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Subject: IFLA - Buenos Aires
Date: Tue, 11 May 2004 13:21:13 -0400
From: David McQuillan <[log in to unmask]>
The time is fast approaching, Saturday, May 15, 2004 for early
registration for the IFLA World Library Conference in Buenos Aires,
Argentina. Here are some highlights to pique your interest:
Monday, August 23, 2004 - Opening Session at Colon Opera House
- Exhibit Opening and
Reception at Hilton
Tuesday, August 24, 2004 - City Tour #1, 9:30 - 12:30
- G&M Paper Session -
"South America
in Maps and Geography" -
including pre-
sentations by
Christopher Baruth and
John Hebert
- Opening Party, Golden
Center, Parque Norte
Wednesday, August 25, 2004 - Gaucho Tour #3, 10:00 - 17:00
- Cultural Evening
(Tango), 19:00
Thursday, August 26, 2004 - Library Visit #21, National Library, 9:00 -
12:00
- Tigre and Parana River
Delta Tour #2, 14:00 -
19:00
Friday, August 27, 2004 - Visits to mapping establishments
- Closing Session, 14:00 - 17:00
Tours #1,2, and 3, are IFLA sponsored tours and should be selected for
the times indicated, so that the G&M Section can tour together.
There is one slot open in the paper session on Tuesday, August 24.
Contact the Chair of the Geography and Map Libraries Section if you
would like to have a paper considered. It must be presented in English,
Spanish, French, German, or Russian, with Spanish and English
translations as needed.
Go to the IFLA website, www.ifla.org <http://www.ifla.org> to download
conference and hotel/excursion forms. The conference form will need to
be faxed by May 15 to receive the early registration. The
hotel/excursion form is not due until
August 5, 2004.
David C. McQuillan, Chair
IFLA Geography and Map Libraries Section
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] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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