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Conference Programme

TUESDAY, 16th MAY 2006

12.30 Registration opens at the Thistle Hotel

14.30 - Welcome from Andrew Green, President of CILIP Wales

14:30 - Libraries in a Democratic Society : Chaired by Michael Gorman, President, American Library Association.

Stuart Hamilton, Royal School of Library & Information Science Copenhagen/FAIFE, on The War on Terror and Libraries

Professor Derek Law, University of Strathclyde, on Global Information Society – myth or reality: working with partners in Malawi

16.00 Exhibition and tea/coffee

16.30 Libraries in a Democratic Society : Chaired by Andrew Green, President of CILIP Wales

Lord Kinnock, Chair of the British Council, will give the Keynote Address

18.30 Official opening of the Trade Exhibition and Reception

Guest: Margaret Evans, Director, Culture, the Welsh Language and Sport, Welsh Assembly Government

Evening - free to meet friends and colleagues. There is a wide choice of restaurants in Cardiff’s Brewery Quarter, close to the hotel.

WEDNESDAY 17TH MAY 2006

09.00 - Registration at the Thistle Hotel

09.30 - Welcome from Alun Pugh, Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport, National Assembly for Wales

10.00 - Demonstrating Value: Chaired by Gerdette Doyle, Chair of CILIP Ireland

Presidential Forum with speakers Andrew Green, President, CILIP Wales; Ivor Lloyd, President, CILIP Scotland, and Ruth Flanagan: President, Library Association of Ireland.

11.00 - Exhibition and tea/coffee

11.30 - Demonstrating Value: Chaired by Alistair Campbell, Libraries and Museums Manager, The Moray Council

Dr José-Marie Griffiths, Dean, School of Information and Library Science, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on Return on Investment in Public Libraries in Florida.

Sandra Ward, Director and Senior Advisor, TFPL Ltd. on Realising the Value and Impact of Information and Knowledge Services.

12.45 - Lunch

14.15 - Delivering Services in a Competitive Electronic Environment: Chaired by Elga Logue, Executive Officer, CILIP in Ireland.

Norma McDermott, Director, An Chomhairle Leabharlanna, on The Social and Political Role of Libraries in Delivering Information and e-Government Services.

Rhona Arthur, Assistant Director, CILIPS/Scottish Library and Information Council, on Information Literacy for Digital Citizenship.

15.30 - Exhibition and tea/coffee

16.00 - Delivering Services in a Competitive Electronic Environment: Chaired by Elaine Fulton, Director, CILIPS/Scottish Library and Information Council.

Lorcan Dempsey, Chief Strategist and vice-President Research, OCLC will give the Keynote Address.

16.45 - Close

18.30 - Launch of www.library.wales.org an exciting new online library service, by Alun Pugh AM, Minister for Culture, Welsh Language and Sport, at a reception at the Senedd, Cardiff Bay, hosted by the Welsh Assembly Government.

A shuttle coach service will be available to take delegates to Cardiff Bay at 18.00 and 18.30: there is a wide choice of restaurants in the area.

THURSDAY, 18th MAY 2006

09.00 - Registration at the Thistle Hotel

09.45 - Celtic Culture Online in the Community: chaired by Liam Ronayne, Cork City Librarian.

Christopher Phillips, Lifelong Learning Manager, The Highland Council on Am Baile, Scotland.

Noel Crowley, County Librarian, Clare County Library on Initiatives from Ireland.

Helen Osborn, Head of Libraries and Information, Western Education and Library Board on The Omagh Bomb Community Archive, Northern Ireland.

11.00 - Exhibition and tea/coffee

11.30 - New Approaches to Service Delivery: chaired by Kathleen Ryan, Chief Librarian, Southern Education and Library Board.

Nick Morgan, National Grid for Learning Scotland on Connecting Content and Learners.

Dr Gayner Eyre, Head of Department of Information Studies, Aberystwyth on Smart Information Use in Schools.

12.45 - Lunch

14.15 - Reader Development: chaired by Lloyd Ellis, Co-ordinator of Cultural Services, Neath Port Talbot

Rona Aldrich, Head of Service, Library, Information & Culture, Conwy on Estyn Allan: Reader Development in Wales

14.50 - Workforce Development: chaired by Alan Watkin, Chief Officer Leisure, Libraries and Culture, Wrexham

David Hunter, Chief Executive, Lifelong Learning UK on Lifelong Learning in the LIS Sector

15.30 - Exhibition and tea/coffee

16.00 - Workforce Development: chaired by Alan Watkin, Chief Officer Leisure, Libraries and Culture, Wrexham

Linda Tomos, Director, CyMAL: Museums Archives and Libraries Wales, will give the Closing Address

16.45 - Close

17.00 - AGM of the Society of Chief Librarians, Wales, at the Thistle Hotel

19.00 - Reception hosted by the National Library of Wales at the National Museum Cardiff

20.00 - Conference Dinner, National Museum Cardiff. Master of Ceremonies: Brendan Teeling, An Chomhairle Leabharlanna

Presentation of the Welsh Books Council’s Tir na n’Og Awards for children’s books.

22.00 - Music and Dance with Mabon


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