12 – 13 May EURDC Regional Committee Mid-term Meeting (Istanbul)
Theme: Regional Collaboration in the Library Field in Europe
1st day Morning Session:
10:00am -12:00am EURDC Business Meeting (IFLA EURDC members only)
1st day Afternoon Sessions:
13:30 - 14:00 Opening Speeches
Sharon MEMIS, Secretary General, IFLA
2:00pm – 3:00pm Regional collaboration in the library field in Europe
Giorgos Glossiotis, Member - IFLA EURDC, Organisation for Mediation and Arbitration - Moderator
Dagnija Baltina, Member - IFLA EURDC, Director of the National Library of Latvia
Juliana Pranke, German Library Association (Deutscher Bibliotheksverband dbv)
3:00pm – 3:30pm Coffee break
3:30pm – 5:00pm Strong Associations Strong Societies – how to build a stronger library community
Julia Konopka-Żołnierczuk, Information Coordinator - IFLA EURDC, Deputy Director of the National Library of Poland - Moderator
"Building Strong Library Associations MLAS Initiative- Strategic Planning" Loida Garcia Febo, Chair - IFLA MLAS
“The Importance of Libraries and the Challenges" Anthi Katsirikou, Chair, Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists
"Empowering Communities: The Role of Library Associations in Fostering Stronger Societies - The Case of Turkey" Erol Gökduman, Vice President of the Turkish Librarians Association
7:00pm – Social dinner - [Optional]
2nd day Morning Session:
10:00am – 12:00am Libraries and Democracy in Europe
Antti Sauli, Member - IFLA EURDC, Project Manager Helsinki City Library - Moderator
"IFLA, Libraries and the Resistance to Censorship: Empowering Democratic Futures Through Library Associations" Jonathan Hernández Pérez, - Chair, FAIFE Advisory Board
"Libraries are at the heart of open societies: Democracy in action at the Public Library" Jane Cowell, Chair, Public Libraries Section, IFLA
"Continuous Professional Development in European Libraries: Insights & Impacts on Democratic Engagement" Maia Simonishvili, Member – IFLA ERUDC, Curator of the Anglo-American Reading Hall Leading Specialist of the PR & Cultural Programs Division Department of Science, Culture and Civil Education National Parliamentary Library of Georgia Member
2nd day Afternoon Sessions:
2:00pm – 3:30pm Advocacy for Libraries
Marcie Hopkins, Vice-Chair - IFLA EURDC, Director of International British Library - Moderator
Nick Boxem, Member - IFLA EURDC, Directorate Manager Government of The Netherlands
Pascal Sanz, Member - IFLA EURDC, Honorary Member and Board Member, Comité Français International Bibliotèques et Documentation (CFIBD)
“Advocacy for Libraries, at home and away: national and international engagement” Kate Robinson, Chair of CILIP’s Board of Trustees, President of IATUL and University Librarian University of Bath, UK
3:30pm – 4:00pm Coffee break
4:00pm – 5:00pm Session for IFLA Regional Divisions (Remote Connection)
Alejandro Lorenzo César Santa, Chair, IFLA Regional Council - Moderator
Lin Li Soh, Chair, IFLA Asia-Oceania Regional Division
Ertuğrul Çimen, Chair, IFLA Europe Regional Division
Jeannette Lebrón Ramos, Chair, IFLA Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Division
Saif Aljabri, Chair, IFLA Middle East and North Africa Regional Division
Diane Koen, Chair, IFLA North America Regional Division
Ayanda Lebele, Chair, IFLA Sub-Saharan Africa Regional Division
7:00pm – Social dinner - [Optional]
14th May - Rami Library Visit (Optional): 10:00AM - 12:00AM