| Day 1: Wednesday, 3 July 2013 – Theme: Leadership |
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Programme Director: |
Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata, Executive Director, Unisa Library |
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07:45 - 08:45 |
Registrations |
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08:45 - 10:45 |
Plenary Session 1 – Opening
- Welcome: Prof MS Makhanya, Principal and Vice Chancellor, University of South Africa
- Summit context: Prof RM Phakeng, Vice Principal: Research and Innovation, University of South Africa
- Opening Remarks: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
- IFLA: Opening Remarks by Jennefer Nicholson, IFLA's Secretary General, IFLA Headquaters, The Netherlands
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09:45- 10:45 |
Keynote speaker
Dr Andrew Kaniki
National Research Foundation, South Africa – 21st Century LIS Leadership: Emerging trends |
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Vote of Thanks
Dr Victoria Okojie, Chair of the IFLA Africa Section
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10:45 – 11:15 |
Tea |
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Programme Director: |
Dudu Nkosi
Director: Information Resource Collection Management |
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11:15 –13:00 |
Plenary Session 2
- Global leadership: developing multicultural leaders (30 minutes) Speaker: Jennefer Nicholson, IFLA’s Secretary General, IFLA Headquarters, The Netherlands
- African leadership systems (30 minutes) Speaker: Madei Mangori, CEO, Organizational Life Focus Pty Ltd, Botswana
- African Diaspora LIS leadership (30 minutes) Speaker: Prof Ismail Abdullahi, North Carolina Central University, School of Library and Information Sciences
- Open discussion (15 minutes)
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13:00-14:00 |
Finger Lunch: Exhibitions and Poster presentations |
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14:00-15:00 |
Panel Discussion 1
- The Top 10 Leadership Qualities in the 21st Century
- Chair: Tbd – Prof Kingo Jotham Mchombu, Dean: Fuculty of Humanities & Social Science, University of Namibia ,Namibia
- Panel members: Dr Laila Rizk, Vice Dean for Community Service & Environment Development, Ain Shams University, Egypt; Ms Gertrude Kayaga Mulindwa, Director: National Library of Uganda, Uganda; Other panel member – await feedback
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15:15-16:30 |
Drilldown Session 1: Leadership for Change/How leadership must change to meet the future
| Drilldown Session 1 |
Chair & Provocateur |
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A: African Library Associations |
Prof Constantine Nyamboga,
Dean: Faculty of Information Science & Technology, Mount Kenya University, Kenya |
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B: Training of LIS Practitioners |
Prof Omwoyo Bosire Onyancha
Head: Department of Information Science, University of South Africa |
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C: Public and Community Information Practitioners |
Tbd – await feedback |
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D: School Libraries |
Tbd – await feedback |
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E: Academic, Research and Special Libraries |
Kathy Matsika
National University of Science and Technology, Zimbabwe |
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F: LIS in Francophone Africa |
Alim Garga
Sub Director of the Library, National Assembly of Cameroon, Cameroon |
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G: LIS in Lusophone Africa |
Aissa Issak
Universidade Pedagógica, Mozambique | |
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18:00 |
Special Opening Event Guest Speaker: EIFL- PLIP Awards Ceremony |
| Day 2: Thursday, 4 July 2013 – Theme: Innovation |
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Programme Director: |
Joyce Gozo, Director: Client Services, Unisa Library, University of South Africa |
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07:30 - 08:00 |
Registrations |
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08:00 - 09:00 |
Plenary Session 3
- Building, leading and sustaining the innovative organisation (20 minutes) Speaker: Prof Lessing Labuschagne, Department Research, University of South Africa
- 21st Century Leadership: Leading innovation in the information society within the African context (20 minutes) Speaker: Tbd – await feedback
- Sustainable innovation in the knowledge sector in the 21st century (20 minutes) Speaker: Dr Jacques du Plessis, Interim Chief Information Officer, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, USA
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09:15 - 10:30 |
World Cafe Workshop on Leading Innovation
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Chair: Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata |
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Group1 |
Green - Tbd – await feedback |
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Group 2 |
Blue - Tbd – await feedback |
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Group3 |
Red - Tbd – await feedback |
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Group 4 |
Yellow - Tbd – await feedback |
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Group 5 |
Purple - Tbd – await feedback | |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Tea |
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11:00 – 13:00 |
Plenary Session 4
- Title : Await title (30 minutes) Ramuné Petuchovaité, EIFL - PLIP Manager
- Examples of library innovation (30 minutes) Speaker: Dr Judy Henning, Deputy Executive Director, Unisa Library, University of South Africa
- Innovation Hub in libraries (30 minutes) Speaker: Dr Chris Coward, Co-founder, Principal Research Scientist, and Director of the Technology & Social Change Group (TASCHA), University of Washington Information School, USA
Open discussion (30 min) |
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13:00-14:00 |
Finger Lunch: Exhibitions and Poster presentations |
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14:00-15:00 |
Panel Discussion 2: Innovation – a dream or the future?
- Chair: Felix Ubogu, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
- Panel members:
- Dr Matseliso Moshoeshoe-Chadzingwa (Lesotho),
- Prof Theo Bothma (South Africa),
- Mr Puleng Kekana (South Africa),
- Dr Alli Mcharazo (Tanzania)
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15:15-16:15 |
Drilldown Session 2: Sustainable Innovation in LIS Organisations
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Chair |
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A: African Library Associations |
Tbd – await feedback |
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B: Training of LIS Practitioners |
Tbd – await feedback |
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C: Public and Community Information Practitioners |
Veno Kauaria, Director: Namibia Library and Archives Service, Ministry of Education , Namibia |
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D: School Libraries |
Tbd – await feedback |
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E: Academic, Research and Special Libraries |
Tbd – await feedback |
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F: LIS in Francophone Africa |
Ibrahim Ramjaun, Librarian, National Library of Mauritius |
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G: LIS in Lusophone Africa |
Aissa Issak, Universidade Pedagógica, Mozambique |
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16:30 - 17:30 |
Plenary Session 5
- Feedback from Drilldown Sessions
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19:00: |
Buffet: Networking & Leadership |
| Day 3: Friday, 5 July 2013 – Theme: Cooperation and the way forward |
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Programme Director: |
Dr Eddy Maepa, Director: Library Corporate Services, Unisa Library, University of South Africa |
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08:00 - 10:10 |
Plenary Session 6
- Libraries and library networks of the future (35 minutes). Speaker: Dr Kay Raseroka, Past IFLA President 2003 - 2005, Botswana
- Sustaining collaboration and innovation in ICT4D (35 minutes) Tbd – await feedback
- Building the capacity of IFLA's leaders. Speakers: Victoria Okojie, Chair of the IFLA Africa Section &
Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan, University Librarian, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana (45 min)
- Open discussion
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10:10 - 10:40 |
TEA |
| 10:40 - 11:40 |
Plenary Session 7
- African Librarianship: The horizon and beyond - An overview. Speaker: Prof Archie Dick, Department of Information Science, University of Pretoria (40min)
- Open discussion
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11:50 - 13:00 |
Drilldown Session 3: The Way Forward: Drafting an action plan
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Drilldown Session 3 |
Chair |
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A: African Library Associations |
Tbd – await feedback |
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B: Training of LIS Practitioners |
Tbd – await feedback |
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C: Public and Community Information Practitioners |
Richard Atuti, Director: Kenya National Library Services, Kenya |
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D: School Libraries |
Prof Genevieve Hart, Department of Library Science, University of Western Cape, South Africa |
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E: Academic, Research and Special Libraries |
Robert Moropa, Director: Department of Library Services, University of Pretoria, South Africa |
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F: LIS in Francophone Africa |
Tbd – await feedback |
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G: LIS in Lusophone Africa |
Aissa Issak, Universidade Pedagógica, Mozambique |
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13:00-14:00 |
Finger Lunch: Exhibitions and Poster presentations |
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14:00 - 15:30 |
Plenary Session 8 – Launch of New LIS Platforms
14:00 – 15:30 Chair: Dr Kay Raseroka, Past IFLA President 2003 - 2005 , Botswana
- Launch (30 minutes): African Information Association - Dr Helena Asamoah-Hassan, University Librarian, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Ghana
- Launch (30 minutes): Forum of National Libraries of Africa – John Tsebe, National Librarian & CEO, National Library of South Africa
Open discussion (30 minutes) |
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15:30 |
Closing Event
- Best Exhibitor of the Summit
- Summit Evaluation presentation
- Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation – Closing remarks
- Dr Victoria Okojie, Chair of the IFLA Africa Section – Closing remarks
- Dr Buhle Mbambo-Thata, Executive Director, Unisa Library, University of South Africa – Closing remarks
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