DEADLINE EXTENDED TO APRIL 20TH (MIDNIGHT, ET)
Theme: “Advocacy and Collaboration in a Time of Global Upheaval: A Response from IFLA’s Regional Divisions“
Overview:
The IFLA Regional Divisions (Asia-Oceania, Middle East & North Africa, Europe, North America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America & the Caribbean and Regional Council) collaborate within their respective territories to identify regional priorities, ensuring the concerns of libraries and library workers are heard and acted upon. By bringing a regional perspective to IFLA’s global advocacy efforts, our IFLA Regions work to strengthen the role of libraries in a world facing geopolitical instability, misinformation, and financial constraints. As norms and values are increasingly challenged, strong collaboration and strategic advocacy have never been more essential.
Call for Submissions:
We invite submissions for this WLIC 2025 session, that highlight the challenges, strategies, and solutions our libraries and institutions are tackling in their institution, community, or region. Join us this August in Astana, Kazakhstan and share your ideas!
Relevant topics include:
- Effective advocacy: locally, regionally, and globally, building trust in a polarized world
- Libraries as a tool for supporting democratic knowledge sharing
- Global and regional partnerships and strategic alliances
- Tackling disinformation, information integrity and censorship
- Climate empowerment
- Digital inclusion
- Cultural and social development
- Systemic impact, to achieve policy goals at the regional, state, or national level
Formats: A variety of presentation formats are encouraged. The selection committee is looking for a mix of programme options, including lightning talks, regular length (20 minutes), panel discussions, to engage and inspire the audience.
Important Dates & Notes: Please submit a proposal of 500 words or fewer in one of the accepted IFLA languages by midnight (ET) April 20, 2025, or earlier, to diane.koen@mcgill.ca.
Contributors will be notified by April 30th regarding the status of their proposal. Proposals not submitted in English will be translated for review purposes, and all communication between authors and the committee will be in English.
Congress Participation Grants
A list of opportunities for support is available on the Grants & Awards webpage.