Program

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

• "Libraries and Democracy" Prof. Dr. Ekrem Kurt, MEF University Faculty of Law
  
  

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 / The shuttle for the Rami Library will pick up participants at 9:00 AM.