REMINDER AND UPDATE
2ND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON AFRICAN DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND ARCHIVES (ICADLA-2)
The 2nd International Conference on African Digital Libraries and Archives (ICADLA-2), hosted by the University of the Witwatersrand, will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa from 14 – 18 November 2011.
For more information about the event: http://www.wits.ac.za/newsroom/conferences/13135/home.html
IMPORTANT DATES AND DEADLINES
Abstract and Submission Deadlines:
Abstract submission deadline extended to: 15 September 2011
Notification of acceptance of conference paper: 16 September 2011
Submission of final version (full paper) extended to: 30 October 2011
Registration
Workshop
Early Bird (Now Closed) Registration: R2,240.00 (South African Rand) – until 31 July 2011
R2,590.00 (South African Rand): 1st August – 31 October 2011
Conference
Early Bird (Now Closed) Registration: R1,890.00 (South African Rand) - until 31 July 2011
R2,100.00 (South African Rand) - 1st August – 31 October 2011
Registration closes on 31 October 2011.
Late registration fee: R2,300.00 (South African Rand)
Registration closes on 31 October 2011.
THEME
The theme of ICADLA-2 is Developing Knowledge for Economic Advancement in Africa.
We invite participation from all African countries, private and public international development organisations, and other countries aiding Africa.ICADLA-2 will provide a platform for the realisation of the outcomes of ICADLA-1 and it will provide a forum for African Institutions to:
- Access and examine options for capacity development in all strategic areas of digitisation;
- Strengthen existing and build new networks and linkages necessary for knowledge sharing in the area;
- Understand the strategic and management issues of developing digital resources from digitisation to delivery;
- Develop national digitisation programmes and strategies aimed at establishing the required digitisation infrastructure for access to, and long term preservation of, African scholarly and cultural digital content and the creation of digital libraries.
FORMAT
ICADLA-2 is a five day workshop and conference event. The format of ICADLA-2 will be a three-day training workshop designed for leaders and decision makers and a two-day strategic digitisation project planning conference.
- 3- Day Training Workshop - Digital Futures: from Digitisation to Delivery (14-16 November 2011)
The internationally acclaimed "Digital Futures: from Digitisation to Delivery" training event will be run by international expert Simon Tanner. It will focus on the creation, delivery and preservation of digital resources from libraries and cultural and memory institutions.
- 2- Day Digitisation Project and Programme Planning Conference - Developing National and Institutional Digitisation Strategies (17-18 November 2011)
This strategic planning conference will bring together Directors of National Archives, Libraries and Museums and tertiary institutions across Africa to discuss how they can design and implement national digitisation programmes to improve the availability of and access to African scholarly and cultural digital content to enhance the continent's development efforts.
Ideally every country and/or Region in Africa should be represented at the Conference, particularly National Directors of Libraries, Archives and Museums who will be able to provide information on the status of digitisation endeavours in their respective countries, the challenges they are facing and suggested ways forward.
All delegates will be required to send in brief reports on their institutional or national digitisation initiatives and plans. Selected reports will be discussed to enhance information and knowledge sharing. Attention will be paid to the general digitisation vision and activities, intellectual property rights, the discovery architecture for digital objects, cooperation and mass digitisation and standards and policies. Conference themes and sub-themes will include:
National and Regional Digital Library & Archives Strategies
Capacity Issues and Resource Mobilisation
Access and Ownership
Policy and Legislative Frameworks
Technical Issues
Developing Collaborative Projects for National and Regional Projects and Programmes
SPONSORSHIP/FUNDING
Conference organisers are hoping to raise some funds for the sponsorship of selected presenters. It is envisaged that limited funding might be available for your participation, no commitment.
VENUES
Please note that there has been a change to the conference venue. Both the Conference and Workshop will be held at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits).
· Conference: First National Bank building, West Campus (http://www.wits.ac.za/contactwits/maps/westcampus.htm/609/west_campus.html
· Workshop: Wartenweiler Library, Conference Room, 4th Floor http://www.wits.ac.za/maps/606/east_campus.html
Wits campus- Map and Directions: http://www.wits.ac.za/placesofinterest/visitorinformation/607/maps.html
ACCOMMODATION
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