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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">2024.07.31. 15:19 keltezéssel, Judit
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<div dir="ltr">Tisztelt Elnökség!
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<div>Egy friss hír, ami meglepetés is egyben.</div>
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<div>Az IFLA elnöke kihirdette, hogy 2025-ben Kazahsztán lesz a
WLIC helyszíne. </div>
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<div>Alább megküldöm a legfrissebb IFLA elnöki tájékoztató
levelet, benne a hírrel.</div>
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<div>Az IFLA facebook oldalán is már megjelent. </div>
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<div>Kérem Sanyit és Katit, hogy osszuk meg majd a hírt mi is. </div>
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<div>Üdvözlettel,</div>
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<div>Judit </div>
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Date: 2024. júl. 31., Sze, 13:15<br>
Subject: IFLA President’s Message: July 2024<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Gamba Daru*
Judit Gerencsér,</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I’m happy to
be writing to you again to share an update on my
work as President, as well as on the work of the
Governing Board (GB) and IFLA as a whole.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The message is
coming right at the end of the month, but I was
keen to make sure I could talk about the outcome
of our GB meeting, held on Monday 29 July. The
meeting covered a number of key issues which I
know really matter to our members and volunteers.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">It has been a
very full month. In addition to the GB and work
around the Information Futures Summit (more on
this later), I was very glad to attend ALA’s
annual conference in San Diego, alongside Leslie
Weir, IFLA President-elect. I also participated
remotely in conferences in China, Argentina and
Singapore. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">These
opportunities matter. They provide me as
President an opportunity to meet with IFLA
members and volunteers, to share more about what
we are doing for the field, and to make sure I’m
up to speed on the issues you are facing. I know
that other GB members also value the chance to
engage and support IFLA’s work, for example in the
context of our engagement in the
<a
href="https://www.ifla.org/news/libraries-heard-successful-ifla-engagement-at-the-2024-un-high-level-political-forum/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
UN High-Level Political Forum</a> this month
attended by two of our GB members, Loida
Garcia-Febo and Alejandro Santa.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Looking back
to the <b>Governing Board meeting on 29 July 2024</b>,
before which, for the first time, we shared
advance
<a
href="https://www.ifla.org/news/ifla-governing-board-upcoming-meeting-and-staying-in-touch/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
details of our agenda</a>, the topic that raised
most interest was IFLA’s 2025 Congress, and in
particular whether and where it will take place.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I’m very glad
to say that following a site visit including GB
member Kirsten Boelt and members of our
Headquarters team, the GB has decided that we will
be holding the
<b>2025 World Library and Information Congress in
Astana, Kazakhstan. </b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We will be
sharing more about plans for this shortly,
including key dates, but I believe that going to
Astana will be a great way to bring engagement in
international librarianship to a new part of the
world for IFLA. It will also offer international
participants insights into a fascinating culture
and a library field with really ambitious plans
for the future. See our
<a
href="https://www.ifla.org/news/ifla-selects-astana-kazakhstan-to-host-the-2025-world-library-and-information-congress"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
press release</a> for more.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We also made
important progress on the <b>
IFLA Strategy</b> <b>2024-2029</b>. I thank
everyone who responded to our six surveys or
participated in our consultation sessions. Your
contributions have helped us move much closer to
the goal of a Strategy that makes a clearer
connection between the work of IFLA, the work of
the library field as a whole, and the world we
want to see. It is also easier to adapt and adopt
by others, and as you requested, speaks more
directly to the contributions libraries make to
development and the communities we serve.</span></p>
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Crucially it gives us a much stronger focus on
sustainable futures for our communities, and a
roadmap for how we ensure that as a Federation,
we are able to support our members and the wider
field to grow and deliver on their potential.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Over the
coming weeks, the Governing Board will work with
the IFLA HQ team to finalise the Strategy. It will
be formally launched at the Information Futures
Summit in Brisbane. We will also share it with
members and volunteers in advance, together with
supporting materials. We recognise the need for
our units in particular, to have the time to read
and consider the new Strategy ahead of updating
action plans in October.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The GB meeting
also looked ahead to the IFLA
<b>Information Futures Summit, </b>which will
take place in Brisbane, Australia – my home town!
– from 30 September to 3 October. This event is a
priority for me, and I am very grateful to the
colleagues in our Australian advisory committee
and at IFLA HQ for the intensive work that is
going into making the summit a truly exciting and
innovative experience.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Even though I
am working on preparation for the summit every
day, it is still really exciting for me to step
back and look at the extraordinary range of
speakers who will be coming, as well as the
innovative formats we have planned. I hope you
will feel the same when you see the overviews we
have recently shared of our
<a
href="https://2024.ifla.org/iifs-keynote-speakers-and-you/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">keynotes</a>
and <a
href="https://2024.ifla.org/iifs-panellists-and-you/" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">
other speakers</a>. We’re also sharing
additional details on associated events and
library tours in the city, region and beyond.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In the coming
weeks we’ll be sharing a series of short blogs
about the different to be explored at the Summit,
and the rich range of perspectives that will be
shared. You can of course already find a lot of
information on the <a
href="https://2024.ifla.org" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">website</a>, with more
being added every day.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Outside of
these highlights, and looking across the other
priorities for IFLA set out in my first speech as
IFLA President, in August 2023 in Rotterdam, I’m
happy to share the following:</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Maximise
IFLA’s financial sustainability</span></b><span
lang="EN-GB">: I’m happy to say that after the
agreement of the budget with Stichting IFLA Global
Libraries (SIGL), it has been possible to move
quickly to implement plans. You will likely have
seen requests for proposals for research on
partnership opportunities. The results of these
will accelerate efforts globally to boost the
sustainability of the global library field and its
ability to deliver positive change, while SIGL
support also made possible our engagement at the
UN High-Level Political Forum earlier this month.
I acknowledge the significant contributions of
Deborah Jacobs (an IFLA Honorary Fellow) and Inga
Lundén, who have stepped down from the SIGL board.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We also took a
large part of the time at our GB meeting on Monday
to review our financial situation after the 2<sup>nd</sup>
quarter of 2024. We’ve made significant progress
in reducing the projected deficit, although will
still be affected by the consequences of not
holding a World Library and Information Congress
this year.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Agree the
IFLA Strategy 2024-2029</span></b><span
lang="EN-GB">: as highlighted above, we are almost
ready, with finalisation due in the coming weeks.
We are already working on translations,
communication and dissemination, to make it as
useful as possible for our volunteers, members and
the wider library field. .
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Deliver the
IFLA Trend Report 2024</span></b><span
lang="EN-GB">: this will be the centrepiece of the
IFLA Information Futures Summit in Brisbane, and
you will already get a preview of some of the
Trends in the upcoming series of blogs about the
Summit themes . Look out for more about the
literature review as well!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">An
effective and well-functioning Governing Board</span></b><span
lang="EN-GB">: this is an ongoing area of focus,.
We have already expanded the content of the GB
pages on the website, and shared a forward look at
our agenda. At our next meeting, we will be
talking about how to open up relevant discussions
to observers. You will also see more being shared
about what other Governing Board members are doing
in their leadership roles within the Federation.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Closer
engagement with members</span></b><span
lang="EN-GB">: as mentioned earlier, I’ve been
very happy to participate in conferences and other
events organised by members over the last month. I
see these as central to building closer
engagement, and am looking forward to even more
opportunities in the future. More broadly, we are
looking at how to improve the targeting of our
multilingual mailing. I encourage you to
<a
href="https://www.ifla.org/news/dates-published-for-next-ifla-townhalls/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">sign up</a>
for one of our Townhall sessions in September for
more information on work that is being progressed,
in particular around our Strategy, work on
sustainability, and plans for the Information
Futures Summit.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Review our
Congress model</span></b><span lang="EN-GB">:
the process for the 2025 WLIC has already allowed
us to test out a revised set of principles for
selecting Congress hosts. Meanwhile, our
President-elect, Leslie Weir, is making great
progress with the wider review of our model. The
results of a first survey have been
<a
href="https://repository.ifla.org/handle/123456789/3453" target="_blank"
moz-do-not-send="true">published</a>, and a <a
href="https://www.ifla.org/news/second-wlic-pulse-survey/"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
second survey</a> has just closed. Look out for
invitations to a townhall on this, and a note from
Leslie in next month’s message.
</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Please also
look at the latest update my <a
href="https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/ifla-presidents-priorities-july-2024.pdf"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
Dashboard</a> for a quick overview!</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">In the next
month I will arrive at the half-way point of my
presidency. As I underlined in my
<a
href="https://www.ifla.org/wp-content/uploads/IFLA-GA-2024-Presidents-Address.pdf"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">
address</a> at this year’s General Assembly, we
have achieved so much, but there is still more to
do, and we will certainly continue to work hard to
deliver on the priorities I and the GB set for my
term.
</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Kind regards,</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">Vicki
McDonald</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">IFLA
President 2023-2025</span></b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB"></span></b><span
lang="EN-GB"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> ”Gamba daru”
means “Good day” in the language of the Barunnggam
people from the Darling Downs region of Dalby and
Bunya Mountains – the community where I grew up.
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