The PLAI National Congress will be on November 17-19, 2010 at the WaterFront Cebu City Hotel, Cebu City. The theme for this year is "National Congress on International Librarianship : a Path Ahead".
OBJECTIVES
at the end of the three days conference, the participants should have been able to:
- be more cognizant in the promotion of global and international cooperation;
- know the other dimensions and importance of international librarianship;
- make the public aware of the importance and benefits that can be derived from international librarianship thru international understanding and cooperation;
- promote service to clients in an international scale;
- gain knowledge on international librarianship; and
- know the current status and inter-relationship of different types of libraries and librarians
TOPICS
Session 1 - Global Librarianship : Issues and Trends the Philippine Experience by Ms Salvacion M. Arlante, Library Director, University of the Philippines Diliman Library
Session 2 - Legal Issues Affecting Philippine Librarianship by Prof. Antonio M. Santos, Law Librarian, UP Law Library
Session 3 - Legal Issues Affecting Global/International Librarianship by Prof. Jules Winterton, President, International Association of Law Libraries
Session 4 - Access to Information : Barriers and Responsibilities by Dir. Barbara Jones, University Librarian
Session 5 - Partnership in Professional Development for Librarians by Dir. Barbara Ford, Director, Mortenson Center for International Library Programs
Session 6 - Global Linkages : Challenges an Opportunies by Ms Ngian Lek Choh, Immediate Past President, Library Association of Singapore
Session 7 - Pathfinders Database : National Library Board (NLB) Experience
Session 8 - Trends in Curriculum Development : The Philippine Experience by Dean Vyva Victoria M. Aguirre, UP-School of Library and Information Studies
Session 9 - Library International Outreach Program by Mr. Michael Dowling/Prof. John Latham, ALA/SLA, Director, International Relations Office
Session 10 - PLAI and CPE Updates by Mrs. Lilia F. Echiverri, President, PLAI
Registration Fee: PhP 4,500.00 (no hotel accommodation). The purpose of this advance notice is for interested participants to avail of early booking of their flight from airline companies offering promo.
5 comments:
Are these the actual dates? I hope there wouldn't be anymore changes with the seminar date---in consideration for the prospective attendees who will do their early bookings. Thank you
Kindly post the program of activities also and the suggeted hotels where we can check-in. Thank you.
kindly post the invitation ahead of time in PDF so we can download and make our early letter of request to the administration in attending the conference.Those are the necessary supporting documents before our requests will be approved.Thank you.
As of this writing, invitation for the 2010 PLAI National Congress is being distributed. We will post a downloadable PDF as soon we have received our soft copy.
just download the PLAI National Congress invitation, program and reservation form at http://plaicongress2010.weebly.com/index.html
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