Libraries in transition. Changes? Crisis? Chances!
14 May 2014
| 08.30 |
Registration and welcome coffee |
| 10.00 |
Official welcome by Greece as host – Mr. Giorgos Glossiotis, President, EEBEP |
| 10.05 |
Mr. Klaus-Peter Böttger, EBLIDA president |
| 10.10 |
Mr. Jan Braeckman, Interim President NAPLE forum |
| 10.15 | Official representative of the City of Athens (TBC) |
| 10.20 | Prof. Georgios Gianakopoulos, Dean of the Faculty of Management and Economics |
| 10.30 – 12.30 | Session 1 – Libraries in Transition - Moderator: Prof. Georgios Bokos |
| 10.35 | H.R.H. Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands, Founder and Honorary Chair of the Reading & Writing Foundation: “The Literacy Role of libraries in Europe” |
| 10.55 | Coffee Break |
| 11.25 |
Ms Sinikka Sipilä , IFLA president “Strong libraries, strong societies” |
| 11.45 | Libraries in transitions and beyond |
| Moderator: Prof. Georgios Bokos - with participation: H.R.H. Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands (Founder and Honorary Chair of the Reading & Writing Foundation), Ms Sinikka Sipilä, (IFLA President), Mr. Klaus-Peter Böttger, (EBLIDA President), Mr. Jan Braeckman, (Interim President NAPLE forum). | |
| 12.30 | Lunch – compliments of the host country |
| 13.45 – 15.00 |
Session 2 – Parallel Sessions – “Changes? Crisis? Chances!” 3 interactive breakout sessions of 75 minutes held simultaneously. |
| S1: Changes? Summary: Trying to define what type of changes are coming (technological, economic, social aspects) | |
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Speakers: Gerald Leitner, IFLA GB and EBLIDA EC, Ioannis Tsakonas, University of Patras Library Eva Semertzaki, Bank of Greece Library - Moderator: Dr Evgenia Vassilakaki, Scientific Associate, TEI of Athens |
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| S2: Crisis? Summary: How crisis affects libraries? And what actions have been undertaken to overcome this? | |
| Speakers: Glòria Pérez-Salméron, IFLA GB and EBLIDA EC, Rea Gaitanou, EEBEP BoD - Moderator: Dr. Zizi Salimpa, Publisher | |
| S3: Chances! Summary: What are the opportunities and chances for libraries in this changing environment. | |
| Speakers:Annette Kelly, Naple-forum representative, Erna Winters, EBLIDA EC, Prof. D. Kyriaki – Manessi, TEI of Athens, Al. Papazoglou, Hellenic American Education Foundation Library- Moderator: Dr. A. Koulouris, TEI of Athens | |
| 15.00 | Coffee break |
| 15.30 – 16.30 | Session 3 – Wrap-up: Round table with the participation of each of the parallel sessions, Keynote speakers e.a. (TBC) |
| Moderator, conclusions, closing remarks: Filippos Tsimpoglou, General Director, National Library of Greece |
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| 16.20 | Conclusion and next steps by Mr. Klaus-Peter Böttger EBLIDA President |
| 16.30 | End of conference – see you tonight by Mr. Giorgos Glossiotis, President EEBEP |
| Please note that program is subject to change |
