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: 

2:00pm – 3:00pm Regional collaboration in the library field in Europe 

• Giorgos Glossiotis, Member - IFLA EURDC, Organisation for Mediation and Arbitration- Moderator

• Stuart Hamilton, Acting Treasurer - IFLA, Head, Libraries Development Local Government Management Agency

• Dagnija Baltina, Member - IFLA EURDC, Director of Special Collections Department National Library of Latvia

• Ilona Kish (PL2030)

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 National Library of Poland - Moderator

• IFLA MLAS (Loida Garcia Febo)

• X Library Association in Europe 

• X Library Association in Europe (EC will send the Associations list to the WG) 

• Anthi Katsirikou, Chair, Association of Greek Librarians and Information Scientists “The importance of libraries and the challenges"  

• ... Library Association

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 - Keynote

• Public Libraries Section

• Stuart Hamilton, Acting Treasurer - IFLA, Head, Libraries Development Local Government Management Agency

• FAIFE Committee
  
  

2nd day Afternoon Sessions: 

2:00pm – 3:30pm Advocacy for Libraries 

• Marcie Hopkins, Vice-Chair - IFLA EURDC, Director of International British Library - Moderator

• ...  IFLA HQ

• EBLIDA Executive Committee

• 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)
  
  

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, Chari 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