Reports of Conferences and Workshops of interest to PLVN Members

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Forthcoming Conferences and Workshops

 February 2012

IFLA Regional Seminar on Library and Information Services for Multicultural Populations

Auckland New Zealand 3 February 2012
A Regional Seminar will be held on Friday 3 February 2012 at Auckland Central City Library. The theme of the seminar is “Library and information services for multicultural populations in Oceania and Asia: the promotion of information literacy and digital literacies for the 21st century in support of improved education outcomes”. LIANZA New Zealand

VALA   

Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre 7-9 February 2012

 With the theme eM-powering eFutures, VALA2012 will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from Tuesday 7 February to Thursday 9 February 2012, with Boot Camps and L-Plate Series on Monday 6 February

See here for the full details and program:

  http://www.vala.org.au/conf2012

March 2012

 Children's and Young Adults' Librarians Conference, Ashburton,  New Zealand

Register for the March 2012 premier conference for Children's and Young Adult librarians and all lovers of fiction, professional development and good food.  This Conference contains an exciting program where you can hear from 3 well known authors, the New Zealand National Librarian, a displays expert, a circo-arts-trained reading advocate who travels the country, and many more fantastic performers, artists, library professionals and inspiring speakers and much more!

 July 2012

ALIA Biennial Conference.  10-13 July at the Sydney Hilton.

See http://conferences.alia.org.au/alia2012/ for more details

September 2012

 LEARNING FOR ALL:  PUBLIC LIBRARIES IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND

A conference for public librarians, local government councillors and senior staff, teacher librarians, community educators, school educators, academic educators, and others working to increase community learning and literacy collaboration, opportunities and participation − from ‘cradle to grave’.

The conference program will have four strands focused on public library best and creative practice, public library collaboration with other learning agencies and formal educational institutions, and as partners in joint use libraries. The strands are:
• Public libraries and learning – the early years
• Public libraries and learning – the school years
• Public libraries and learning – the adult years
• Public libraries and learning – the older years

Submissions for papers are due by March 23, 2010.

When: Thursday 13 September – Friday 14 September 2012
Optional preconference study tour: Wednesday 12 September 2012
Where State Library of Victoria, Melbourne
 

Further information and form for submission of papers