FINAL VERSION AGENDA 

On 24 October, the new Executive Committee will meet at the Royal Library in The Hague, Netherlands (see location map here)

Koninklijke Bibliotheek
Prins Willem-Alexanderhof 5
Room A, 2nd Floor, A-Block

NL-2595 BE The Hague

The Netherlands

NOTE: An optional dinner at about 20h00 would be arranged for anyone arriving on Thursday 23 October

Friday 24 October 2003                9h30-16h45

Chair:   Jan-Ewout van der Putten, EBLIDA President

1. Opening and announcements

2. Apologies for absence

3. Approval of agenda

4. Approval Minutes Executive Committee meetings Uppsala, 8 and 10 May 2003

5. Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) proposed Directive. Briefing on lobbying actions and next steps. EBLIDA Position Paper. Information

6. CALIMERA Project. Information

7. PULMAN XT. Twinning of Library Associations. EBLIDA Report. Information

8. EU Copyright Directive. Implementation status. EBLIDA Copyright Expert Group. Information

9. WIPO, World Intellectual Property Organisation. Standing Committee on Copyright and related rights. Information
   
   11h00 – 11h15 Coffee break
   
   

10. Public Lending Rights (PLR) and Database Directives. EC review. EC Communication on Copyright for 2004. Possibility of EBLIDA study on PLR in the digital environment. Information and Decision

11. World Summit on the Information Society. Discussion

12. EBLIDA cooperation with other organisations (IFLA – Domain Names proposal, EUCLID, EDITeuR, FOBID, Frankfurt Group). Discussion
    
    12h30 – 13h30 Lunch break
    

13. EBLIDA draft budget 2004. Finances. Membership Status. Decision

14. EBLIDA Work Programme 2003–2004. Decision

15. Council meeting Uppsala 2003. Review and discussion. Evaluation by the Danish Library Umbrella. Discussion
    
    15h00 – 15h15 Coffee break
    

16. EBLIDA Strategy for the Future 2001 - 2005. Review. Discussion and Decision

17. EBLIDA Council Estoril 2004. Update. Second day conference on GATS. Decision

        20h00 -         Dinner has been arranged following invitation by EBLIDA President, Jan-Ewout van der Putten

NOTE: Contact the EBLIDA Secretariat for further information on dinner arrangements

On 25 October, the new Executive Committee will meet at the EBLIDA Secretariat in The Hague, Netherlands

EBLIDA Secretariat

Grote Markstraat 43

NL-2511 BH The Hague

The Netherlands

The new EBLIDA Secretariat premises are located at the city centre, about 5 minutes walk from The Hague (CS) Central Station. See location map here.

Contact person: María Pía González Pereira, EBLIDA Director

Email: eblida@debibliotheken.nl

Saturday 25 October 2003                9h30-12h30

Chair:   Jan-Ewout van der Putten, EBLIDA President

1. EBLIDA WTO Working Group. Request from the Canadian Library Association for EBLIDA financial contribution for study on GATS. Decision

2. EBLIDA Workshop in a candidate country together with next Executive Committee meeting: proposed issues, place and date. Decision

3. EBLIDA new Working Group on Culture. Decision
   
   11h00 – 11h15 Coffee break
   

4. Country reports. Information

5. Update on EBLIDA registration Chamber of Commerce. Information

6. Any Other Business

7. Next meeting

8. Closure

        14h00 -     A guided visit in English to the Mauritshuis Museum (Hans Holbein (1497/98-1543) is being organised for those who wish to attend. See location map here.

Created: 7 November 2003