IFLA WLIC 2012 The IFLA 2012 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2012, 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Helsinki Exhibition and Convention Centre, Helsinki, Finland, on Wednesday 15 and Thursday 16 August, 2012.

IFLA Members may propose items for inclusion in the agenda (Statutes, Art. 9.5). These must reach the IFLA Secretariat by 15 May 2012. The draft Agenda is provided below. The Convening Notice for the Assembly will be forwarded to Members in June 2012.

Draft Agenda

Wednesday, 15 August 2012, 16.15–18.00 

  1. Opening by the President, Ingrid Parent
  2. Appointment of Tellers
  3. Establishment of a Quorum
  4. Adoption of the Agenda
  5. Minutes of the previous meeting, held in San Juan, Puerto Rico, 17 and 18 August 2011
  6. In memoriam of those members who have died during the past year
  7. Presentation of the Report of the President
  8. Presentation of the Report of the Secretary General
  9. Presentation of the Annual Accounts by the Treasurer
  10. Motions and Resolutions
    10.1 Motion to approve the holding of the next General Assembly in August 2013 (Art 8.2 of the Statutes refers)
  11. Address by the President
  12. Motion to adjourn and reconvene at 16.15 on Thursday, 16 August 2012

Thursday, 16 August 2012, 16.15–17.30

  1. Closing Session

    • Presentation of Awards
    • Invitation to WLIC 2013 in Singapore
    • Announcement of WLIC 2014 location
    • Vote of thanks
    • Close of the Assembly

For details on the conduct of the General Assembly, please refer to the IFLA Statutes.

Jennefer Nicholson
Secretary General