I wonder if anyone would like to hold up the flag for the UK? I regret I 
will not be attending IFLA this year.

Best wishes

Kathy

Kathy Lemaire
Chief Executive
The School Library Association
Unit 2, Lotmead Business Village
Wanborough, Swindon, SN4 0UY, UK
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From: "lourense das" <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [SCHOOL-L] Call for papers and posters - Seoul conference


> World Library and Information Congress
> 72nd IFLA General Conference and Council
> Seoul, South Korea. 20 - 24 August, 2006
>
> CALL FOR PAPERS & POSTERS
>
> The IFLA Section of School Libraries and Resource Centres is calling for
> proposals for papers and posters for the Section's Open Session to be
> held as part of the 2006 World Library and Information Congress in
> Seoul, South Korea 2006
>
> The overall theme of the conference is: Dynamic Engines for the
> Knowledge and Information Society".
>
> The theme of this Open Session will be: Information Literacy for Young
> People: Evolving Models in a Changing World
>
> Proposals that consider schools, school libraries, childrens libraries,
> or home schooling environments will be considered.
>
> The Section is seeking proposals for 5 presentations. The Section
> prefers interactive presentations but each presentation must be backed
> by a paper that will be published on IFLANET.
>
> Each presentation will be of approximately 20 minutes duration, with an
> additional five minutes for discussion.
>
> The Section is also seeking proposals for Posters on the same theme. It
> is anticipated that up to 12 posters will be selected. The poster
> session will be of about 40 minutes duration and the author will talk to
> their poster.
>
> Proposals should include the following information:
> Title of Proposed Paper or Poster:
> Name of Presenter/s:
> Contact Information (mailing address, fax, email):
> Abstract of Paper or Poster (200-300 words):
> Short Biography of Presenter/s (maximum 100 words each)
> Proposals may be submitted by air mail, fax, or email, to:
>
> Prof. James Henri
> Division of Information & Technology Studies
> Faculty of Education
> The University of Hong Kong
> E [log in to unmask] P (852)28592849 F (852) 25177194
> http://www.cite.hku.hk/people/jhenri/
>
> Proposals will be reviewed by the Section's Program Committee for the
> IFLA 2006 Conference. Criteria will include originality, timeliness,
> relevance to an international IFLA audience, and relevance to the theme
> for this session.
>
> Please note the following deadlines:
> 31 January 2006: Deadline for submission of proposals
> 28 February 2006: Notification of acceptance of proposals
> 15 April 2006: Submission of full papers. Authors whose proposals are
> accepted will be provided with details of the requirements. The
> submitted papers will be reviewed by the Section Committee.
> Note that IFLA does not meet conference registration, travel or
> accommodation costs for presenters, nor does it provide financial support.
>
>
>
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