Congratulations to the Canadians Elected to IFLA Boards and Committees!
May 1, 2023
IFLA, the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, today released the results of elections for positions on its Governing Board, Regional Division Committees, Section Committees, and Special Interest Group Committees.
Congratulations to the many members of the Canadian library community elected to IFLA’s many committees and boards!
Governing Board 2023-2025
The President-elect is an elected position to the Governing Board. As a Governing Board member, the President-elect is responsible, alongside other members, for the management of the Federation, overseeing governance, financial and professional matters, ensuring sustainability, and developing and overseeing the strategic direction of the Federation.
President-elect
Leslie Weir
To serve August 2023-August 2025
(and subsequently as IFLA President August 2025-August 2027)
Regional Division Committees 2023-25
Regional Divisions contribute to IFLA’s overall strategy and work with other relevant committees and groups to increase library advocacy within the region. They support development of actions plans for the region, carry out projects in identified priority areas for the region (notably around advocacy), discuss progress on implementing the IFLA Strategy in the region, support initiatives to promote IFLA and IFLA membership in the region and liaise with regional offices.
North America Regional Division Committee
Camille Callison
Andrea Cecchetto
Loubna Ghaouti
Susan Haigh
Diane Koen
Amber Lannon
Vivian Lewis
Francesco Manganiello
Pilar Martinez
Shawn Mitchell
Sections
The Professional Sections are the primary focus of professional activity within IFLA, specialising in a particular type of library, information service, user group, or education and development for the profession. The Professional Section Standing Committee Members contribute their expertise to activities and resources to benefit the profession globally.
Acquisition and Collection Development
Ramina Mukundan
Education and Training
Vivian Lewis
Knowledge Management
Silvia Vong
Law Libraries
Sonia Smith
Libraries for Children and Young Adults
Nathalie Soini
Library and Research Services for Parliaments
Carolyne Ménard
Library Buildings and Equipment
Suzanne Payette
Library Theory and Research
Debbie Schachter
Management and Marketing
Jeannie Bail
Management of Library Associations
Micheline Brûlé
Statistics and Evaluation
Colleen Cook
Shawn Mitchell
Christine Brown
Subject Analysis and Access
Stacy Allison-Cassin
Special Interest Groups
IFLA has 12 Special Interest Groups (SIGs). Each committee works to raise awareness of their subject focus of the SIG inside the library field and beyond, cooperating with other committees and groups as appropriate.
Artificial Intelligence
Julie Anderson
LGBTQ Users
Joseph Hafner
Library Publishing
Guoying (Grace) Liu
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