Conferences
2012 Conference calls for papers
- Call for papers for the WLIC Helsinki
Libraries and Librarians as Forces for Transformative Change: Continuing Education the Fuel
- Call for proposals 2012, Tampere satellite meeting
The Road to Information Literacy: Librarians as Facilitators of Learning
All proposals must be submitted by November 9, 2011 to Iflasatellite2012@gmail.com.
The registration fee for the Satellite meeting will be 200 Euros, which covers one copy of the proceedings, conference bags, coffee and refreshments, lunches on Thursday and Friday, a guided sight-seeing tour, and a city reception. The cost for the hotels can range from 90 – 130 Euros for a single room. Local organizers are also looking into the possibility of booking a local hostel. Finally the train ticket from Tampere to Helsinki is currently priced anywhere from 21-40 Euros depending on the train and purchase date. Registration for the Satellite meeting will be available starting in early 2012.
Conference Presentations:
2011
- World Library and Information Congress: 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly: 13-18 August 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Session 125: Continuing Professional Development (CPD) as a strategy to build strong libraries and library associations - Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section with Management of Library Associations
- Session 200: Weaving continuing professional development into every library organisation - Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section
2010
- World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly: 10-15 August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden
- Session 128: Retention and job satisfaction: can professional development make a difference?
2009
- World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly: 23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
- Session 162: Librarians on the catwalk: communicating for advocacy to influence policy and practice
- 8th World Conference on Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning for the Library and Information Professions: 18-20th August 2009, Bologna, Italy -
- Session 100: Moving In, Moving Up, and Moving On: Strategies for Regenerating the Library & Information Profession
Conference Reports:
- 2003
Workshop Report: Online CPD courses and training programs. Humboldt University, Berlin, 7th August, 2003 - 2002
The Fifth World Conference on Continuing professional Education for the Library and Information Professions was held at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen Scotland from August 14th t0 16th 2002. A report from the conference, by Section member Dr L. Anne Clyde, appears in the IFLA Journal, Vol. 29, No. 1 (2003).
Last update: 6 January 2012
