A key commitment in IFLA President Vicki McDonald’s first speech as IFLA president was to look again at IFLA’s conference model, and how to maximise its potential to support the development of the library field. This work launched at the beginning of the year, under the leadership of IFLA President-elect Leslie Weir. Join her at this session to hear about progress and share your inputs!
Speaker: Leslie Weir
Leslie Weir
Leslie Weir is the Librarian and Archivist of Canada leading Library and Archives Canada (LAC) since August 2019. Leslie is overseeing LAC’s work on Reconciliation with First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation, and the implementation of Vision 2030 with a focus on transformation of service and IT infrastructure as LAC looks forward to the upcoming move of its public services into Ādisōke in 2026 in partnership with the Ottawa Public Library, all in support of achieving its mandate with a focus on people and access. As University Librarian at the University of Ottawa, Leslie played important roles in many transformative moments at the Canadian Research Knowledge Network and in research libraries and archives in Canada. Leslie served as President of Canadiana.org, the Canadian Association of Research Libraries and the Ontario Library Association. She is currently a member of the FAN (Forum of National archivists) Steering Committee, Vice-Chair of CDNL (Conference of Directors of National Libraries) and President-elect of IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).