Past Conferences
2012
Satellite Conference
Theme: Transcending Boundaries to Increase Cultural Understanding between Countries
Date: 8-9 August 2012
Location: Lappeenranta City Hall, Lappeenranta, Finland
See: Conference website
World Library and Information Congress: 11-17 August 2012, Helsinki, Finland
Theme: Multicultural Libraries – Inspiring, Surprising and Empowering your Communities
2011
World Library and Information Congress: 13-18 August 2011, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Theme: The importance of information literacy for multicultural populations: needs, strategies, programs, and the role of libraries
2010
World Library and Information Congress: 10-15 August 2010, Gothenburg, Sweden
Theme: see seperate webpage
2009
World Library and Information Congress: 23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
Theme: Creativity and the arts: libraries building on multicultural heritage
2008
World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 2008, Québec, Canada
Theme: Library services without cultural borders: navigating through demographic realities and best practices in multicultural library services
2007
- IFLA Conference Library Services to Multicultural Populations & Libraries for Children and Young Adults Sections. Multilingual Library Services to Multilingual Families. Durban, South Africa
- IFLA Conference. Presentation of the Multicultural Library Manifesto. Durban, South Africa
- Satellite Conference: Innovative Library Services for all. Pretoria, South Africa
2006
2005
2004
2003
- IFLA Conference. Libray Services to Multicultural Populations Section Workshop: Multicultural Libraries in German Speaking Countries: Status and Prospects. Berlin, Germany
- Satellite Conference: Public Libraries and Multilingual Collections. Utrecht, Netherlands.
2002
2001
- IFLA Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section. Library Services and Resources for Multicultural Populations. Boston, USA
- Satellite Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations & Information Technology Sections. Technology, Globalization and Multicultural Services in Libraries. Buffalo, USA
2000
- IFLA Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section. New Research in the Multicultural Area. Jerusalem, Israel
- IFLA Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section. Library Services to Arab Communities. Jerusalem, Israel
1999
- IFLA Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations & Managament and Marketing Sections. Managing Diversities with Multicultural Users and Different Staff. Bangkok, Thailand
- IFLA Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations & Africa Sections. Recent Developments for Libraries in Africa. Bangkok, Thailand
1998
1997
1996
- IFLA Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations with School Libraries & Children Libraries Sections & INTAMEL. Storytelling. Beijing, China
- IFLA Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations & Classification and Indexing Sections. Serving Multicutural Populations in the 21st Century: Universal Standardized Subject Headings: Present Status and Future Prospects. Beijing, China
1995
1994
- IFLA Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations with Public Libraries, School Libraries & Children Libraries Sections. Library Services for Young Adults: An International and Multicultural Perspective. La Habana, Cuba
- IFLA Conference. Library Services to Multicultural Populations & Africa Section. Library Materials in the Threatened Languages of Africa. La Habana, Cuba.