SCECSAL Conferences

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Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Library and Information Associations

SCECSAL CONFERENCES

SCECSAL Standing Conferences are held every after two years and are hosted by SCECSAL member associations. Hosts for future conferences are confirmed during the SCECSAL General Assembly Meeting which is held on the last day of the conference.

Next Conference - 2010

SCECSAL XIX Conference: Enhancing democracy and good governance through effective information and knowledge services. Gaborone, Botswana, 6 - 9 December, 2010.

Past Conferences

SCECSAL XVIII Conference: Libraries and information services towards the attainment of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Mulungushi International Conference Centre, Lusaka, Zambia, 15-18 July 2008.
SCECSAL XVII Conference: Libraries as a bridge to an information and knowledge society in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa. Diamond Jumbilee Conference Centre, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 10-14 July 2006.
- SCECSAL XVII (2006) Resolutions
SCECSAL XVI Conference: Towards a knowledge society for African development. Nile International Hotel (NIH), Kampala, Uganda, 5-9 July 2004.
- SCECSAL XVI Conference Papers (Full-text in PDF on DISSAnet Web site)
- SCECSAL XVI Summary Report (PDF)
- SCECSAL XVI Minutes of the General Assembly (PDF)
SCECSAL XV Conference: From Africa to the World - the globalisation of indigenous knowledge systems. Caesar's Gauteng Hotel Casino and Convention Resort, Kempton Park, Johannesburg, South Africa, 15-20 April 2002.
- SCECSAL 2002 Conference Papers (Full-text in PDF on DISSAnet Web site)
SCECSAL XIV Conference: Information 2000: a Vision for the SCECSAL region. Safari Court and Conference Centre, Windhoek, Namibia, 10-15 April 2000.
- SCECSAL 2000 Abstracts of Papers
- SCECSAL XIV (2000) Resolutions
SCECSAL XIII Conference: Information for sustainable development in the 21st Century. Jomo Kenyatta International Conference Centre, Nairobi, Kenya, 27-31 July 1998.
SCECSAL XII Conference: Libraries & information services in the 21st Century and beyond. Lesotho Sun Hotel, Maseru, Lesotho, 9-13 December 1996.
SCECSAL XI Conference: Libraries and freedom of Information. Malawi, 1994.
SCECSAL X Conference: Improving access to information and knowledge for socio-economic and technological development in Africa. Tanzania, 1992.
SCECSAL IX Conference: Bibliographic control in 1990's and beyond. International Conference Centre, Kampala, Uganda, 21-29 June 1990.
SCECSAL VIII Conference: Library and information services for the disadvantaged groups. University of Swaziland, Kwaluseni, Swaziland, 21-29 July 1988.
SCECSAL VII Conference: Libraries and literacy, Gaborone, Botswana, 1986.
SCECSAL VI Conference: Information for national development, Harare, Zimbabwe, 1984.
SCECSAL V Conference: Libraries for national development, Blantyre, Malawi, 1982.
SCECSAL IV Conference: Book promotion & the sharing of resources in Africa, Lesotho Hilton International, Maseru, Lesotho, 8 - 13 December 1980.
SCECSAL III Conference: The development of information systems: an African approach, Nairobi, Kenya, 1980.
SCECSAL II Conference: Libraries and information services as instruments of transition to the 21st century in Africa, Lusaka, Zambia, 1978.
SCECSAL I Conference: Libraries and their impact on education, economics and culture in developing countries, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 1974.