DUBAI, UAE, July 22,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Mohammed
Bin Rashid Library is set to host the first edition of the
Dubai International
Library Conference (DILC) 2024, one of the most prominent and
prestigious events of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region, under the slogan "Our
Libraries, Past, Present and Future," from 15-17 November 2024, with the participation of
more than 25 countries and more than 60 speakers from around the
world.
The conference, which is considered the most prominent event at
the level of local and international conferences and events in the
public library sector, attracts an elite group of specialists,
professionals and experts from all over the world, with the aim of
exchanging ideas and experiences, and learning about the latest
practices in the library and information sector.
Among the most prominent names participating in the conference
are Louis Coiffait-Gunn, CEO of CILIP, Sharon Memis, Secretary General of IFLA,
Leslie Burger, Interim Executive
Director at ALA, Mohsin Al Musawi,
from Columbia University, Dr
Sami Mobayed, Historian at the Royal
Historical Society in London,
Saif Aljabri, Omani Library
Association and Chair of IFLA MENA, Dr. Ahmed Zayed, Director of the Library of Alexandria, Dr. Faiza
Adeeb Al- Bayati, President of the Iraqi Library,
Information and Documentation Specialists Association, Dr.
Heba Ismail, Vice President of the
Arab Federation for Libraries and Information, and Constantia
Constantinou, Deputy Dean and Director of Libraries at the
University of Pennsylvania.
DILC 2024 will feature more than 45 distinguished panel
discussions, workshops, lectures, and round table interactive
talks, highlighting the preservation and restoration of archives,
new developments in library systems and programs, intellectual
property, copyright laws, artificial intelligence, sustainable
libraries, and the role of philanthropy in ensuring access to books
and information.
The conference highlights the importance of libraries and their
role in achieving knowledge exchange within a global framework, in
addition to celebrating libraries as models of engineering and
architectural masterpieces, and their cultural status. It also
focuses on the diversity of knowledge offered by international
libraries and their unique specialisations. Experts and
professionals from various fields and from all over the world are
set to define and chart the future of libraries and highlight the
latest technological development libraries are adopting including
AI and its impact on the industry.
Access to the event is complimentary and it is necessary to
register as a delegate, to receive the necessary conference badge.
More about the agenda and the speakers can be found here:
https://s1684998685.hs.eloqua.com/DILC2024ENG
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