CDNLAO Newsletter
No. 58, March 2007
10th IFLA INTERLENDING AND DOCUMENT
SUPPLY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Resource Sharing for the Future, Building Blocks for Success
29-31 October 2007, National Library, Singapore
The National Library Board of Singapore (NLB) is hosting the 10th IFLA Interlending and Document Supply (ILDS) International Conference and we would like to invite you to join us at this exciting event.
The 3-day conference is expected to bring together over 200 information and knowledge professionals and business leaders from all over the world to engage in insightful exchanges on the theme ‘Resource Sharing for the Future, Building Blocks for Success’
Programme Highlights:
- There will be 4 keynote speakers for the main blocks of our conference.
Mr Mike McGrath, the editor of Interlending and Document Supply Journal will set the backdrop of the industry and paint the state of affairs and challenges facing the business of ILDS.
Dr Harald Müller, the
Director of the
Library at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and
International Law will share with us the issues faced by our industry
and some of the experiences encountered all over the world.
Mr Mat Pfleger, the Head of Sales and Marketing at the British Library will be describing to us their experience working with 2 major search engines on the web Google and Microsoft and how the partnerships were struck, their journey and performances thus far.
Ms Ngian Lek ChohDirector of the National Library Singapore will explore some of the new ideas and consolidation of services experimented by the librarians in Singapore to provide new angles of business for ILDS.
Overall, we will be covering the background, legal, tools and future aspects of the ILDS business.
Who Should Attend:
- Library administrators, librarians, information specialists/managers in the public, national or academic libraries who are working with or interested in the aspects of Interlending and Document Supply services.
- Service providers who are interested in new projects/initiatives and approaches in the Interlending and Document supply developments.
Early Bird Promotion
| IFLA Member |
Non-IFLA Member |
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| 1. |
Early bird registration Full payment by 31 Jul 2007 to qualify |
S$540 |
S$620 |
| 2. |
Delegate Registration Full payment on or after 1 Aug 2007 |
S$640 | S$720 |
| 3. | Student Delegates (Full-time) | S$47 | |
| 4. | Accompanying Person | S$220 | |
Registration forms may be downloaded from our conference website from http://www.nlbconference.com/ilds/registration.htm. To confirm your participation, please fax or email the registration form to the conference secretariat at fax: +65 6587 7132 or email: jenny@singex.com.sg, together with full payment by 31 July 2007
Registration received on or after 1 August 2007 will not be eligible for the early bird promotion and registration after 5 October 2007, 12am (GMT + 8hrs) will not be considered.
Sponsorship & Exhibition Opportunities
This is the ideal meeting ground to bring your services to the attention of the right audience. The 10th ILDS International Conference presents a unique opportunity to network and meet a targeted group of local, regional and international delegates as well as explore business opportunities.
Capitalise on this ideal platform to:
- Showcase your products
- Create your band awareness
- Attract new customers
- Demonstrate your product and service value
- Build your network
- Communicate your product directly to end users
- Differentiate your products from the competitor
- Expand your market
We have a variety of sponsorship packages available that are tailored to your needs. For further discussions, you may wish to contact Ms Fauziah Soeratman at Tel: (65) 6342 4270 or Fauziah_Soeratman@nlb.gov.sgg
Blog Your Thoughts
The ILDS Conference Blog is up and running! So feel free to give us your comments, suggestions or just drop us short notes of how you think could help us make the event a success. We will also be periodically updating information via the blog page so do check in regularly for more conference knick-knacks.
For more information, please visit our conference website at
http://www.nlbconference.com/ilds
or email your queries to
jenny@singex.com.sg.
We look forward to meeting you at the event.
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