Conferences and Workshops
2019
Division V. (Regions) joint with Management of Library Associations Section and LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group — IFLA WLIC 2019.
2018
World Library and Information Congress: 84th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
24 - 30 August 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Theme: African Libraries, as Catalyst for Economic Social and Cultural Development
2017
World Library and Information Congress: 83rd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
19–25 August 2017, Wrocław, Poland
Theme: Demonstrating the Contribution of Libraries to the UN 2030 Agenda: Best Practices from Division of Regions
2016
World Library and Information Congress: 82nd IFLA General Conference and Assembly
13 -19 August, Ohio, United States of America
Theme: Creating an Enabling Information Environment for Africa: Taking the Cape Town Declaration Forward – Africa
Satellite Meeting
11 – 12 August
University of Ohio, Athens, Ohio, USA
Theme: Building Cross Cultural Capabilities for Universal Access to Information and Knowledge in Africa
2015
Satellite Meeting
13-14 August
University Of South Africa: Parow Campus, Cape Town
Theme: Africa and the United Nations Post-2015 Development Agenda
World Library and Information Congress: 81st IFLA General Conference and Assembly
August 17-23, Cape Town, South Africa
Theme: Access to Legal Information and Legislative Data in Africa: the Role of Libraries and Librarians
Library and Research Services for Parliaments, Africa and the Law Libraries
2014
World Library and Information Congress: 80th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
16-22 August, Lyon, France
Theme: Libraries in Africa meeting the needs of children and young adults
Africa Section with Libraries for Children and Young Adults Section
Theme: Effective Access to Information as Key to Sustainable Poverty Reduction and Thriving in Africa
Access to Information Network - Africa (ATINA) Special Interest Group
2013
World Library and Information Congress: 79th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
17-23 August, Singapore
Theme: Future African Libraries: innovation and creativity in services
2012
Satellite meeting Call for papers
Helsinki City Main Library
Helsinki, Finland
9-10 August
Theme: Libraries: the Amazing Gateway to Knowledge and Power!
Call for Papers
World Library and Information Congress: 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Helsinki, Finland
11-17 August
Theme: Africa Libraries now on open access agenda
2011
World Library and Information Congress: 77th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in San Juan, Puerto Rico
13-18 August
Theme: African libraries, not just place but interface
2010
World Library and Information Congress: 76th IFLA General Conference and Assembly in Gothenburg, Sweden
10-15 August
Theme: Open Access in Africa: trends and developments
2009
World Library and Information Congress: 75th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
23-27 August 2009, Milan, Italy
Theme: Building on cultural heritage from the African classical world to the 21st century
2008
World Library and Information Congress: 10-14 August 2008, Québec, Canada
Theme: Globalization: Challenges and Opportunities for African Libraries
2007
World Library and Information Congress: 74th IFLA General Conference and Assembly
10-15 August, Durban, South Africa
Theme: Looking into the future: models of African libraries in the 21st Century and beyond
2006
Workshop - Preserving our pictorial heritage: Photographs in African collections
3-7 April
Last update: 14 February 2019