IFLA World Library Congress Newcomers Session

1. IFLA WORLD LIBRARY CONGRESS
NEWCOMERS SESSION
“HOW TO EXPERIENCE THE IFLA CONGRESS”
Jesús Lau
jlau@uv.mx / www.jesuslau.com
IFLA Governing Board Member / Executive Committee
Director USBI-VER, y Coordinador Biblioteca Virtual UV
Universidad Veracruzana / DGB
Boca del Río, Veracruz, México
www.uv.mx/usbi_ver / www.uv.mx/bvirtual

2. CONGRESS EXPERIENCE
 Enjoy a world library experience
 Meet colleagues from all continents
 Learn/Share your knowledge and experiences
 Interact with international librarians
 Be part of exciting cultural activities

3. BE ACTIVE IN IFLA
 Attend your language/region Caucus
 Be part of section standing committee meetings
 Volunteer to do a Section´s activity of your field
 Select the sessions that are relevant to you
 Help to shape IFLA that you want or dream to have

4. MY EXPERIENCE
 Started attending IFLA conferences as student in 1987
 Began as interpreting volunteer
 Active at University Libraries Section
 Led the Information Literacy Section
 Governing Board member / Executive Committee
 Active in the Spanish Caucus

5. NETWORK!
 Speak whenever you feel you need to in meetings
 Suggest and contribute with your ideas/actions
 Talk to at least 10 unknown librarians every day
 Make a list of the people you want to meet
 Have fun and meet more people at social events
 Participate in the next Congress with a paper

6. CHART YOUR FUTURE IN IFLA BY
 Enjoy the IFLA Gothenburg one
 ¡Make the IFLA World Library Congress your
annual conference!
 Learn more about the profession
 Be pro-active
 Have fun