IFLA invites you to join the 89th World Library and Information Congress that will take place in the Congress Centre in Astana, Kazakhstan. It will be the first WLIC in the region with great keynote and plenary lectures.
Registration link; https://2025.ifla.org/home/registration-2/
Other Events
2025 OGP Global Summit
In late 2025, the Government of Spain will host the 2025 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Global Summit in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. The Summit will bring together more than 2,000 high-level representatives of governments, civil society leaders, and policy-makers from around the world to exchange experiences, best practices, and progress on open government initiatives and implementation on key issues. At the 2025 OGP Global Summit, we will recognize the most promising and impactful reforms submitted to the Open Gov Challenge through the Open Gov Awards, celebrating innovation and progress in open government.
KAWSANG: Innovation Marketplace
Innovation Marketplace is a collaborative hackathon where participant teams build proof-of-concept prototypes for solutions to the challenges of civil society in 48 hours. We are looking for individuals or groups of technology-based innovators, content creators, and civil society actors who are up for this challenge! ➜ Where: TBA➜ When: November 15-16, 2023 (2 full days)Apply online: Deadline: 05-November-2023➜ For FHI/CSS/CSOs: https://forms.gle/Q8H4HnqEnxbvq42q7➜ For Innovators: https://forms.gle/X9Kx5E7s2JPUoGrk7 Note: If you have selected to join the Innovation Marketplace, we will send you an email notification.For any inquiry or further information, please contact us at contact@kawsang.com
Geo for Good Mini Summit Dublin
The Mini Summit is intended for nonprofit, academic, public sector, private sector, and Indigenous peoples and local communities who are using Google Earth Engine and other geospatial tools for planetary sustainability and human resilience. Because space is limited at the event venue, interested candidates will need to apply (and be accepted) to attend. Applicants must demonstrate how their work leads to planetary sustainability and human resilience around the world. Cost: Free. In-person participants are expected to cover their own travel expenses. Timeline May 14: Application opens June 7: Application deadline June 28: Applicants will receive email notification of their application decision. How to Apply Applications must be submitted by June 7, 2024 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. We will not be able to consider applicants that do not give detailed answers to open-ended questions or cannot provide supporting evidence of their projects and work (links to webpages, papers, news articles, etc.). We can only accept applications in the English language. If you have any questions, please reach out to geoforgood-info@google.com. APPLY HERE