Dear All,

After 9 years, IFLA/RSCAO Committee is meeting again in Beirut from February 1-2, 2010 and is holding a one day Conference on

Wednesday 3, February 2010, at Al-Commodore Hotel

The one day conference is on:

“The GLAM Sector: Finding Common Ground for Shared Opportunities”

(Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums (GLAM))

The program :

8:30 am  – 9:30am Registration and Coffee

9:30 am  – 10:00am Welcome Officials

10:30 am - 11:00am Coffee Break

11:00am - 11:30am Prof. Gary Gorman Keys Issues in Digital Preservation Management: An Overview

11:30am – 12:00pm Dr. Dan Dorner Working Together in New Zealand's GLAM Sector: Providing Online Access to the Nation's Cultural Heritage Resources

12:00am – 12:30pm Prof. Michael Robinson

12:30am – 01:00pm Hilda Nassar and Basma Chebani

01:00pm – 01:30pm Mariette Abdel-Hay

1:30pm – 2:30pm Lunch

All are urged to confirm their participation before February 1, 2010, by contacting:

 Dr. Fawz Abdallah: email: fabdallas@gmail.com  or tel. number: 03-435230

Rudaynah Shoujah: email: rs23@aub.edu.lb  or tel. number: 03-582860

This is a free of charge conference, but lunch is optional and to be paid by individuals themselves, so those who are interested in having lunch at the hotel, please notify us in order to make the reservations.

Hope to see you all, best regards.

Rudaynah Shoujah

Lebanese Library Association, Secretary