December 12, 2005


8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:30 Call to order: Moderator, Ayman El Masry (Library of Congress, Cairo)
Welcome and introductions – Dr. Sherif K. Shaheen (Dar al-Kutub al-Misriyya, Egypt), Dr. Barbara Tillett (IFLA Division IV: Bibliographic Control), Arthur Smith (OCLC, Inc.)
9:30-10:00 Paris Principles: Barbara Tillett (Library of Congress (USA)/IFLA)
10:00-10:30 ISBD: Mauro Guerrini (Università di Firenze, Italy)
10:30-10:45 Break
10:45-11:45 FRBR terminology and concepts: Elena Escolano (Biblioteca Nacional de España, Spain)
11:45-12:30 Virtual International Authority File: Barbara Tillett (IFLA)
12:30-1:30 Presentation, overview, and initial discussion of the draft Statement as approved in Frankfurt and updated in Buenos Aires: Barbara Tillett (IFLA)
1:30-2:30 Lunch
2:30-4:00 Overview of the Working Goup tasks and topic
4:00-4:15 Break
4:15-5:00 Special reports on Middle East Cataloguing Practices and logistics for Day 2
7:00-9:00 Conference dinner – courtesy of OCLC, Inc.
 

December 13, 2005


9:00 – 9:15 Plenary session – Announcements and meeting room assignments – Moderator, Ansam Baranek (Library of Congress Office, Cairo)
9:15 – 1:00 Working Groups (focus on topics and prepare recommendations from the Middle East perspective)
10:30 – 10:45 Break
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch
2:00 – 2:15 Group Photo
2:15 – 3:45 Call to order: Ansam Baranek (Library of Congress Office, Cairo), Reports from Working Groups (15 minutes each)
3:45  -4:00 Compile recommendations and discuss Statement of Principles change recommendations
4:00 – 4:15 Break
4:15 – 4:30 Continue discussion and identify next steps
4:30 – 5:00 Closing Ceremony
5:30 Evening at the Great pyramids

December 14, 2005


9:00 am – 6:00 pm Day trip (bus and lunch provided) to Bibliotheca Alexandrina