Dear Professionals, Apply for Bibliomondialis: Grant from Canadian Lib Association to attend IFLA 2008 in Canada. Eligibility requirements: -------------------------- In order to be eligible, each applicant must completely satisfy the following criteria and requirements: hold a diploma from a university or a recognized national library science or information sciences institution, or any other equivalent or relevant diploma, and provide a certified copy of the diploma; have at least two (2) years' and no more than four (4) years' professional experience in his or her country as a librarian, custodian, information scientist, library technician or documentation technician, or the equivalent, as evidenced by an official letter from his or her employer; demonstrate and describe in writing in no more than three hundred (300) words his or her professional experience and his or her reasons or interest in this professional area and participation in 2008 WLIC; include with the application a curriculum vitae of no more than three (3) pages in letter or A4 format, as well as two (2) letters of support or recommendation from persons in authority in a recognized institution that has no immediate hierarchical association with the candidate; read, understand and speak French or English; hold a passport that is valid for at least six (6) months after his or her entry into Canada, for the 2008 conference, and have received an entry visa if required; certify that he or she has received written assurance of a financial contribution, stating the value, from another person, business or institution for his or her participation in WLIC; undertake to provide no later than two (2) months after the conference a written report summarizing his or her participation. Schedule for 2008 registration ---------------------- Registration period: October 2007 to January 2008 Application submission deadline: January 31, 2008 Application assessment procedure: February and March 2008 Announcement of recipients: April 2008 Deadline for registration or application submission for 2008 is 31 January 2008. Submissions that are incomplete or submitted after the deadline shall not be considered under any circumstances. For application Form and more details, visit http://libinfospace.blogspot.com/ Best of luck guys. ------------------- Dr. J. K. Vijayakumar Member of Standing Committee IFLA Academic Research Libraries Section http://libinfospace.blogspot.com/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.