IFLA 2007 starts in Durban next week
People all over the world are packing their suitcases and keeping a close eye on their passports and plane tickets: next week the 73rd IFLA General Conference and Council starts in Durban, South Africa. It runs from 19 – 23 August.
IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, is where FRBR was born. The FRBR Review Group will be meeting there, as will I believe the Working Group on FRAD and the Working Group on FRSAR.
If you have a look at the conference program, you’ll see that this Sunday, from 1:45 to 3:45 PM, under “Update on International Issues and Report on Bibliographic Control in Southern Africa,” Glenn Patton will be talking about FRAD and Marcia Zeng and Maja Žumer are talking about FRSAR, with Barbara Tillett giving the introduction.
I’ll be keeping an eye peeled for any news from the conference and will post here anything of interest. Drop me a note, or leave a comment, if you’re there and come across something we all should know. Next year the conference is in Quebec City, and I plan on going.
I hope everyone going has a good and productive time there.