The 46th Congress of the Association of University Libraries, of Research and Institutional of the Caribbean (ACURIL) will be held in Haiti from 5-9 June, 2016 at the Karibe Hotel in Petion-ville. The team of the local organizing committee makes every effort to advance the preparations for this event where are expected nearly 200 professionals of libraries, archives and museums from different countries of the Caribbean.

Elisabeth Pierre-Louis Augustin, Director of Programs at the Fondation Connaissance et Liberté (FOKAL) and president of the ACURIL (2015-2016) chose the theme of this 46th Congress "Leadership: a bridge between tradition and innovation in libraries, museums and archives of the Caribbean".

This theme is accompanied by three sub-themes:

1) Lessons from the past: to recognize the leaders of the libraries of the Caribbean;

2) Develop leadership capacity;

3) Best practices in innovation in the Caribbean.

The President cordially invites all interested people who wish to respond to calls for proposals for presentations, workshops and posters submission related to the various sub-themes to visit : www.acuril2016haiti.blogspot.com.co/p/appels.html for full details.

Deadline February 29, 2016

Furthermore, the Local Organizing Committee innovated this year by allowing participants and sponsors to register directly online using the form available on the conference website in the "Conference Registration". Note that a promotional price is practiced for registrations made and validated before March 31, 2016.

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