In line with IFLA’s Statutes, IFLA Members were invited to submit proposals for agenda items and resolutions. On this basis a formal agenda has been prepared and included in the Convening Notice.

There will be a physical meeting in Astana, Kazakhstan which will be streamed live to Members and observers who are unable to attend in person. Votes on the motions will be cast live either in-room or remotely in real time via an online voting platform. An external company has been engaged to conduct the meeting. Proxy voting will also be possible.

Voting Members will receive more information this week with details to register to vote or provide proxy voting arrangements.

IFLA’s Members and Affiliates were sent a copy of the Convening Notice on 21 July. All IFLA Members (National and International Associations and Institutions) that have paid their membership fees for 2025 will be eligible to vote.

Agenda

Wednesday 20 August 2025, 15:30 – 17:30 (UTC +5)

  1. Opening by the Chair
  2. Establishment of a Quorum
  3. Adoption of the Agenda
  4. Minutes of the previous meeting, held in The Hague, Netherlands and online, 20 June 2024
  5. In memoriam of those members who have died during the past year
  6. Presentation of the Report of the President
  7. Presentation of IFLA’s Annual Report
  8. Presentation of the Annual Accounts
  9. Formal announcement of the Results of the Election of President-elect and for places on the Governing Board by the Secretary General
  10. Motions and Resolutions

10.1  Motion to approve the holding of the next General Assembly in August 2026

10.2  Motion to approve membership fees (2026-2028)

10.3  Motion to adjourn and reconvene at 15:15 on Thursday, 21 August 2025

Thursday 21 August 2025, 15:15 – 17:15 (UTC +5)
Closing Session

  1. Address by the President, Vicki McDonald
  2. Presentation of Awards
  3. Appreciation to the outgoing Governing Board
  4. Introduction of the new Governing Board
  5. Vote of thanks WLIC 2025
  6. Invitation to WLIC 2026
  7. Address by incoming President Leslie Weir
  8. Close of the Assembly

Attending the General Assembly

The IFLA General Assembly 2025 will be held on Wednesday, 20 August 2025, in hybrid format, in Astana, Kazakhstan, and online, from 15:30 –17:30 (UTC +5).

IFLA’s voting Members will receive an invitation to register to attend the meeting in person, virtually or to supply a proxy.

IFLA’s Affiliates and observers are warmly invited to follow the meeting and the live stream via IFLA’s YouTube channel. A recording will be made available after the meeting. Observers are welcome at the physical meeting under the conditions of Article 10 of the IFLA Statutes.

Sharon Memis
IFLA Secretary General
The Hague, Netherlands
21 July 2025