IFLA Professional Units often organise a number of interesting Satellite Meetings prior to or just after the IFLA World Library and Information Congress.
These 1-, 2- or 3-day meetings are held either in the host country or in countries in the direct region.
1. Africa
Libraries as Centers of Community Engagements for Development
Date: 22-23 August 2018
Location: Serambi Ilmu Rakyat Library, Level 7, Tower 1, Menara Kembar Bank Rakyat, No.33, Jalan Rakyat, 50470, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
2. Government Libraries
Revised Advocacy Guidelines for Government Libraries
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: Ministry of International Trade and Industry (MITI), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
More information & Registration: Jonathan Ginn by Email: jonathan_ginn@hotmail.com
3. Library and Research Services for Parliaments
Transforming parliamentary libraries and research services to meet changing clients’ needs
Date: 24 August 2018 (11.00- 17.30)
Location: KLCC Convention Centre, Room Plenary Theatre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
4. Information Technology joint with Reference and Information Services
Reinventing Reference with Technology Transformations
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: University of Malaya Library, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
5. Knowledge Management
Is knowledge management the new library science?
This website is available also in Chinese: http://www.ifla2018km.icoc.bz/
(KM is spreading widely in organizations. The skill sets of librarians and information professionals resemble the ones required for KM).
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: Xiamen University Malaysia campus (XMUM), Salak Tinggi, Selangor, Malaysia
(15 minutes from Kuala Lumpur International Airport)
6. Library Services to People with Special Needs joint with Libraries for Children and Young Adults in collaboration with the National Library Board (NLB), Singapore
Inclusive Library Services for Children and Young Adults
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: National Library Building, Singapore
7. Asia and Oceania with Education and Training
Transforming the society: libraries as the torch-bearer of change
Date: 20-21 August 2018
Location: Department of Library & Information Science; University of Calcutta, Kolkata, WB, India
8. Genealogy and Local History with Asia and Oceania
Local Histories and Genealogies in a Multicultural Asia
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: Areca Books/Think City – George Town, Penang, Malaysia
9. Art Libraries
Global Arts and the Islamic World: Documenting Islamic Arts Worldwide
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: IAMM Islamic Arts Museum Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Registration – Attendance at the meeting is free and is dependent on registration that closes on 1 August 2018.
10. Management of Library Associations
Advocacy in Action! Success for library advocacy worldwide
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: National Library of Malaysia, 232, Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Registration – is free (but seating is limited, so a maximum of 3 representatives from each country can be accepted)
11. Evidence for Global and Disaster Health Special Interest Group
Evidence for global and disaster health – where are we now and where do we need to be?
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: Impiana KLCC Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
12. Social Science Libraries
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: Dr. Abdul Latiff Library, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, Malaysia
13. Indigenous Matters
Hard to Reach Libraries and Users: Indigenous Perspectives
Date: 1-2 September 2018
Location: Sarawak State Library, Sarawak, Malaysia
14. New Professionals Special Interest Group (NPSIG)
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: Raja Tun Uda Library, Shah Alam, Selangor (Selangor Public Library), Malaysia
15. LIS Education in Developing Countries Special Interest Group
Collaboration in curriculum development: A focus on ASEAN countries
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: Seminar Room 14-1, Wisma R&D, University of Malaya, Jalan Pantai Baharu, Taman Bukit Pantai, 59100 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Call for Participation with detailed information
16. School Libraries
School Libraries Guidelines implementation
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: Educational Technology Division, Ministry of Education, Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
17. Information Literacy
Information Literacy in the ASEAN Region and Beyond
Date: 23 August 2018
Location: University Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia