released at the same time, through AUPresses and LPC channels. Contact Katherine Purple at [log in to unmask] with questions.