DRAFT AGENDA 

On 27 and 28 February, the Executive Committee will meet at the National and University Library, Ljubljana, Slovenia (see location map here).

National and University Library (NUK)

Turjaska, 1

Room 117 (first floor)

Friday 27 February 2004                9h30-17h00

Chair:            Jan-Ewout van der Putten, EBLIDA President

Observers:     Ms Sue Brown, CILIP (UK)

                    Mr Lenart Šetinc, Director Slovenia National and University Library

                    Mr Srečko Maček, President of the Union of Associations of Slovenian Libraries

  Welcome by Mr Lenart Šetinc and Mr Srečko Maček

1. Opening and announcements

2. Apologies for absence

3. Approval of agenda

4. Approval Minutes Executive Committee meetings The Hague, 24 – 25 October 2003

5. Information items

• Enforcement of IPR proposed Directive. Briefing on lobbying actions & next steps. EBLIDA Position Paper

• Projects: CALIMERA kick-off & briefing meetings; PULMAN final cost claim

• Copyright Directive: Implementation status update

6. Professional Qualifications

• EBLIDA Statement & status of the proposed Directive on recognition of Professional Qualifications

• EBLIDA Working Group on Professional Education. Update on the EBLIDA members interested

11h00 – 11h15 Coffee break

7. GATS: Seminar proposal from the EBLIDA WTO Working Group (Cambridge, September 2004); TRIPS CLA Study update

8. EBLIDA Annual Council meeting, Estoril 2004: Seminar on Professional Education & update on schedule

12h15 – 13h30 Guided visit to National and University Library, Mr Dare Bala

13h30 – 14h30 Lunch break at NUK restaurant

9. Discussion with invited Slovenian representatives: European scenario & the role of EBLIDA

15h00 – 15h15 Coffee break

10. Draft EBLIDA Strategy for the Future 2004 – 2007

• EBLIDA membership: update on membership status. Discussion on voting rights, membership fees annual raise mechanism & new EU countries change of status as of 2004

• EBLIDA cooperation with other organisations: ICA update, EUCLID, EDITeuR, Frankfurt Group

19h00 -  Dinner at Restaurant Rotov (beside the City Hall, walking distance from NUK)

1. EBLIDA Finances: Draft Budget 2004 & Financial Statement 2003

2. EBLIDA Workshop in a candidate country together with Executive Committee meeting autumn: clash with GATS Seminar

11h00 – 11h15 Coffee break

3. EBLIDA Annual Council Minutes, Uppsala, May 2003

4. WSIS, The World Summit on the Information Society: results from Geneva & next steps

5. Cultural Industries: update on latest developments & assessment further steps

6. EU Info Points: update current status & further action

7. EBLIDA website: update on latest changes

8. EBLIDA Hot News: from paper to electronic version

9. Relevant national issues (previous Country Reports)

10. Any Other Business

11. Next meeting

12. Closure

16h00 - Guided tour to Ljubljana old city centre for those who wish to attend

Created: 6 February 2004

Last updated: 12 February 2004