WORLD LIBRARY AND IFORMATION CONGRESS: 77th IFLA General Conference
and Council
“Libraries Beyond Libraries: Integration, Innovation, and Information
for All”
San Juan, Puerto Rico, August 13-18, 2011
CALL FOR PROPOSALS
Beyond the United Nations Decade of Literacy: What Libraries Can Do
The Literacy and Reading Section is seeking proposals for a program
to be held at the IFLA Conference in Puerto Rico in August, 2011.
As the United Nations Decade of Literacy winds down in 2012, it is a
good time for libraries to assess their ongoing initiatives for
advancing literacy. The program will showcase innovative and
effective library-based literacy programs from diverse parts of the
world.
Proposals are requested for as many as ten tabletop presentations
which will be given simultaneously. After an opening plenary keynote
address, audience members will rotate to three different
fifteen-minute presentations of their choice. Presenters will
therefore be asked to repeat their presentation three times for three
different sets of people.
Proposals chosen for presentation will be specific about how libraries
have tackled issues related to literacy in their particular setting.
They should be grounded in theory, research, and/or practical
applications. Because these projects will be presented in an
informal, small group setting, speakers should plan some visual
accompaniment such as a poster that can be set up on the table.
Presenters may also want to bring brochures or flyers to hand out.
People submitting successful proposals will be asked to write a brief
paper summarizing their literacy program for publication in the IFLA
Proceedings. All chosen presenters will be listed in the official
conference program.
Proposals should provide the following information:
Name and institution of speaker(s)
Brief biographical information
Proposal title
Brief (300 to 500 word) description of project and
presentation format
Language of presentation
Proposals should be sent to Elena Corradini at [log in to unmask]
by December 1, 2010. Please indicate IFLA Proposal on the subject
line. Finalists will be notified by January 15, 2011, and will be
expected to submit final versions of their papers in one of the
official IFLA languages by May 15, 2011.
For more information, please contact Ivanka Stricevic (Chair of
Literacy and Reading Section) at [log in to unmask]
Please note that it is the speakers’ responsibility to find funding
for their participation.
