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Grants for CILIP members to attend WLIC in Seoul
In 2006 the World Library & Information Congress (formerly known as the
IFLA Conference) will be taking place in Seoul, South Korea from August 20-
24. This year the conference theme is “Libraries: Dynamic Engines for the
Knowledge and Information Society”.
http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla72/index.htm With up to 5,000 delegates, and
a vast range of sessions, meetings, workshops, visits and social events,
WLIC is the largest, and arguably the most important single international
LIS event in the world. As a CILIP member you are in a unique position to
receive financial assistance to attend this event. We are offering two
kinds of award:
First-timer awards – intended to cover the total costs of attending the
conference. There are only two conditions; current CILIP membership, and
never having attended an IFLA Conference (other than in UK) previously.
The purpose of these grants if to give members an opportunity to enjoy
the “IFLA experience” with guidance and support from CILIP. The conference
programme should provide invaluable CPD experiences from a range of global
perspectives and hopefully will lead to the building of networks with
overseas colleagues and direct involvement in the work of IFLA. The number
of awards is strictly limited and the selection panel will judge
applications on the strength of the application form submitted.
Partial awards – a lump sum towards the costs of conference attendance.
These are primarily intended for IFLA “activists”; preference will be
given to IFLA officers, members of Section and other committees, those
invited to give papers and those involved with Discussion Groups - in that
order.
Details and application forms are available on the CILIP website at
http://www.cilip.org.uk/professionalguidance/internationalwork/financialass
istance . The closing date for both awards is 4th April 2006. If you have
any queries or would like a hard copy application form, please contact
Angela Frampton at CILIP 020 7255 0616 or [log in to unmask]
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