[governance] Invitation to the session Libraries driving access to the knowledge 21th May Geneva

[Danielle.Mincio at bcu.unil.ch]

Dear all,

You are kindly invitated to participate at Libraries Driving
Access to Knowledge (Thursday May 21 11.00 - 12.30, Geneva
(Switzerland) ITU Room B2

IFLA, in association with SLIR (Swiss librarians for
International Relations) and the Association of
International Librarians and Information Specialists (AILIS)
will be organising a special session on 'Libraries Driving
Access to
Knowledge' at the forthcoming WSIS Forum in Geneva, on May
21st 2009. 
The session will explain the concept of libraries as the
driving
engines behind access to knowledge, and introduce brief
presentations (some on video) on groundbreaking library
activities around the world that are redefining what
libraries can do for their users in the digital age. The aim
of
the session is to make participants aware of what libraries
are doing, and to have an open discussion on how libraries
might partner with other organisations to innovate and use
new technologies at a local level to increase access to
knowledge.

More info: on ifla web site and on
http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/2009/forum/geneva/index.html
......
The IFLA president elect Ellen Tise will be panelist on 18th
May 14h30-16h at the High Level Panel Accessing Knowledge.
http://www.itu.int/wsis/implementation/2009/forum/geneva/hg_lev_pan1.html

Kind regards
Danielle Mincio, Member of IFLA Governing Board 2007-2009 
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