Monday, July 31, 2017

PLAI National Congress 2017

PLAI National Congress 2017
21-24 November 2017
SMX Convention Center, Bacolod City


Draft Program: http://bit.ly/DraftProgram-PLAICongress2017
Invitation: http://bit.ly/Invite-PLAICongress2017
Online Registration: http://registration.plai.org.ph
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/403853049958653

Requests for DepEd Advisory, CSC Announcement, and CHED Memo are being processed.
PLAI Congress 2017 is also being applied for as a CPD Program.

Theme “Libraries Take Action: Providing Access and Opportunity for All”, this year’s Congress aims to: 

• Understand the UN 2030 Agenda and the role of libraries in the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); 
• Recognize the role of libraries as agents of knowledge development through the implementation of various information literacy programs and providing open access to information and communication technologies (ICTs); 
• Identify strategies on how libraries can be venues of community development through partnership and collaboration with the different stakeholders of society; 
• Engage libraries, archives, and other heritage institutions in safeguarding cultural heritage in all its diverse forms; 
• Advocate the roles of librarians and library associations as key players for social change through capacity building and professional agenda.

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