News about the IFLA World Library and Information Congress 2012

Blogging Singapore?

Fri, 09 Aug 2013 07:56:03 +0000

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Will you be blogging about this year's upcoming World Library and Information Congress in Singapore? Or are you already?

Create your own WLIC 2013 personal calendar

Tue, 30 Jul 2013 06:29:26 +0000

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Use the iPLANNER to plan and prioritize your time, and create & update your own personal calendar.

Attractions in Singapore

Tue, 23 Jul 2013 06:24:12 +0000

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Your IFLA WLIC 2013 conference pass will gain you complimentary entry to a number of museums. Have a look at this page for some suggestions on outdoor activities, museums and food.

WLIC 2013 conference papers now available in the new IFLA Library

Mon, 22 Jul 2013 12:41:28 +0000

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IFLA President Ingrid Parent today launched the IFLA Library (library.ifla.org), a repository for IFLA World Library and Information Congress (WLIC) papers and, in future, other IFLA publications.

Final Joining Instructions for WLIC 2013 now available

Thu, 18 Jul 2013 15:09:44 +0000

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The joining instructions will assist with your planning and arrival in Singapore.

Convening Notice for the IFLA General Assembly meeting in Singapore

Fri, 21 Jun 2013 10:13:44 +0000

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The Governing Board of IFLA has pleasure in submitting this Convening Notice of the General Assembly meeting.

Complete Congress Programme now available

Wed, 29 May 2013 07:34:44 +0000

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Additional details and Speakers' papers to be added as they become available.

See: Congress Programme

Early bird registration deadline extended to 16 May

Wed, 15 May 2013 08:56:04 +0000

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On 13-14 May our Congress Secretariat experienced intermittent problems with the online registration system. This has now been resolved. Please proceed with registration to take advantage of the early registration fee!

Apply for the 2013 CILIP/IFLA Aspire Award

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 12:32:49 +0000

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IFLA World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly

IFLA and CILIP launched the Aspire Award in memory of CILIP's Chief Executive Bob McKee, who died in August 2010. The Award supports Bob's strong interests in developing new professionals and strengthening international relationships by providing bursaries for new professionals to attend CILIP and IFLA conferences.

IFLA WLIC 2013 - Grant for ASEAN Delegates

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:58:18 +0000

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Thanks to generous donations from Overdrive, HP Enterprise Group, FotoHub, High-End Communications Pte Ltd and NCS Pte Ltd, IFLA and the National Committee are pleased to announce a grant to sponsor approximately 60 delegates from ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries.

Keynote and Plenary speakers announced

Thu, 17 Jan 2013 10:34:28 +0000

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IFLA is pleased to announce that the IFLA WLIC 2013 National Committee has selected Ambassador Chan Heng Chee as Keynote Speaker at its Opening Session and Parag Khanna and Cherian George as Plenary Speakers.

New grant for WLIC 2013 announced: IFLA/Brill Open Access award

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 11:48:12 +0000

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Brill and IFLA are pleased to announce the new Brill/IFLA Open Access award.

The IFLA/Brill Open Access award is created to reward initiatives that facilitate and/or promote Open Access Scholarly Monographs in the humanities or social sciences.

New: IFLA Academic and Research Libraries Section Attendance Grant

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:28:27 +0000

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The Academic and Research Libraries Section (ARL), with generous sponsorship by ExLibris and SAGE Publications, is offering THREE (3) Attendance Grants for the IFLA Congress in Singapore 2013 to an information professional from each of these regions:

Africa
Latin America
Asia/Pacific region

Complete list of approved conference programmes now available

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:35:06 +0000

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A complete list of approved conference programmes arranged by IFLA Division is now available. Please see the Programme & Proceedings webpage for the latest information regarding conference sessions.

Reminder—Call for Poster Sessions

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 09:01:37 +0000

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Are you involved in an interesting project or in an area of work that you would like to discuss with or show to other congress attendees? Why not present your work in the IFLA Poster Sessions?

More Calls for Papers added

Wed, 02 Jan 2013 10:42:19 +0000

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Over 30 Calls for Papers–along with a number of translations–have been added to our Calls for Papers webpage.

Conference Attendance Grant by the Stichting IFLA Foundation

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:40:20 +0000

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IFLA World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly

It is our great pleasure to announce that the Stichting IFLA Foundation has made available funds to support 10 colleagues to attend our IFLA World Library and Information Congress in Singapore.

Successful candidates receive support in the form of Congress registration and a subsidy towards travel, accommodation and additional expenses for a maximum total of EUR 3.000.

Naseej announces grant for WLIC

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 08:53:47 +0000

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Naseej (Arabian Advanced Systems Co.) and IFLA-CASL have the pleasure to announce an annual grant for Arab Librarians and Information Specialists to attend next year's World Library and Information Congress in Singapore.

Dr. Shawky Salem Conference Grant 2013

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:49:16 +0000

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IFLA World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly

The Dr. Shawky Salem Conference Grant (SSCG) is an annual grant established by Dr. Shawky Salem and the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).

2013 Rovelstad Scholarship in International Librarianship

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:20:56 +0000

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IFLA World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly

The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) is pleased to announce a scholarship for a student of library and information science to attend WLIC 2013.