Dear IRRT Members,
The ALA Annual Conference in San Diego starts in only three weeks! In addition to the many programs and initiatives that we have run throughout the year, IRRT has worked hard this year to put together some great programs for Annual. I am providing a list of the IRRT programs below, but I wanted to call special attention to the IRRT All Committee Meeting and the IRRT Executive Committee Meeting.
For these two meetings we will be following last year's format (which was a successful pilot). For the All Committee Meeting, the format will be brief remarks from the IRRT Chair reporting on the work of IRRT over this past year and then the entire rest of the allotted time will be available for committees to meet, folks to network informally, and for newcomers to learn about the work of the various committees to see if they might be interesting in contributing to the work of the group.
The IRRT Executive Committee (EC) Meeting will also follow last year's format in which the committee will start the meeting with a couple of formal agenda items and then rest of the session will be open to IRRT members to ask questions of the EC and learn more about what the IRRT EC does.
We hope to see you in San Diego!
IRRT and International Programs at ALA Annual 2024
*IRRT Programs in Red
Friday:
- · Diamond Moments of International Librarianship and Its Impact - IRRT Preconference
o 8am-1pm
o Convention Center, Room 06 D
- · IFLA North America Regional Division Seminar: Fighting Misinformation and Affecting Policy Change
o 1:30pm-3:30pm
o Convention Centre, Room 11 B
- · International Librarians Orientation
o 2pm-3:30pm
o Convention Center, Room 30 A B C D E
Saturday:
- · IRRT All Committee Meeting
o 8:30am-10am
o Marriott Marquis, Pacific Ballroom Section 18
- International Sustainable Library Development Interest Group Return Peace Corps Lunch (open to any member with an RSVP to Connie Champlin by June 20th at conniechamplin@gmail.com)
o 11:45am
o Mimoza Mediterranean Restaurant, 409 F Street
- · Get to Know IFLA: Your Questions Answered
o 2:30pm-3:30pm
o Convention Center, Room 25 A B C
- · Diversity Beyond Borders: International and Multilingual Publishing
o 3:30pm-4:20pm
o Diversity in Publishing Stage (Booth 2250)
Sunday:
- · Global Solutions Poster Session
o 9:30am-11am
o Sails Pavilion
- · IRRT Executive Committee Meeting
o 10:30am-11:30am
o Convention Center, Room 14 A
- · Building Partnerships with Communities in Africa: Sister Cities 500 in 5 Years
o 1pm-2pm
o Convention Center, Room 08
- · International Collaborations: Strengthening Library Global Impact – IRRT Chair's Program
o 4pm-5:30pm
o Convention Center, Room 32 A B
Monday:
- · Libraries Supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
o 10:30am-11:30am
o Convention Center, Room 26 A B
- · Leaning International: The Benefits and Impacts of Librarians Working Abroad
o 1pm-2pm
o Convention Center, Room 11 B
- · Beyond Borders, Beyond Basics: The Value of International Resource Sharing
o 2:30pm-3:30pm
o Convention Center, Room 28 D E
- · International Librarians Reception and IRRT 75th Anniversary Celebration
o 6pm-8pm
o San Diego Central Public Library, 330 Park Blvd
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Mark Mattson
Global Partnerships and Outreach Librarian
Penn State University
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