The theme of this meeting will be the management of technologies and library automated systems in the context of developing countries, and in the light of recent developments concerning open source software and applications, as well as new commercial products. The objectives of the conference are to:

• Bring together library practitioners, researchers, and educators in library and information science as well as designers and providers of technologies, software and other products that can be useful to libraries and their users, in order to exchange information and ideas;
• Share international experiences focusing on various approaches to the management of technologies and library systems in the context of developing countries;
• Contribute to the organization of study groups on these questions among African information professionals from different linguistic communities;
• Explore possibilities that can be offered by IFLA core programmes to support developing countries in developing their management of technologies and library and automated systems.

An international scientific committee evaluated the proposals call for papers, and the program has been set up. French and English will be the official languages of the meeting and a simultaneous interpretation will be available for participants.

If you have questions about the theme or objectives, feel free to contact: Réjean Savard