Satellite Meetings
Every year, a number of IFLA Professional Units (Sections, Special Interest Groups, Review Groups, and Advisory Committees) organise unique Satellite Meetings prior to or just after the IFLA World Library and Information Congress.
These 1-2 day meetings will be held exclusively in Kazakhstan, either in Astana or Almaty.
1. Local History and Genealogy Section with the Library Services to Multicultural Populations Section
Libraries Serving Multicultural Communities through Local History and Genealogy
Date: 15 August 2025
Location: National Academic Library Astana
more details to come
Assessment on the Frontier
Date: 14–15 August 2025
Location: MAQSUT NARIKBAYEV University, Astana
more details to come
2. Statistics and Evaluation Section
3. Bibliography Section with the Information Technology Section and the IFLA Artificial Intelligence Special Interest Group
AI, Bibliographic Control and Legal Matters: Navigating New Horizons
Date: 14–15 August 2025
Location: Astana IT University
more details to come
Inclusive digital literacy for all: bridging communities for a United Future
Date: 15 August 2025
Location: L.N. Gumilev Eurasian National University Library, Astana
more details to come
4. Information Literacy Section
5. New Professionals SIG
IFLACamp #10
Date: 15, 16 August 2025
Location: Riviera International School by Quantum, Astana
more details to come
Form, Reform, Transform: Unstoppable Libraries in the Age of AI Innovation
Date: 15 August 2023
Location: University Library of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Almaty
more details to come
6. Continuing Professional Development & Workplace Learning with the Europe RDC, Asia-Oceania RDC, North America RDC, Middle East and North Africa RDC, School Libraries Section, Management and Marketing Section, Preservation and Conservation Section, Religious Libraries SIG
7. Library and Research Services for Parliaments
Fostering Collaboration and Innovation in Parliamentary Libraries and Research Services: Building Skills for a Connected Future
Date: 23 & 24 August 2023
Location: The Academy of Public Administration under the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan (https://www.apa.kz/en/)
more details to come