INVITATION TO CONSAL XV GENERAL CONFERENCE

January 25, 2012

Dear Colleague:

INVITATION TO CONSAL XV GENERAL CONFERENCE

The Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL) was established in 1970 in response to a growing sense of Southeast Asian identity among librarians and information professionals. CONSAL membership comprises the national library associations and the national libraries of the ASEAN countries, namely: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. CONSAL convenes a General Conference triennially in each country in rotation.

In behalf of the CONSAL XV Philippine Executive Board, we are pleased to invite you to attend the 2012 CONSAL XV General Conference on the theme "National Heritage: Preservation and Dissemination" to be held at Discovery Kartika Plaza Hotel, Kuta – Bali, Indonesia from May 28-31, 2012. This is one occasion for all librarians in Asia and other parts of the world to be together and share each other's experiences, knowledge and expertise.

Objectives of the activity is to consolidate solidarity and cooperation among librarians in Southeast Asian countries, especially in the national heritage and library services; share and learn experience in libraries and information services in Southeast Asian countries and the development in Asian region and around the world; develop the cooperation of regional projects on the library resources and information services; improve the usage of library services to fulfill the need of library users in each countries through the cooperation on interlibrary services among CONSAL country members; and introduce the progress of libraries achievement in the CONSAL member

CONSAL General Conference Package is US$1,312.00 inclusive of the following: Registration Fee, Round trip economy class ticket via Singapore Airlines, Hotel accommodation for 5 days / 4 nights based on twin sharing, Round trip airport-hotel-airport transfers, Daily Buffet Breakfast, Airline tax, Conference Proceedings, Conference Bag, Conference Sessions, Lunches and Cultural/Farewell Dinner, Certificate of Participation/Attendance and Half-day City Tour.

Exclusions:

Php 1,620.00 Philippine Travel Tax
750.00 Terminal Fee
Php 2,370.00

Payment in cash or in check should be payable to Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI), CA No. 201-515864-3, PNB, T.M. Kalaw Branch, Ermita, Manila. A copy of Bank transfer should be fax to 5259401 or 9292180 or send to PLAI Headquarters, 3F Room 301, The National Library of the Philippines., T M Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila. Interested participants should deposit US$100 and full payment is on or before April 27, 2012.

For further details/inquiries/reservation, please get in touch with the following:

Thelma S. Kim, President, Email: kim.thelma@yahoo.com, Cel # 09156170354

Marilou L. Pasion, Secretary, Email: malousyat@yahoo.com, Cel# 09272396232

Victoria R. Santos,Executive Vice-President, Cel # 09175011042, Email: nddulib@nddu.edu.ph

Maxie Doreen Cabarron, VP Visayas, coyconmac@yahoo.com,
TelNo.: 032-2531000 loc. 126, Cel # 09204183044

Sonia S. Isip, VP Luzon, Email: browneyes007_ph@yahoo.com, Cel # 09205841991

Leticia A. Cansancio, VP Mindanao: Cel # 09192861068, Email: lettycansancio@yahoo.com

Antonio M. Santos,Director, National Library of the Philippines
Tel. No. 5234054, Cel # 09178718192

Lilia F. Echiverri, Ex-Officio, Email: lily_echiverri@gmail.com
Cel # 09282120973

We look forward to seeing you in CONSAL XV (2012) and altogether reap the success of this event.

Below is a copy of CONSAL XV General Conference Registration Form.

Very truly yours,

CONSAL XV PHILIPPINE EXECUTIVE BOARD:

THELMA S. KIM

ANTONIO M. SANTOS

LILIA F. ECHIVERRI

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THE 15th GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE CONGRESS OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN LIBRARIANS, Kuta - Bali, Indonesia, May 28-May 31 2012

REGISTRATION FORM (REQUIRED)
Important note:
- Deadline for registration is:27 April 2012.
- Please complete using a typewriter or BLOCK LETTERS.
Personal Information:
Title: Prof. Dr. Mr. Mrs. Ms.
Name: First ........................................... Middle ................................... Last ...............................
Name to appear on the badge
Job title: .................................................. Institution: .................................................................
Address .......................................................................................................................................
City: .................................. State/Province: ......................................................................
Country: ......................... ZIP/Postal Code: .......................................................................
Communicaton: Tel: ....................................... ................................. Fax: ...................................
E-mail:: ................................. ..... Residence telephone: .................................................
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Dietary requirements :

Vegetarian Others ......... ..................................................

Payment in cash or in check should be payable to Philippine Librarians Association, Inc. (PLAI), CA No. 201-515864-3, PNB, T.M. Kalaw Branch. A copy of Bank transfer should be fax to 5259401 or 9292180 or send to PLAI Headquarters, 3/F Room 301, The National Library of the Philippines, T Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila.

Registration Cancellations and Refund

For cancellations received before 6 May 2012 an administration fee of USD 50 will be charged. For cancellations received after 6 May 2012 no refunds will be given. Delegates who cannot attend may, under certain conditions, name a substitute to take their registration. Please contact PLAI.

PLAI NCR General Assembly and Oath Taking Ceremony of New Librarians

The Philippine Librarians Association-National Capital Region (PLAI-NCR) Librarians Council will hold its Annual General Assembly on the 10th of February 2012, Friday, 1:00-5:00 p.m. at the Epifanio de los Santos Auditoirum, 6/F The National Library of the Philippines, T. M. Kalaw St., Ermita, Manila with the following Agenda:

Part I General Assembly meeting:

1. Call to order
2. Determination of Presence of Quorum
3. Approval of the minutes of Last Year’s Annual General Meeting
4. Annual Report of the President
5. Treasurer’s Report
6. Other Matters as may be properly brought before the Meeting
7. Adjournment

Part II Oath-taking Ceremony of the successful examinees in the Librarian Licensure Examination given by the Board of Librarians on November 2011.

Part III Lecture-Forum on “Ethical Considerations in Library Collection Development and Management.

Free registration forpaid members of 2011, Php 250.00 for non-members and Php 100.00 for students.

For inquiries, please contact the PLAI office at nos, 5259401, Elvie Lapuz at 9818500 local 2865 / +639178553228 or any of the Association’s officers/directors. We will greatly appreciate your sharing of this information with others.

CaVRLC 2012 Seminar in Nueva Vizcaya

Philippine Librarians Association, Inc.

Cagayan Valley Region Librarians Council

Headquarter: Saint Mary’s University

3700 Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

Tel. No.: (078) 321 2221 local 112

January 18, 2012

Dear Colleagues,

The Cagayan Valley Region Librarians Council (CaVRLC) will be conducting a three-day conference with the theme, Library 2.0 Environment: Challenges and Opportunities, on February 14-16, 2012 at 2^nd Floor, Fr. Roger Tjolle Bldg., Saint Mary’s University, Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya.

The objectives of the conference are: 1) To inform librarians and those people working in the library about the theories and principles of Library and Web 2.0 and their role in enhancing the library services; 2) To bring back librarians into the basic skills needed in managing the library; 3) To improve the services of the library by understanding the customer and what service quality is all about as applied in the library; and 4) To know the importance of social media in marketing the library.

The fee is P3,000.00 for live-out participants and P3,500.00 for live-in participants which includes registration fee, 2 nights accommodation only, 3 meals, 6 snacks, kit and conference papers. Accommodation is on a first-come-first-served basis. We would appreciate it if you can send your reservation on or before February 10, 2012.

For reservation and further inquiry, please contact:

Mr. David A. Cabonero CP No.: 0915 597 4406

Tel. No.: (078) 321 2221 loc. 112

Email: bluegemini7777@yahoo.com

Miss Dolores M. Ricardo CP No. 0919 828 4245

Mrs. Fely C. Baliton CP No. 0927 523 1717

Thank you and we look forward to your support for this activity.

Respectfully

MR. MICHAEL PINTO

Conference Chair

Noted by:

(SGD.) DAVID A. CABONERO, MALS

PLAI-CaVRLC President

UPLSAA 2012 Seminar in Cagayan De Oro City

University of the Philippines Library Science Alumni Association
in partnership with the
University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies

January 16, 2012

Greetings!

The University of the Philippines Library Science Alumni Association (UPLSAA), in partnership with the University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies (UP SLIS), will hold the 1^st ALAM (Advancements in Libraries, Archives and Museums) Seminar with the theme“ALAM 2012: Organization of Information Resources and Converging Practices in Libraries, Archives and Museums” on 7-9 March 2012 at the Pearlmont Inn, Limketkai Drive, Cagayan De Oro City.

We are inviting you and your staff, librarians, archivists, museum curators, records officers, information officers, administrative officers/staff and other professionals to partake in this seminar. The seminar's main objective is to strengthen the participants' knowledge and be acquainted with the new trends and related issues on the organization of information in Libraries, Archives and Museums. To achieve this, the following topics will be presented:
- An Overview of Resource Description and Access (RDA)
- Trends on Organizing Filipiniana Materials
- Open Source Solutions for Libraries
- Records Management Made Easy
- Establishing an Archives Program
- Organization of Records Using Description Standards
- Basic Organization of Museum Objects
- Acquiring Grants and Developing Projects for Libraries, Archives and Museums
- Application of Collaboration 2.0 in Libraries, Archives and Museums
- Legal Issues Surrounding Information and Cultural Heritage Collections

The fee is P5,000.00 for live-in participants (inclusive of accommodation – March 7, 2:00PM to March 9, 12:00PM; registration; meals – am/pm snack, breakfast, lunch and dinner; instructional materials; kit; and other expenses). Live-out participants shall be charged P4,500.00 (inclusive of registration; meals – am/pm snack, breakfast, lunch and dinner; instructional materials; kit; and other expenses). For those who will register before January 27, 2012 will have an early-bird discount and shall be charged of P4,500.00 for live-in participants and P4,000.00 for live-out participants. Participants who will check-in before 2:00PM of March 7 shall pay on their personal account. Please send in your reservation on or before March 2, 2012. You may send your reservation to any of the following:

For e-mail reservation:
Rafael Joseph C. del Mundo
Manila Observatory
Mobile No. : 09179541658, 09339760655
Email: alam2012@uplsaa.net

For fax reservation:
Attn: Marjorie C. Dacillo
DTI-Bureau of Export Trade Promotion
Mobile No.: 09175066275
Fax No. : (02) 890-4721

Payments should be deposited to PNB Account No. 393635900016 (Acct. Name: University of the Philippines Library Science Alumni Association; Branch: UP Campus). For more information about the Seminar, you may visit our website at http://www.uplsaa.net/. You can download this invitation, registration form and program of activities in our website. If you want an invitation letter addressed to you, please send us an email alam2012@uplsaa.net and we’ll be happy to send you one.

We look forward to seeing you in this Seminar.

Thank you.

Sincerely yours,


Denise Marie Cruz
Chair, ALAM 2012

ADMU-Rizal Library Conference in Bacolod City

Dear Colleagues,

The Ateneo de Manila University-Rizal Library, Ateneo High School Educational Media Center, Private Secondary School Administrators Association of the Philippines (PRISSAAP) and the Philippine Association of School Librarians, Inc. (PASLI), in collaboration with the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL), invite you to attend the Regional Conference on School Librarianship with the theme: “Directions for the Future of School Libraries”.

The conference will be held on April 26-27, 2012 at the Bacolod Pavillon Hotel, Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. It aims to bring together school librarians in the region to establish and strengthen relationships and support regional cooperation of school librarians.

The following are the conference fees:

1. Live-in participants: PhP. 4,000.00 (inclusive of shared room accommodations, food, conference kit, and certificate)
2. Live-out participants: PhP. 3,500.00 (inclusive of food, conference kit, and certificate only).

For more information, you may contact Mr. Fernan R. Dizon (fdizon@ateneo.edu), Mrs. Lourdes T. David (ltdavid@ateneo.edu) or myself (ksagun@ateneo.edu).

Attached is the official invite. I hope to see you in Bacolod City!

Best regards,

Karryl Kim A. Sagun
Assistant to the Director
Special Programs & Events
RIZAL LIBRARY

ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY
Katipunan Avenue,Loyola Heights
Quezon City 1108 PHILIPPINES
Tel. no.: (632) 426-6001 ext. 5581
Fax. no.: (632) 426-5961

http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph
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