Please share with your lists. Satellite conference - registration opens!
The Global Librarian presented by IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group and IFLA Management of Library Associations Section with support from the School of Library and Information Science, University of <http://www.hb.se/wps/portal/%21ut/p/c1/04_SB8K8xLLM9MSSzPy8xBz9CP0os3hXX49QSydDRwMD10BzAyNjd_cwPx9PF8NgE_1wkA7cKpyNIfIGOICjgb6fR35uqn6kfpQ5bnvM9UP0I931C7Kz01wCHRUBnk_uow%21%21/dl2/d1/L0lJSkppUSEhL3dITUFCa0FFb2chIS9ZQnB4Vnh0MXdBISEvNl9GNEtEVlM2MzA4VVBEMElDS1U1N1U0SEcyNS9lbi82X0Y0S0RWUzYzMDhVUEQwSUNLVTU3VTRIRzE0/> Borås Registration has opened for this satellite conference being held in the lively city of Boras. The conference venue will be the University of Boras which is conveniently located one hour by train from the WLIC venue, Gothenburg. The satellite conference will start at 8:30 a.m. with registration, and will end at 4:30 p.m. with a networking session. http://npsig.wordpress.com/the-global-librarian/ New librarians are positioning themselves as library leaders in academia, libraries, and professional associations. This event aims to address key themes and leading trends to provide library services while changing attitudes and expectations on the way. The conference organising committee wishes to showcase examples of best practice in how to develop new leaders, services, and inclusion of new professionals in decision-making processes through both research based scholarly presentations and experiential and practical stories of successes and lessons learned. Programme highlights include : * Keynote speech and spectacular presentation by The Shanachies, Erik Boekjstein and Jaap Van De Geer (DOK Library Concept Center in Delft, Netherlands) http://wordpress.shanachietour.com/ http://www.thisweekinlibraries.com/ * As a joint conference between two established IFLA groups there will be plenty of opportunity to network with young professionals and more established librarians from around the world, and a chance to learn from each other * In addition there are presentations, discussion, posters and workshops covering a variety of topics including : · How to internationalize careers, · New librarian paradigm, · Mobile librarian, · Real-time librarian, and · Advocating for library associations to include new professionals in their agenda. There will be a networking session including refreshments to close the satellite meeting. For registration form and accommodation details visit http://npsig.wordpress.com/the-global-librarian/ Conference Convenors: Loida Garcia-Febo [email protected] and Tania Barry [email protected] Loida Garcia-Febo REFORMA President 2009-2010 http://reforma.org/ ALA IFRT Chair Elect 2009-2010 http://tinyurl.com/ylyxq4d IFLA FAIFE Secretary http://www.ifla.org/en/faife Assistant Coordinator, New Americans Program and Special Services Queens Library, 89-11 Merrick Blvd., Jamaica, N.Y. 11432 phone: 1 + 718-990-8569; fax: 1 + 718-990-8626 ------------------------------------------------------- http://loidagarciafebo.com/ http://www.youtube.com/Loidagarciafebo ---------------------------------------------------- Los archivos de IWETEL pueden ser consultados en: http://listserv.rediris.es/archives/iwetel.html ----------------------------------------------------
