Conference News

28 April 2011

End of Early Registration – Less than 1 WEEK TO GO!

To register before the early registration deadline, forms must be completed and the fees paid in full.

The deadline is 6 May 2011.

30 March 2011

Podcasts and video from the Learning/Research Commons Conference now available

Ellen Tise: The Challenge of and Strategies for Equal Access to Information with Learning and Research Commons in Libraries in the Caribbean: Moving Towards the Future and the Future is Here!On Friday, 25 March 2011, on the way towards the celebration of the World Congress IFLA 2011 PUERTO RICO, a Significant Learning Experience took place at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus.

23 March 2011

Grants for CILIP members to attend WLIC

CILIP is offering a first-timer grant to attend the 77th Congress. The grant will cover the main costs of attending the conference: registration, travel and accommodation.

17 February 2011

Draft programme now available

A draft programme for the 2011 Congress is now available...

13 January 2011

Apply for a Congress Participation Grant!

2011 Grant Funds to attend IFLA 2011 are now available to support a number of colleagues from:

  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Asia & Oceania
  • Africa
  • developing countries and emerging economies throughout the world

8 April 2011

Notice of IFLA 2011 General Assembly and Call for Agenda Items

The IFLA 2011 General Assembly will be held during the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2011, 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly, in the Puerto Rico Convention Centre (PRCC) on Wednesday 17 and Thursday 18 August, 2011.

29 March 2011

Launching IFLA 2011 Puerto Rico

On Thursday, March 24, 2011, the announcement of the World Congress IFLA 2011 PUERTO RICO was made at a Press Conference held at the Museo de Vida Silvestre in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

7 March 2011

Academic and Research Libraries Essay Contest 2011

The Academic and Research Libraries Section is offering THREE (3) free Registrations/Bursaries equivalent in the amount of € 425 each to an information professional from Africa, Latin America and the Asia/Pacific region to cover the registration/bursary expenses at the 2011 IFLA Conference. 

25 January 2011

Reminder! Submit your application for a Poster Session

There's still time to submit your application for a Poster Session...

5 January 2011

IFLA WLIC 2011 Planning Meeting December 2010

IFLA 2011 planning meeting Representatives of IFLA, the Puerto Rican National Committee and Congrex met at the Art Museum of Puerto Rico on Thursday, 16 December 2010, to discuss planning developments for the 2011 IFLA World Library and Information Congress.