================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2005 From: "David McQuillan" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: IFLA - Oslo Draft Schedule The early registration deadline for the IFLA - Oslo World Library and Information Congress is Sunday, May 1st. Here is a draft of the program for planning purposes [see below]. As more details come available, I will post them on Maps-L. Don't forget the May 11 IFLA Workshop on Paper Maps at the Library of Congress. For more information go to www.ifla.org, click on activities, then sections, then Geography and Map Libraries, scroll down to see the workshop agenda. Note that morning times are shifted due to entrance procedures at the Library of Congress. The papers will start at 9:00 a.m. and the break is shortened to 10:10 - 10:30 a.m. Contact me if you need additional information on IFLA activities. David C. McQuillan, chair International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (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] COPY AND PASTED FROM A WORD DOCUMENT ATTACHED TO THE ORIGINAL EMAIL TO MAPS-L DRAFT SCHEDULE World Library and Information Congress Geography and Map Libraries Section 71st IFLA General Conference and Council Oslo Spektrum Oslo, Norway 2005 Friday, August 12 15:00 18:00 Special Libraries Division Coordinating Board I (#4) Saturday, August 13 8:30 11:20 Genealogy and Local History Section Standing Committee I (#14) 14:30 17:20 Geography and Map Libraries Section Standing Committee I (#46) 18:00 19:00 National Caucuses Canada (#57) French Speaking (#58) German Speaking (#59) Netherlands Speaking (#60) Portuguese Speaking (#61) CIS (#62) Nordic Countries (#63) UK (#64) USA (#65) Africa, Asia & Oceania, and Latin America & Carribbean (#66) Spanish Speaking (#67) Chinese Speaking (#68) Evening Reception for IFLA Officers (on invitation only) Sunday, August 14 10:45 12:45 Opening Ceremony Oslo Spektrum 16:00 16:30 Special Libraries Coordinating Board Extra Meeting 16:00 18:00 Exhibition Opening Oslo Spektrum Monday, August 15 Morning Oslo Walking Tour (*) 3 hours Euro 20 Afternoon National Library Opening Tuesday, August 16 8:30 10:30 Joint Program Genealogy and Local History/Geography and Map Libraries Sections Navigating the World of Our Ancestors (Part 1) 1) Using GIS to Map Genealogical Data: Getting Started ANITA K. OSER (Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC, USA) 2) English Jurisdictions Project and Prototype STEPHEN C. YOUNG (Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT, USA) 3) Presenting Maps and Other Spatial Information on the Internet PETER KORSGAARD (National Survey and Cadastre, Copenhagen, Denmark) 4) Building Globally Distributed Historical Sheet Map Set PATRICK MCGLAMERY (University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, USA) 10:45 12:45 Joint Program Genealogy and Local History/Geography and Map Libraries Sections Navigating the World of Our Ancestors (Part 2) 5) Inclusivity of the Marginalized Irish Travellers and the Education Initiatives of the University of Limerick MICHAEL OhAODHA (Electronics University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland) 6) Navigating the World of Ancestors: Resources for Chinese Canadian Genealogical Research JANET TOMKINS (Vancouver Public Library, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) 7) The Power of DNA: Discovering Lost and Hidden Relationships UGO A. PEREGO (Sorensen Molecular Genealogy Foundation, Salt Lake City, UT, USA) 8) Cultural Heritage Institutions Facilitating the Navigation of the World of Our Ancestors, Or Can Archivists, Librarians, Museologists and Computer Scientists Join Hands to Do a Better Job? SANJICA FALETAR (J.J. Strossmayer University, Osijek, Croatia) 9) Local History World Wide: An International Internet Inventory RAGNHILD HUTCHISON (The Norwegian Institute of Local History, Oslo, Norway) 13:00 14:30 Lunch 17:00 18:00 Officers Training Session I 19:30 22:30 Cultural Evening Norwegian Folk Museum Wednesday, August 17 Morning Fjord Tour (*) 2 Hours Euro 45 11:00 14:00 Library Visits The Oslo City Archives Norwegian National Library 16:00 18:00 Basic Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Librarians Evening Mayors Reception Thursday, August 18 Morning Norwegian Navigators Tour (*) 3 Hours Euro 40 12:00 13:30 Lunch 14:00 15:50 Closing Session 16:00 18:00 IFLA Council II Friday, August 19 Morning Oslo City Cultural Tour (*) 3 Hours Euro 37 14:00 16:50 Geography and Map Libraries Section Standing Committee II 17:00 18:30 Special Libraries Division Coordinating Board II *[NOTE: Tours marked with (*) 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 72nd IFLA General Conference and Council will be held from August 20 through August 24, 2006 in Seoul, South Korea. Future conferences are: Durban, South Africa, August 2007; and Quebec, Canada, August 2008. Check www.ifla.org for more information.