Provisional Programme

Sunday 23 January 2000 19.00 - 22.00 Reception
Monday January 2000 09.30 - 09.40

Welcome from the President of the Organising Committee

09.40 - 09.50 Opening remarks from Drs Jan van der Burg, President of the IAALD
09.50 - 10.00 Opening speech of the Congress by a Senegalese authority
10.00 - 10.30 Coffee break, Group photo
10.30 - 11.00 The role of information in promoting worldwide food safety - by representative of the FAO
11.00 - 11.30 New information and communication technologies, and development - by representative of the CRDI
11.30 - 12.30 General discussion
12.30 - 12.45 General information
12.45 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 15.00 Impact and durability of information systems - by representative of the CTA
15.00 - 15.30 Information superhighways and content structuring for countries in the southern hemisphere, by representative of the AUPELF-UREF
15.30 - 16.00 General discussions
16.00 - 16.30 Coffee break
16.30 - 17.00 General discussions (continued) Tuesday 25 January 2000 09.00 - 09.30 Technological changes and revolutions, by representative of the US National Agricultural Library

09.30 - 10.00 General discussion
10.00 - 11.00 Workshops on technological change and revolutions
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 Workshops on technological change and revolutions
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 15.00 Isolation of information professionals and adaptation
15.00 - 15.30 General discussion
15.30 - 16.30 Workshops on professional isolation and adaptation
16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 - 18.00 Workshops on professional isolation and adaptation Wednesday 26 January 2000 08.00 - 13.00 IAALD

General Meeting

• President's Report
• Secretary-Treasurer's Report
• Publications Manager's Report
• Working Groups' Report
• Amendments to the constitution
• Ratification of the new Executive Committee
• Introduction of the new IAALD President
• New strategic directions of the IAALD

Afternoon (Exhibition) Thursday 27January 2000 09.00 - 09.30 The economic crisis and its impact on information services, by representative of CAB-International Information Services

09.30 - 10.00 General discussion
10.00 - 11.00 Workshops on the economic crisis and its impact on information services
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 Workshops on the economic crisis and its impact on information services
13.00 - 14.30 Lunch
14.30 - 15.00 Alliance and partnership strategies by representative of the CIRAD (France)
15.00 - 15.30 General discussion
15.30 - 16.30 Workshops on alliance and partnership strategies
16.30 - 17.00 Coffee break
17.00 - 18.00 Workshops on alliance and partnership strategies FRIDAY 28 January 2000 09.00 - 10.00 Round table on information management trends
10.00 - 11.00 General conclusions of the Congress
11.00 - 11.30 Coffee break
11.30 - 13.00 Departure for trip to Gorée
13.00 - 15.30 Lunch in Gorée
15.30 - 19.00 Trip to Lac Rose