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International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions.
Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section
7th World Conference on Continuing Professional Development & Workplace
Learning for the Library and Information Professions
Continuing Professional Development: Pathways to Leadership in the Library
& Information World
14-16 August 2007, Johannesburg - South Africa
Conference Announcement and Call for Proposals
This is a satellite conference immediately prior to the World Library and
Information Congress in Durban South Africa, August 2007. The theme for
the satellite conference is: Continuing Professional Development: Pathways
to Leadership in the Library & Information World.
The IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning Section
invites proposals for presentations - key note/plenary presentations,
smaller scale interactive round-table presentations, workshops, and poster
sessions.
The conference organisers especially wish to invite contributions to the
conference from Africa and/or proposals which address themes relevant to
developing leadership in the African library & information profession.
In order to meet publication deadlines (for availability of the published
Proceedings at the conference) proposals must be submitted by November
10th, 2006.
Conference Themes and Focus
The broad focus of this conference is the role of continuing professional
development in developing leadership in the library and information world.
This encompasses libraries and information services centres in all sectors
as well as professional library associations and groups, commercial
organisations, and any others interested in the development of leaders in
the library and information world.
The conference organising committee wishes to showcase examples of best
practice in leadership development and practice through both research based
scholarly presentations and experiential and practical stories of success
and failure (or limited success). The organisers are particularly
interested in receiving proposals for presentations (in any of the formats:
key-note/plenary presentation, interactive round table presentation, break-
out session workshop, or poster session) on any of the following key themes
& issues. Proposals on any other topic related to the theme Continuing
Professional Development: Pathways to Leadership in the Library &
Information World are also welcome and will be considered.
I. What are the skills needed by emerging leaders in
the library & information world? Can these skills be learnt and
developed? If so, how?
II. What are the effective tried-and-true models of
leadership development? What has worked and why? What has not worked so
well and why and/or what could work better and how?
III. Are there different approaches to leadership
development in different parts of the world/different cultures?
IV. Generational issues in leadership. Is Millennium
Generation leadership different to Baby Boomer leadership? Do the
characteristics of generations affect the way they lead? What can different
generations learn from one another about leadership?
V. What is the role of leaders in promoting the value and
values of the library & information professions? How can the skills and
knowledge to lead in this respect be developed?
VI. What is learnt and what is taught about leadership?
VII. How to identify and motivate potential leaders in the
library & information world.
VIII. What role is there for succession planning and/or
mentoring in developing leaders in the library & information world?
Conference Format & Structure
The conference will be structured to maximise opportunities for interaction
and learning with a focus on both expanding knowledge and understanding and
enhancing capabilities in this key area of professional practice. Active
sharing of ideas and knowledge will be encouraged. Presenters are
encouraged to think laterally and relatively about the most effective ways
of delivering their presentations. The conference will be arranged to
include a mix of plenary sessions, with time allowed for discussion and
comment on each paper, smaller scale interactive presentations (where
presenters make their presentation to a small group and then engage in
participatory/interactive work with that group), breakout
sessions/workshops and poster presentations. To encourage participation
and to enable information exchange and networking the smaller scale
interactive presentation sessions may be repeated multiple times and the
poster sessions may be staffed at several times throughout the conference.
Published Proceedings
All key-note presentations and a selection of other significant
presentations at the conference will be peer reviewed and published by K.G.
Saur as part of the IFLA publication series. The editors of the Conference
Proceedings will be Ann Ritchie (Department of Health & Community Services
Library, Northern Territory, Australia) and Clare Walker (University of the
Witwatersrand, South Africa) assisted by Paul Genoni (Curtin University,
Australia). The peer and editorial review of papers proposed or selected
for publication in the Proceedings will focus in particular on:
originality of ideas, readability, intellectual rigour and the level of
authority and scholarship demonstrated, validity of the results of any
empirical research.
Conference Language
The conference will be conducted in English. All papers and presentations
will be required to be English.
Conference Location
The conference will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa. The conference
venue (to be confirmed) will be the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre
http://www.birchwoodhotel.co.za . This centre, located in 30 acres of
landscaped gardens, is located close to the Johannesburg airport with
hourly shuttle services to both the airport and a local shopping mall.
Registration Costs etc
Details of the cost of the conference (registration fees, accommodation
options and costs etc.) will be available later in 2006. Invited speakers
and presenters will be required to pay the registration fee and their own
travel, accommodation and associated costs. The registration fee will
cover a set of the published conference papers, lunch, mid-morning and mid-
afternoon refreshments, and the conference dinner.
Registration options will include registration for the full 2.5 day
conference and single day registration. Registration and
meals/accommodation packages will be available or registration only.
Submission of Proposals for Conference Presentations
To submit a proposal for presentation at the conference please complete the
Proposal Submission Form which appears below. Proposals must be submitted
in electronic format - preferably by email, or by post (3.5" diskette or CD-
ROM). Proposals must be in either a generally available word-processing
file format or in RTF format.
Proposals should be sent, no later than November 10th, 2006 to both of the
program convenors:
Ujala Satgoor Email: [log in to unmask]
Leader: Service Unit, Economics & Management Sciences
Academic Information Services
University of Pretoria
PRETORIA, 0002
Republic of South Africa
Ian Smith Email: [log in to unmask]
Manager - Library Human Resources
La Trobe University Library
Bundoora, Victoria, 3086
Australia
Review and Selection of Presentations
Proposals for papers for presentation and publication will be assessed by
the Conference program committee and will be subject to a peer review
process. The program committee will decide which proposers should be
invited to develop and submit full presentations and /or papers.
Confirmation of invitations to present at the conference will be subject to
the receipt and approval, following second-round peer review, of the full
paper (if for publication in the Conference Proceedings) or presentation
outline/poster as applicable.
Revisions may be required before final confirmation and acceptance.
Guidelines for Published Papers
Presenters whose papers are selected for publication in the Proceedings
will be provided with detailed guidelines on the required format for
manuscripts.
Deadlines/Timelines
a.. Proposals for papers must be submitted by November 10th 2006
b.. Successful proposers will be advised of the acceptance of their
proposal in early December 2006
c.. Conference papers for publication in the Proceedings must be
submitted for review by January 31st 2007
d.. Presentations which are not for publication must be submitted for
review by March 31, 2007
e.. Invited contributors/presenters will be advised of final
confirmation/acceptance of their paper, (following peer review), in April
2007.
Questions/Comments?
The Program Co-convenors will be happy to hear, and will respond to,
questions or comments about this conference. Please direct questions to
either or both:
Ujala Satgoor
Tel.: +27 12 420-2565 Fax: +27 12 362 5100
Email: [log in to unmask]
Ian Smith
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel: +61 3 9479 1918 Fax:+ 61 3 9479 3018
Proposal Submission Form
1. Presenter/s
Main Presenter
Last Name:
First Name:
Title: (Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms):
Institution:
Position:
Address:
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
Co-Presenter/s (if any):
Last Name:
First Name:
Title: (Prof/Dr/Mr/Mrs/Ms):
Institution:
Position:
Address:
Email:
Phone:
Fax:
2. Presenters credentials
Please briefly (max 50 words) state what qualifications, skills &
experience the presenter/s has/have which are relevant to the topic of the
proposed presentation.
3. Title.
What is the title of the proposed presentation?
4. Format.
Do you propose to present as (select as many options as you wish):
a.. Key note/plenary presentation
b.. Small group interactive round-table session (possibly with multiple
repeat sessions)
c.. Workshop
d.. Poster session
e.. Other format (please specify)
5. Major Theme/Topic
Does this proposal address one of the identified major themes & topics?
Yes/No
If so, specify which theme/topic and state briefly how your proposal
addresses that topic.
If not, what is the major theme/topic of your proposal?
6. Outline of Proposal (Maximum 250 words)
Please provide a brief (no more than 250 words) outline of the proposed
presentation.
7. Objectives
Please briefly (no more than 100 words) describe the key objectives that
you aim to achieve in this presentation.
8. Key words
Please provide no more than six key words which describe the topic of your
presentation.
9. Prior presentation/publication?
Has this proposed presentation been presented or published anywhere else
before? If so where and when?
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Please SAVE the completed Proposal Submission Form in a file with this
filename format:
surname_proposal.doc (for example: smith_proposal.doc) and either email
that as a file attachment, or alternatively post the completed proposal
form, to the addresses noted above.
October 10th, 2006
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