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- Luiz Alberto Rasseli Junior
In September, COAR organizes e-forum on “Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies
This online event has the objective of providing a forum for institutions and individuals to discuss how libraries and information centers can promote the adoption of access to information as part of the post-2015 agenda, in particular United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
(Source: COAR) The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations and COAR, are organising an e-forum on “Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies” which will take place from 7-18 September 2015.
The event will offer webcasts by experts to provide important background information for participants and to help stimulate dialogue and discussion around some questions in the area.The e-forum is aimed at information professionals in general, any person related to access to information, libraries, information centers is invited and encouraged to participate in the forum.
Dates
The e-forum on “Sustainable Development Goals: The Impact of Access to Information on our Societies” which will take place from 7th to 18th of September 2015.
Webinars
During the e-forum, webinars will take place to support the discussions. Announcements will be distributed one week before each webinar. The first webinar will take place on 6 September at 11:00 with the title “Libraries, The Lyon Declaration, and the Road to 2030” by Stuart Hamilton, Deputy Secretary General, Director, Policy & Advocacy at the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA).
How to join
The e-forum is open to anyone, places are not limited. If you are interested to participate in this online event, use the form at https://dgroups.org/fao/ciard-econsultation/sdgs-impact-access-information-societies/join.
To get more information, visit https://www.coar-repositories.org/news-media/sustainable-development-goals-the-impact-of-access-to-information-on-our-societies-e-forum-7-18-september-2015/. If you have any questions, please contact COAR Executive Director Kathleen Shearer (Kathleen.shearer@coar-repositories.org) or AIMS@fao.org.
