IFLA President's Meeting 2013

Description

Libraries serve all without judgment, prejudice or bias. By democratizing access to information, libraries empower individuals to learn freely, improve their lives and create knowledge.

Libraries transform lives and in doing so transform society. Libraries are community repositories, gathering places, digital depositories, interactive learning centers, research catalysts, and much more.

By harnessing the power and potential of today's rapidly changing technologies, libraries play an essential role for people who wish to access information in any form.

To remain relevant new means of enhancing the user experience and services must be implemented continuously.

Under the theme “Our Digital Futures” this conference will have prominent and inspiring speakers to address current issues on access to information for libraries concerning access for research and education, access to enhance reading, access for the cultural memory, and copyright exceptions and limitations to benefit access.

Participants will also contribute to the development of the IFLA Trend Report on access to digital information in the global digital environment and information society in which libraries will operate over the next five years, to be launched at the IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Singapore 17 - 23 August, 2013.

The Meeting is open for all those interested. Also invited are stakeholders, politicians and decision-makers from the region, political institutions, UN bodies, international NGOs, private sector and industry, library organizations and the press.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE?

Delegates

Those interested in participating as a delegate, should complete and email the registration form, in addition to paying the appropriate registration fee.

• registration form [DOC]
• conference website