IIFS is a new kind of event format for IFLA, focused on bringing the energy, expertise and rich diversity of our field together to find solutions to the information challenges facing us today and in the coming years.

We recognise that IFLA Members and volunteers are keen to use the opportunity of being together in Australia to meet, while our Australian colleagues will encourage their wider networks to be part of the Summit and be part of the IFLA environment. We are therefore including below details on IFLA-sponsored and non IFLA-sponsored Associated Events open to wider participation (seminars, workshops, mini-conferences, symposia, open business meetings, etc.).

IIFS Associated Events take place before or after the Summit and are open to participation by Summit delegates.

27 – 29 September

Research and Effective Practices Seminar: Sustainable Reading at Every Age and Stage

Sponsors: Libraries for Children & Young Adults (C&YA), School Libraries (SCHOOL), Literacy & Reading (LITREAD), and Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) Sections

Location: Brisbane City Library

28 September

IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Division Mid-term Meeting

Sponsor: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Division

Location: The Studio, State Library Queensland

 

Information Integrity: The case of Asia and Oceania

Sponsor: IFLA Asia and Oceania Regional Division

Location: The Studio, State Library Queensland

[This is a hybrid event]

1 October

Librarian Flash Mob

Location: Reddacliff Place (in front of the Brisbane Square Library)
Time: 5:45 pm – 6:00 pm (please arrive at 5.30)
Wear: Something red!
Bring: A children’s picture book to read from your country. At the end of the event, you can swap your book with another participant or donate it to a Queensland charity.

3 October

ALIA LARK Symposium 2024: Research for a knowledge profession

Sponsor: Australian Library and Information Association – Library Applied Research Kollektive (ALIA LARK)

Location: State Library of Queensland

Open data – challenges and opportunities for change

Sponsors: IFLA Advisory Committee on Open Science and Scholarship (OSS) and Advisory Committee on Copyright and other Legal Matters (CLM)

Location: State Library of Queensland

Time: 09:30 – 16:30

IFLA Professional Council Meeting

Sponsor: IFLA Professional Council

Location: Supreme Court Library Queensland
Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law
Level 12, 415 George Street Brisbane

Time:  09:00 – 11:00

IFLA Association Members Meeting

Sponsor: IFLA Headquarters

Location: State Library of Queensland

Time: 09:30-11:30

4 October

ALIA QLD Mini Conference: Working Together

Sponsor: Australian Library and Information Association – Queensland (ALIA QLD)

Location: State Library of Queensland

Mentoring mysteries: Unlocking your potential as a future mentor or mentee

Sponsors: IFLA Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL) , IFLA New Professionals SIG (NPSIG), Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), and ALIA Students and New Graduates group (ALIA SNGG)

Location: Brisbane Square Library
266 George Street, Brisbane 4000

Time: 09:30 – 12:30

CPDWL Standing Committee Business Meeting

Sponsor: IFLA Section for Continuing Professional Development and Workplace Learning (CPDWL)

Location: Brisbane Square Library
266 George Street, Brisbane 4000

Time: 15:00-17:00
[This is a hybrid event]