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Conference Information

1. Availability of Papers

3. Conference Venue

Workshops Planned for the 1996 IFLA Conference in Beijing

Full-day Workshops

Audiovisual and Multimedia joint with the Section on Reading. Theme: "From Reading AV Media to Watching Books, towards Multimedia".
For registration and information:

Children's Libraries joint with Library Services to Multicultural Populations. Theme: "Storytelling". The workshop will: introduce the current and historical role of storytelling in various parts of the world; introduce a variety of stories and types of storytelling; focus on how storytelling continues by librarians and educators in a variety of cultures and geographic regions; show the value of storytelling in contemporary society; and present the role of storytelling in education, culture, history, literacy, and for a variety of audiences.
For registration and information:

Classification and Indexing. Theme: "Dewey Decimal Classification: Edition 21 and International Perspectives" which will be co-sponsored by OCLC and Forest Press.
For registration and information:

Document Delivery and Interlending. Theme: "Charging for Document Delivery and Interlending".
For registration and information:

Education and Training: Theme: "Chinese LIS Education".
For information and registration:

Government Libraries joint with the ALP Core Programme. Theme: "Aid Agency Information Services Assisting Economic Development".
For information and registration:

Library Services to Multicultural Populations joint with Classification and Indexing. Theme: "Serving Multicultural Populations in the 21st Century: Universal Standardized Subject Headings - Present Status and Future Prospects".
For information and registration:

or

Management of Library Associations: Theme: "How to Run a Library Association".
For information:

or

Parliamentary Libraries. Theme: "Parliamentary Libraries of Asia and the Pacific II".

Regional Activities will hold a joint workshop of all relevant Sections: Africa, Asia and Oceania, and Latin America and the Caribbean on Medium-Term Programme planning.
For registration and information:

University Libraries and other General Research Libraries. Theme: "Managing Academic Libraries: The Challenge of Change".
For information and registration:

Half-day Workshops

Cataloguing. Theme: "Retrospective Conversion: Lessons Learned and New Trends".
For information and registration:

Library Theory and Research joint with University Libraries and other General Research Libraries.
For information:

Newspapers. Theme: "Microfilming or Digitization for Preservation of Newspapers and other Material".
For information:

or

Science and Technology Libraries. Theme: "Grey Literature in Science and Technology".
For registration and information:

• National Library of China
  
• Peking University Library; Department of Library and Information Science
  
• Tsinghua University Library
  
• Beijing Normal University Library
  
• CPC Central Committee Party School Library
  
• Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications Library
  
• Beijing Agricultural University Library
  
• Institute of Science and Technology Information of China
  
• Documentation and Information Center of China Academy of Sciences
  
• China Ethnic Library
  
• Capital Library (Beijing Municipal Public library)
  
• Chongwen District Library, Beijing
  
• Dongcheng District Library, Beijing
  
• Shijingshan District Children's Library
  
• Beijing No. 4 Middle School
  
• Medical Library of People's Liberation Army
  

A. Registration

(Before 31 December 1995)

(After 1 January 1996)

Please send payment to:

The deadline date for advance registration is May 1, 1996. Registrations after this date are charged an additional sum. Registrations on site will be accepted at the Convention Center while the conference is in session, beginning on August 23. Five credit cards can be accepted at the conference venue.
The detailed methods of payments will be specified on the registration form which is distributed with the Final Announcement. Anyone who plans to participate in the conference may request free of charge the Final Announcement and registration forms.

Registration fees

                         Before May 1, 1996     After May 1, 1996
                         (include the date)
Delegates                  US$ 350.00               US$ 400.00
Accompanying Persons       US$ 225.00               US$ 250.00

C. Cancellations

        Date                         % of refunding
   Before July 15                         50%
   After July 15                        no refund

Refund will be made within 30 days of the close of the conference.

D. the registration fee from the delegates will cover:

1. Name badge,
2. Admission to all sessions,
3. all available conference papers and reports,
4. participation in the exhibition,
5. Opening and closing sessions,
6. All receptions and cultural performance,
7. Professional visits to libraries,
8. Sightseeing tours (including transportation and guide)

The registration fee for the accompanying persons will cover point 1, 4-8, and one and two half-day tour(s).

9. Accommodation

2. The reservation must verify the arrival and departure dates acknowledged by the voucher of registration confirmed. The receipt will specify the deposit paid, which will be deducted from the hotel bill.

(Approximate rates for hotel room (excluding breakfast)

           Single Rooms (with 2 beds)  Double Rooms (suite)
Category A       US$ 150-200               US$ 250-300
Category B       US$ 100-150               US$ 200-250
Category C       US$  80-100               US$ 150-200
Category D       US$  40- 80               US$ 120-180
Category E       US$  20- 30

Note: the room rates are subject to change without prior notice.

3. Please send the payment to:

For further information relating to accommodation reservation please contact:

(Before 31 December 1995) Mr. Qiu Dongjiang Secretariat China Organizing Committee '96 Beijing IFLA Conference c/o National Library of China 39 Baishiqiao Road Beijing 100081, CHINA Tel. (86)(10)8416347; 8419260 Fax. (86)(10)8419271 E-mail: cjsun@bepc2.ihep.ac.cn (After 1 January 1996) Mr. Qiu Dongjiang Room 5025 Beijing International Convention Center 8 Beichendong Rd. Chaoyang District Beijing 100101 CHINA Tel. 4913623 Fax. 4910257