Past Conferences

2011

Theme: Dispossed Persons: Preserving Culture in an Age of Migration
World Library and Information Congress: 13-18 August 2011
San Juan, Puerto Rico

2010

Theme: Family and local history - an enduring legacy for the next generation
World Library and Information Congress: 10-15 August 2010
Gothenburg, Sweden

2009

Theme: Opening Up Our Cultural Heritage Through Digitisation and Collaboration
World Library and Information Congress: 23-27 August 2009
Milan, Italy

2008

Theme: Access to Genealogical Data: Data Protection versus Unlocking the Records
(in collaboration with Free Access to Information and Freedom of Expression Committee)
World Library and Information Congress: 10-14 August 2008
Quebec, Canada

Theme: Genealogy and Local History for All: Services to Multicultural Communities
(in collaboration with Reference and Information Services Section)
Satellite Pre-Conference: 6-7 August 2008
Ottawa, Canada

2007

Theme: Stories Without Writing: Genealogy and Local History Beyond the Written Word
(in collaboration with Audiovisual and Multimedia Section)
World Library and Information Congress: 19-23 August 2007
Durban, South Africa

2006

Theme: Local History: A Dynamic Partnership between Libraries, Archives, and Museums
World Library and Information Congress: 20-24 August 2006
Seoul, Korea

Theme: Korean Genealogy: A Dynamic Tradition
Workshop: 21 August 2006
Seoul, Korea

2005

Theme: Navigating the World of Our Ancestors
(in collaboration with Geography and Map Libraries)
World Library and Information Congress: 14-18 August 2005
Oslo, Norway

2004

Theme: Resources for Immigrant History: Their Origins, Lives and Contributions
World Library and Information Congress: 22-27 August 2004
Buenos Aires, Argentina

2003

Theme: Cooperation among Archives, Libraries and Museums
World Library and Information Congress: 1-9 August 2003
Berlin, Germany

2002

Theme: Building on the Past: Investing in the Future
World Library and Information Congress: 18-24 August 2002
Glasgow, Scotland

2001

Theme: Genealogy and Local History Librarians Making a Difference to Society in Social and Cultural Development
World Library and Information Congress: 16-25 August 2001 Boston, U.S.A.
Panel Discussion: Genealogy and Local History Librarians Making a Difference to Society in Social and Cultural Development

Genealogy and Local History

Last update: 20 November 2011