================================================ MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ** MAPS-L ================================================ Subject: IFLA - Oslo Final Program Schedule Date: Fri, 05 Aug 2005 From: David McQuillan <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> This is the most up to date information on the IFLA Geography and Map Libraries Section program for Oslo and The World Library and Information Conference, August 14 - 18, 2005. If you have any questions about the program or current activities of the G&M Section, like the Survey on Paper Maps in Libraries, please feel free to contact me before Wednesday, August 10, 2005 at: [log in to unmask] David C. McQuillan, chair IFLA Geography and Map Libraries Section Additional program information on the meetings in Oslo may be found at: www.ifla.org 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] 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 13:30 17:30 Registration Opens Oslo Spektrum 15:00 18:00 Special Libraries Division Coordinating Board I (#4) Gamlebyen Room, Radisson SAS Plaza (R) Saturday, August 13 8:30 11:20 Genealogy and Local History Section Standing Committee I (#16) Gamlebyen Room (R) 14:30 17:20 Geography and Map Libraries Section Standing Committee I (#46) Christiania A, Clarion Hotel Royal Christiania (C) 18:00 19:00 National Caucuses Canada (#58) Holmenkollen (R) French Speaking (#59) Vampyr (R) German Speaking (#60) Christiania A (C) Netherlands Speaking (#61) Oslosal (C) Portuguese Speaking (#62) Gamlebyen (R) CIS (#63) Film (R) Nordic Countries (#64) Christiania B/C (C) UK (#65) Oslosal B (C) USA (#66) Olympia (R) Africa, Asia & Oceania, and Latin America & Carribbean (#67) Kunst (R) Spanish Speaking (#68) Oslosal C (C) Chinese Speaking (#69) Hall C, Folketshus Evening Reception for IFLA Officers (on invitation only) Sunday, August 14 8:30 10:00 IFLA Council I (#70) 10:45 12:45 Opening Ceremony (#71) Oslo Spektrum 12:45 18:00 Exhibition Opening Oslo Spektrum 13:45 15:45 Newcomers Session (#73) Check IFLA Program Schedule 16:00 16:30 Special Libraries (Division II) Coordinating Board Extraordinary Meeting to Elect PC Representative (#79) Holmenkollen (R) 16:00 18:00 Exhibition Opening Party (#78) Oslo Spektrum Monday, August 15 Morning Oslo Walking Tour (*) 3 hours Euro 20 13:00 14:00 IFLA Booth in Exhibits 18:00 20:00 National Library Opening Drammensveien 42 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) (#107) Munch Salen (R) 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) (#114) Munch Salen (R) 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 (#128) 18:30 21:30 Cultural Evening Norwegian Museum of Culture History Wednesday, August 17 Morning Fjord Tour (*) 2 Hours Euro 45 11:00 14:00 Library Visit The National Library of Norway 16:00 18:00 Basic Geographic Information Systems (GIS) for Librarians (#146) University of Oslo, Gaustad/Blindern Campus, Harriet Holter Hus Limited to 36 Participants see sign-up sheet at IFLA Office for details. 19:00 21:00 Mayors / University of Oslo Library Receptions Thursday, August 18 Morning Norwegian Navigators Tour (*) 3 Hours Euro 40 12:00 13:30 Lunch 14:00 15:50 Closing Session (#160) 16:00 18:00 IFLA Council II (#161) Friday, August 19 Morning Oslo City Cultural Tour (*) 3 Hours Euro 37 14:00 16:50 Geography and Map Libraries Section Standing Committee II (#195) Oslofjord (R) 17:00 18:30 Special Libraries Division Coordinating Board II (#208) Oslofjord (R) *[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.