Here is the latest draft of the IFLA program for Buenos Aires. Please
direct any comments to: David C. McQuillan, chair
Geography and Map Libraries Section
International Federation of Library
Associations and
Institutions (IFLA)
David C. McQuillan
Map Librarian
Thomas Cooper Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 777-4723
Fax: (803) 777-4661
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
DRAFT
SCHEDULE
World Library and Information Congress
Geography and Map Libraries Section
70th IFLA Council and General Conference
Hilton Hotel
Buenos Aires, Argentina
2004
Saturday, August 21
15:00 – 18:00
Special Libraries Coordinating Board I
Sunday, August 22
14:30 – 17:20
Geography and Map Libraries Standing Committee I
18:00 – 19:00
National Caucuses
Reception for IFLA Officers (on invitation only)
Monday, August 23
9:00 – 12:15
Opening Session – Colon Opera House
12:15 – 14:00
Lunch
14:00 – 15:30
TBA
16:00 – 18:00
Exhibit Opening and Reception – Hilton Atlantic and Pacific Halls
Tuesday, August 24
9:30 – 12:30
City Tour – Tour #1*
12:30 – 13:30
Lunch
13:45 – 15:45
South America in Maps and Geography
1) General Overview, with Emphasis on Latin American
Holdings, Geography and Map Division, U.S. Library of
Congress
JOHN HEBERT (Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA)
2) The American Geographical Society’s Hispanic Map:
Creation and Legacy
CHRISTOPHER BARUTH (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, USA)
3) Glaciers of Argentina
GUSTAVO BOBRIK (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
4) TBA
19:00
Opening Party – Golden Center (Parque Norte)
Wednesday, August 25
10:00 – 17:00
Gaucho Tour – Tour #3*
19:00
Cultural Evening
Thursday, August 26
9:00 – 12:00
National Library - Map Library
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
14:00 – 19:00
Tigre and the Parana River Delta – Tour #2*
Embassy Receptions
Friday, August 27
9:00 – 12:00
TBA
12:00 – 13:30
Lunch
14:00 – 17:00
Closing Session
Saturday, August 28
9:00 – 12:00
TBA
12:00 – 14:00
Lunch
14:30 – 17:20
Geography and Map Libraries Standing Committee II
18:00 – 19:00
Special Libraries Coordinating Board II
*[NOTE: Tours #1, #2, and #3 are IFLA sponsored tours and should be
selected for the days and times indicated, so that G&M Section members
can tour as a group.]
The 71st IFLA General Conference will be held from August 14 through
August 18, 2005 in Oslo, Norway. Future conferences are: Seoul, South
Korea, August 20 through August 26, 2006; Durban, South Africa, August
2007; and Quebec, Canada, August 2008. Check www.ifla.org for more
information.
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