Conferences and Gatherings of Interest

From Simmons International Relations

1 Want to learn more & mingle?
2 Past Conferences and Events
- 2.1 International Relations Round Table at the ALA midwinter Conference

Want to learn more & mingle?

This is an evolving list of conferences both in the U.S. and abroad that are related to issues of international librarianship. If you are aware of other conferences, feel free to add the details below.

Please note that this list is for informational purposes only; none of these programs are directly affiliated with or endorsed by SIR or Simmons College. Interested parties are encouraged to thoroughly investigate any opportunity listed before booking plane tickets...

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Joint Mini Conference REFORMA Northeast, AILA, APALA, BCALA, and CALA

Date: Friday, May 16, 2008
Location: Instituto Cervantes, 211 E 49th St., NY, NY 10017 (http://nuevayork.cervantes.es/)
Cost: FREE!
Key Note Speaker: Ilan Stavans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ilan_Stavans)
Website: http://reforma-northeast.org/

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Buenos Aires Book Fair

Dates: April 21-24:

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina

Article (cited on Reformanet):http://www.lanacion.com.ar/cultura/nota.asp?nota_id=878398
Web site:http://www.el-libro.org.ar/

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Guadalajara Book Fair

Dates:November 29-December 7 2008
Location: Guadalajara, Mexico
Web site: http://www.fil.com.mx/
ALA/FIL Free Pass Program: no information at this timefor 2008

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Hong Kong Book Fair

Dates:July 23 through July 29, 2008
Location: Hong Kong
Web site: http://hkbookfair.tdctrade.com/
Free Pass Program: The Hong Kong Book Fair is pleased to offer the 'Free Pass Program for Librarians' for its 19th Annual Fair, which will be held in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre from July 23 through July 29, 2008.

The Fair will provide selected librarians from the U.S. and Canada who collect Chinese language materials 4 nights of hotel accommodation, free book fair registration, and invitation to cocktail reception. Those eligible to participate in the program must be personal members of ALA who work in the area of Chinese language acquisitions or are working to build their Chinese language collections to better serve their community of users. The deadline for application to the 'Hong Kong Book Fair/U.S. Librarian Invitation Program' is April 18, 2008.

for more information and to apply, go to : http://www.ala.org/ala/iro/awardsactivities/hongkongbookfair.cfm

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