[InetBib] WG: Conference: Abolish Barriers: the role of libraries in an evolving Europe, Helsinki, 7th May 2010

["Hella Klauser" <klauser@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Liebe Kolleginnen, liebe Kollegen,
die Einladung zu der Konferenz 'Abolish Barriers: the role of libraries in
an evolving Europe,die am 7. Mai 2010 in Helsinki stattfinden wird und von
EBLIDA und NAPLE Forum organisiert wird, leite ich gern weiter.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen
Hella Klauser

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-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
Von: Joanne Yeomans [mailto:yeomans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Gesendet: Freitag, 9. April 2010 11:47
An: eblida@xxxxxxxxxx
Betreff: Conference: Abolish Barriers: the role of libraries in an evolving
Europe, Helsinki, 7th May 2010

Apologies for cross-posting.

Dear colleagues,
EBLIDA (the European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation
Associations) and NAPLE Forum (National Authorities on Public Libraries in
Europe) are pleased to announce their second joint conference which will
take place on Friday 7th May 2010 in Helsinki, Finland.
 
The title of the conference is "Abolish barriers: the role of libraries in
an evolving Europe". Further details of the programme and registration are
available through the web site:
http://indico.eblida.org/conferenceDisplay.py?confId=4 
Registration closes on April 16th.
 
The conference follows up on the last event in Vienna in 2009 where the idea
for a library policy for Europe was raised. This second conference intends
to take this idea further by discussing what potential libraries have for
developing Europe's digital agenda and what are the barriers. Europe is
changing but it is not always clear to policy makers that libraries are
changing too. It's important that we demonstrate that our profession and our
libraries can react to the problems identified by the European Union such as
poverty, inclusion, competitiveness, and employment. And we need to clearly
show what barriers prevent us from doing so, and how they can be removed.
 
The conference will begin by hearing from four exciting speakers on the
innovations in libraries. The second part will look in more detail at what
problems libraries can help to address and what barriers stand in our way.
We hope that by the end of the conference, we will be able to identify our
strengths in relation to these challenges and recognize the barriers that
prevent us from achieving our potential, ready to raise these in discussions
with European partners.
 
The conference is hosted by the Library of the Finnish Parliament, Helsinki
City Libraries, the Finnish Library Association and the Ministry of
Education. It takes place in the beautiful rooms of the Finnish Parliament
and will be followed by dinner together by the sea and an optional tour on
Saturday of the islands around Helsinki.

We encourage you to attend the conference and take part in the formulation
of ideas and plans to strengthen the role of libraries in Europe.

Kind regards, Gerald Leitner
EBLIDA President

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Joanne Yeomans, Director EBLIDA.
European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations.
Secretariat EBLIDA  -  P.O. Box 16359,
NL - 2500 BJ  The Hague  -  The Netherlands. 
Tel: +31 (0)70 30 90 550. Fax: +31 (0)70 30 90 558
Mob: +31 (0)620 41 65 79. http://www.eblida.org
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