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Subject: IFLA * Durban Draft Schedule
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2007 17:22:20 -0400
From: David McQuillan <[log in to unmask]>
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Here is the draft schedule for the IFLA Geography and Map Libraries Section at the World Library and Information Congress, Durban, South Africa, August 17 - 25, 2007. IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
DRAFT SCHEDULE
Geography and Map Libraries Section
73RD IFLA General Conference and Council
WORLD LIBRARY AND INFORMATION CONGRESS
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION CENTRE
Durban, South Africa
2007
Friday, August 17
IFLA Registration
15:00 - 18:00
Special Libraries Coordinating Board I (#4)
Saturday, August 18
IFLA Registration
11:30 - 14:20
Geography and Map Libraries Standing Committee I (#27)
18:00 - 19:00
National Caucuses (#56 -- #67)
20:00
Reception for IFLA Officers (on invitation only)
Sunday, August 19
IFLA Registration
09:00 - 12:00
Durban Orientation Tour (IFLA Tour)
36 Euros
09:30 - 11:30
Opening Ceremony (#69)
11:45 - 13:30
Hearing on Professional Structure of IFLA (#70)
13:00 - 16:00
Exhibition Opens
16:00 - 18:00
Exhibition and Opening Party (#80)
16:00 - 16:30
Extra Meeting for Divisions (#81)
Monday, August 20
IFLA Registration
09:30 - 17:00
Exhibit Hours
09:00 - 17:00
Inland Safari (Tala Game Reserve) (IFLA Tour)
120 Euros (including lunch)
16:00 - 18:00
Officers Training Session (#106)
Evening
IFLA Beach Party
Tuesday, August 21
09:30 - 17:00
Exhibit Hours
08:30 - 10:30
Open Session -- Geography and Map Libraries Section (#110)
Mapping the African Continent
.The politics of resources and conflicts in Africa: a hydro
geoinformatic analysis of selected regions
PETER OCHOLLA and KALVIN GOVENDER
(University of Zululand, KwaDiangezwa, South Africa)
.Creating unique geological maps: international library
resources and services that shape undergraduate projects
ELIZABETH TILLEY
(University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK)
.TBA
KENT D. LEE
(East View Cartographics, Minneapolis, USA)
.Maps of Africa in Russian Libraries
LUDMILA KILDUSHEVSKAYA
(National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg, Russian
Federation)
13:30 - 17:00
Valley of 1,000 Hills Tour (IFLA Tour)
42 Euros
Evening
Open Free Time
Wednesday, August 22
09:30 - 15:00
Exhibit Hours
8:30 -- 13:00
Visit to the Geography Department, University of KwaZulu-Natal
(Includes a visit to the Howard College and Westville Campuses, a visit to the map collection and GIS laboratory, plus brief presentations of some of the current research being performed.)
Host: Dr. Helen K. Watson.
Evening
Gala Dinner & Dance/Cultural Evening
Thursday, August 23
14:00 - 17:00
The Oceanographic Research Institute Library
(Includes visit to the library, behind the scenes tour and performances (fee) at the Aquarium.)
13:15 - 14:45
Closing Session (#159)
15:00 - 18:00
Council (#160)
Friday, August 24
08:30 - 10:50
Geography and Map Libraries Standing Committee II (#164)
17:00 - 18:30
Special Libraries Coordinating Board II (#209)
18:30 - 21:00
DINNER
Saturday, August 25
07:00 - 19:00
Hluhluwe Game Reserve (IFLA Tour)
155 Euros
19:00 - 21:00
DINNER
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(IFLA Tours will need tickets purchased with registration or onsite. Other travel arrangements will be announced at the G&M Standing Committee I meeting.)
The World Library and Information Congress, 74th IFLA Council and General Conference, will be held from August 10 through August 15, 2008 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. Future conferences are: Milan, Italy, August through August 2009. Log on to www.ifla.org for the most up to date information.
David C. McQuillan
Map Cataloger
Thomas Cooper Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
Phone: (803) 777-4723
Fax: (803) 777-6871
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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