Day 3: Monday, March 27

7:00 Registration

9:00 OPENING CEREMONIES AND OPENING OF LIBRARY AND BOOK FAIR

Opening Ceremonies

Keynote Address:

Alberto G. Romulo
Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines

Opening of Library and Book Fair

Guests of Honor:

Alberto G. Romulo
Secretary, Department of Foreign Affairs, Philippines

Alex Byrne
President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

Tai Ai Cheng
Secretary General, Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians

12:00 Lunch Break

PLENARY SESSIONS ON RESOURCE-SHARING

13:00 Sessions 1 to 4

Collaboration in Resource Sharing Among Malaysian Academic Libraries in a Digital Environment
Harvinder Kaur, Kiran Kaur, Diljit Singh

Resource Sharing Initiatives in India
Praveen Kumar Jain, P.R. Goswami

Local Cooperative Programs: the Example of Asian Libraries in Melbourne
Aline Scott-Maxwell

Marketing Communication Strategy for Community Libraries in Indonesia
Ninis A. Damayani

Open Forum

15:00 Coffee Break

15:30 Sessions 5 to 8

Content-Capacity-Connectivity-Copyright: Hurdles to Equality
Cameron Esslemont

Library Cooperation in Visayas and Mindanao
Annabelle P. Acedera

Professional Education for Librarians and Information Professionals in ASEAN Countries via Distance Education: A Proposed Regional Cooperation
Chutima Sacchanand

A Qualitative Analysis of Libraries in Southeast Asia: Commonalities, Challenges, and Opportunities for Regional Cooperation
John Hickok

Open Forum

18:00 GALA NIGHT / WELCOME DINNER (Invitation Only)

Inspirational Message

Alex Byrne
President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions

Consal Outstanding Librarian Awardee

R. Ramachandran
Executive Director, National Book Development Council of Singapore