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Africa and the United Nations Post 2015 Millennium Development Goals
Sponsor: Africa Section
Date: 13–14 August
Location: Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT), Cape Town, South Africa
Contact: Rosemary Shafack, roshafack@gmail.com
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Taking Charge of your LIS Career: Personal Strategies, Institutional Programs, Strong Libraries
Sponsor: Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section
Date: 12–14 August
Location: Milnerton Public Library, City of Cape Town, South Africa
Contact: Ewa Stenberg, ewa.stenberg@mah.se
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Towards Harmonization of LIS Education in Developing Countries: Strategy and Leadership
Sponsor: LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group
Dates: 12 August
Location: Library and Information Studies Centre, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Contacts: Ismail H. Abdullahi, iabdullahi@NCCU.EDU, Felipe Martinez Arellano, felipe@unam.mx
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How can the Library and Information Services profession contribute to the post-2015 sustainable development goals related to women?
Sponsors: Women, Information and Libraries Special Interest Group with the Africa Section
Date: 11–12 August
Location: UNISA: University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa
Contact: Beba Stankovic, bebapozarevac@yahoo.com
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Digital preservation as a site of contestation: national heritage, memory, politics and power — beyond technology and management
Sponsor: Library Theory and Research
Date: 12–13 August
Location: University of the Western Cape (Day 1) ; Robben Island (Day 2), South Africa
Contact: Anna Maria Tammaro, annamaria.tammaro@unipr.it
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Knowledge Management and Innovation in 21st Century Library and Information Services in Africa
Sponsor: Knowledge Management Section
Date: 14 August
Location: Goethe Institute, Cape Town, South Africa
Contact: Eva Semertzaki, esemertzaki@gmail.com
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The quest for deeper meaning of research support
Sponsor: Academic and Research Libraries Section
Date: 13–14 August
Location: The Range (wine farm) in Tokai, Cape Town, South Africa
Contact: Reggie Raju, reggie.raju@uct.ac.za
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School Libraries and Guided Inquiry: Taking Stock and Taking Action
Sponsor: Information Literacy Section with School Libraries Section
Date: 13–14 August
Location: NLSA Centre for the Book, Cape Town (TBC), South Africa
Contact: Sharon Mader, smader@uno.edu
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Transforming libraries with open digital technologies
Sponsor: Information Technology Section
Date: 13-14 August
Location: Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Contact: Edmund Balnaves, ebalnaves@prosentient.com.au
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Managing and Promoting Special Collections in Africa: The Bleek-Lloyd Collection and Beyond
Sponsor: Rare Books and Special Collections Section
Date: 14 August 2015
Location: University of Cape Town, South Africa
Contact: David Farneth, dfarneth@getty.edu
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Impact of IFLA standards on the international library community
Sponsor: Committee on Standards
Date: TBA
Location: TBC
Contact: Patrice Landry, Patrice.Landry@nb.admin.ch
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Reference as service and place
Sponsor: Reference and Information Services
Date: 11-13 August
Location: University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana
Contact: Edwin Qobose, qobose@mopipi.ub.bw
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The Role of Libraries and Information Centres in Supporting National Development
Sponsor: Social Sciences Libraries Section
Date: 11–12 August
Location: Safari Hotel, Windhoek, Namibia
Contact: Chiku Mnubi-Mchombu, cmchombu@unam.na
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Development, Transformation and Co-operation in Library and Research services in Parliaments
Sponsor: Library and Research Services to Parliaments Section
Date: 12–14 August
Location: Parliament of South Africa, Cape Town (TBC), South Africa
Contact: Raissa Teodori, raissa.teodori@senato.it
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Planning and preservation in today's libraries
Sponsor: Preservation & Conservation Section
Date: 12-13 August
Location: University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa
Contact: Danielle Mincio, Danielle.Mincio@bcu.unil.ch and Nellie Somers, somers@ukzn.ac.za
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Newspaper e-publishing trends: the stewardship role of libraries
Sponsor: News Media Section & National Library of South Africa, Pretoria
Date: 12-13 August
Location: Dinokeng Game Reserve, Pretoria, South Africa
Contact: Krista Kiisa, krista.kiisa@nlib.ee and Douwe Drijfhou, douwe.drijfhout@nlsa.ac.za
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Public Libraries at the Crossroads
Sponsor: Public Libraries Section with City of Cape Town Library Service and the Western Cape Provincial Library Services
Date: 13-14 August
Location: Goodwood Community Hall, Cape Town, South Africa
Contact: Marian Morgan-Bindon, mmorganbindon@goldcoast.qld.gov.au
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Digital Library Services to Multicultural Populations
Sponsor: Library Services to Multicultural Populations
Date: 13-14 August
Location: University of the Western Cape, BELVILLE, Cape Town, South Africa
Contact: Adjoa Boateng, ifla.mcultp@gmail.com