Past Conferences

2018

World Library and Information Congress: 84^th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
24 – 30 August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: Collection Development of Genealogy and Local History – Challenges and Opportunities
Genealogy and Local History joint with Asia and Oceania Section and Rare Books and Special Collections Section

2017

Satellite Meeting
16 – 17 August
Location: Martynas Mažvydas National Library of Lithuania, Vilnius (Lithuania)
Theme: The Challenge of Multiple Identities. Multiethnicity in Genealogy, Local History and Regional Memory – Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries and Other Memory Institutions
Genealogy and Local History Section joint with Asia and Oceania Section and Information Technology Section

World Library and Information Congress: 83^rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
19–25 August 2017, Wrocław, Poland
Theme: New insights at the intersection of genealogy and other professional communities – including librarians, archivists, historians, demographers, linguists and anthropologists
Genealogy and Local History, with Asia and Oceania and Information Technology

2016

World Library and Information Congress: 82^nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
13 -19 August, Ohio, United States of America
Theme: Social web: it’s relevance for family, oral and local history
Genealogy and Local History with Asia and Oceania

2015

World Library and Information Congress: 81^st IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 17-23, Cape Town, South Africa
Theme: Libraries and Archives at the Service of Asian and African Genealogy
Genealogy and Local History with Asia and Oceania

2014

World Library and Information Congress: 80^th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
16-22 August, Lyon, France
Theme: Diasporas, migrations and identities: Collecting, preserving and sharing family and local oral histories

2013

World Library and Information Congress: 79^th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
17-23 August, Singapore
Theme: The infinite possibilities of family history and genealogy in East and South Asian culture

2012

Theme: Users and portals: digital newspapers, usability, and genealogy
Newspapers with Genealogy and Local History Sections
World Library and Information Congress: 11-17 August 2012
Helsinki, Finland

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