Conferences 2009

Women, Information and Libraries Discussion Group

Libraries creating futures for the women of the world

Chair: Maria Cotera, Convener, Women, Information and Libraries Discussion Group
Format: Interactive panel discussion with questions from the floor, following an introductory paper

Panelists:

• Dr. CAMILA ALIRE, President of the American Library Association (EEUU)
• ELIZABET de CARVALHO, Manager of the IFLA Regional Office of Latin America and the Caribbean (BRAZIL)
• BARBARA SCHLEIHAGEN, IFLA Governing Board (Germany)
• ELLEN TISE, IFLA President 2009-2011 (South Africa)
• The empowerment of women in the library and information services sector and the impact of globalisation
  Translations: [Français]
  L.E. NDAKI (Mangosuthu University of Technology, Durban, South Africa)