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– · Stage
Let's Occupy Libraries! #OccupyLibrary2020
Opening session: welcome, highlights, rules, thanks & more
Ovidiu Ana Claudia Serbanuta Anca Rapeanu
2020-09-22T15:30:00Z 2020-09-22T15:45:00Z Europe/Bucharest Let%27s+Occupy+Libraries%21+%23OccupyLibrary2020 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Keynote: Dr. Hannelore Vogt, Director of Cologne Public Library
Tinker and Try - What does the Cologne Public Library have to do with making knowledge cool?
Hannelore Vogt
2020-09-22T15:45:00Z 2020-09-22T16:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Keynote%3A+Dr.+Hannelore+Vogt%2C+Director+of+Cologne+Public+Library+ https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
– · Sessions
Presentations: Public spaces and community engagement
Four brilliant 15 minutes presentations on the topic, with our brilliant speakers from Turkey, Germany, Finland, and Ukraine
Britta Schmedemann Lepe Parviainen KATERYNA ALEKSIEIENKO Taina Sahlander Sezin Romi
2020-09-22T16:30:00Z 2020-09-22T18:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Presentations%3A+Public+spaces+and+community+engagement https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Workshop: Responsive Community-Based Education, Online and Offline - Peer 2 Peer University
Hands-on workshop on practice and implementation of learning circles in libraries hosted by Nico Koenig and Grif Peterson from Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU)
Grif Peterson Nicole James Nico Koenig Becky Margraf
2020-09-22T16:30:00Z 2020-09-22T18:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Workshop%3A+Responsive+Community-Based+Education%2C+Online+and+Offline+-+Peer+2+Peer+University https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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10 Ways to Engage with IFLA!
As a librarian, you’re a member of a truly global profession! Come and find out how you can join with others around the world through IFLA
Gerald Leitner Despina Gerasimidou Stephen Wyber Helen Mandl Kristīne Pabērza Ramiresa
2020-09-22T16:30:00Z 2020-09-22T17:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest 10+Ways+to+Engage+with+IFLA%21 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Presentations: Serving Communities in Time of Crisis
Four inspiring 15 minutes presentations on the topic, with our fabulous speakers from Czech Republic, Denmark, Croatia, and USA
Nanna Damsgaard-Larsen Dunja Holcer Dina Mašina Delija Jan Delong Cecilie Lyneborg Jennifer Velasquez
2020-09-22T18:00:00Z 2020-09-22T19:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Presentations%3A+Serving+Communities+in+Time+of+Crisis https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Workshop: Creating magical innovation in our libraries, with a little help from our peers
Open-themed interactive session organized by EIFL (Electronic Information for Libraries)
Edvaldas Baltrunas Ramune Petuchovaite Ugne Lipeikaite Susan Schnuer
2020-09-22T18:00:00Z 2020-09-22T19:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Workshop%3A+Creating+magical+innovation+in+our+libraries%2C+with+a+little+help+from+our+peers https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Let's Talk! Let's Ignite Talk!
Five short-and-fast presentations from Denmark, Romania, Mexico, Germany, and USA - a speed-travel through ideas that is worth sharing
Pelin Robert Lotte Duwe Nielsen Jana Beckmann Janna Nikoleit Alejandra Quiroz Hernández Simone Stone
2020-09-22T18:00:00Z 2020-09-22T19:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Let%27s+Talk%21+Let%27s+Ignite+Talk%21 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Turning Whispers Into Roars
The Library - The Gamechanger In Times Of Social Crisis, with Liz McGettigan, SOLUS
Liz McGettigan
2020-09-22T19:00:00Z 2020-09-22T20:15:00Z Europe/Bucharest Turning+Whispers+Into+Roars https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
– · Networking
BYOB Networking Session
Get your wine, beer or gin glass, and join us in the Networking area for some random one-to-one short time!
2020-09-22T19:30:00Z 2020-09-22T20:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest BYOB+Networking+Session https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Opening Day 2 - Highlights and more
Introduction to day 2, highlights of the day
Anca Rapeanu
2020-09-23T14:00:00Z 2020-09-23T14:15:00Z Europe/Bucharest Opening+Day+2+-+Highlights+and+more https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Keynote: Dan Perjovschi, Artist
All my life I dreamed about living in a library
dan perjovschi
2020-09-23T14:15:00Z 2020-09-23T15:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Keynote%3A++Dan+Perjovschi%2C+Artist https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
– · Networking
Meet and Greet, coffee up
Let's grab a virtual coffee together in the Networking area. Bring your joy and love for library with you!
2020-09-23T15:00:00Z 2020-09-23T16:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Meet+and+Greet%2C+coffee+up https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
– · Sessions
Ignite talks: Public spaces and community engagement
Eight fantastic ignite-talks will take you through communities from Germany, Romania, Ecuador, and Moldova.
Natalia Ghimpu Diana Drozdovschi Aurelia Mircescu Ioana Crihana Jana Beckmann Janna Nikoleit Doina Vicol Svetlana Gumeni Mariana Lucia Marian
2020-09-23T16:00:00Z 2020-09-23T17:25:00Z Europe/Bucharest Ignite+talks%3A+Public+spaces+and+community+engagement https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Presentations and Ignite talks: Serving communities in time of crisis
Two 15 minutes presentations from Goethe Institute - Bucharest and Tampere Public Library, followed by three ignite-talks from Lithuania, Moldova, and Ireland
Maedhbh Rogan Mariana Harjevschi Susanne Teichmann Jarkko Rikkilä Salla Hyökki Monika Straupytė
2020-09-23T16:00:00Z 2020-09-23T17:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Presentations+and+Ignite+talks%3A+Serving+communities+in+time+of+crisis https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Workshop: A Journey into Active Citizenship: Parallel Experiences From Moldova, Romania and Ukraine
International partners from libraries and NGOs tell the story of their own journey into active citizenship.
Alexander Kozyrev KATERYNA ALEKSIEIENKO Mihaela Mereuta Alina Nicola Manciu Aliona Darii Tatiana Mike Waldron
2020-09-23T16:00:00Z 2020-09-23T17:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Workshop%3A+A+Journey+into+Active+Citizenship%3A+Parallel+Experiences+From+Moldova%2C+Romania+and+Ukraine https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Presentations and Ignite talks: Active citizenship in analog and digital format
Three 15 minutes presentations from Romania, Croatia, and Ukraine, followed by two ignite-talks from Moldova, and Romania
Cristina Dicusar Tetiana Hranchak Denis Vincek Diana Lăcătușu Elena-Mariana Angheluta Lucian Mihai Dobroiu Maria Melente
2020-09-23T17:30:00Z 2020-09-23T19:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Presentations+and+Ignite+talks%3A+Active+citizenship+in+analog+and+digital+format https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Workshop: Libraries Transform Communities through Dialogue
Build your skills for convening and facilitating community conversations on issues of importance.
Svetlana Gorokhova Ellen Knutson
2020-09-23T17:30:00Z 2020-09-23T19:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest +Workshop%3A+Libraries+Transform+Communities+through+Dialogue https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Panel: Community Responses to Crisis
Can local responses to COVID-19 be applied at a national and international level? Stuart Hamilton and guests
Stuart Hamilton Franziska Baetcke Joris Eeraerts Jakob Petersen Silke Niermann Catherine Gallagher Tabitha Witherick
2020-09-23T17:30:00Z 2020-09-23T19:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Panel%3A+Community+Responses+to+Crisis+ https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
– · Expo
Let's EXPlOre the EXPO
Our partners are waiting for you in the Expo area. Take the time to say hello!
2020-09-23T19:00:00Z 2020-09-23T20:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Let%27s+EXPlOre+the+EXPO https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Opening Day 3 - Highlights and more
Introduction to day 3, highlights of the day
Anca Rapeanu
2020-09-24T14:00:00Z 2020-09-24T14:15:00Z Europe/Bucharest Opening+Day+3+-+Highlights+and+more https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Artificial Intelligence and Beyond - with Eppo van Nispen tot Sevenaer and Erik Boekesteijn
Eppo van Nispen tot Sevenaer and Erik Boekesteijn will talk about innovation in the Cultural Sector
Eppo van Nispen tot Sevenaer erik boekesteijn
2020-09-24T14:15:00Z 2020-09-24T15:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Artificial+Intelligence+and+Beyond+-+with+Eppo+van+Nispen+tot+Sevenaer+and+Erik+Boekesteijn https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Presentations and Ignite talks: Emerging tech trends to empower communities
Three 15 minutes presentations from Denmark, Russia, and Romania, followed by two ignite-talks from Romania, and Moldova
Tymofti Stela Razvan Victor Sassu Marilena Chirita Anton Purnick Rasmus Fangel Vestergaard uzinaduzina association
2020-09-24T15:30:00Z 2020-09-24T17:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Presentations+and+Ignite+talks%3A+Emerging+tech+trends+to+empower+communities+ https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Presentations: Partnerships for strong democracies
How do libraries support stronger democratic communities? Let's explore these hard questions together with our speakers from Canada, Croatia and Moldova.
Jenn Carson Lidija Šajatović Miroslav Katic Maria Gonța Margarita Ursu
2020-09-24T15:30:00Z 2020-09-24T16:40:00Z Europe/Bucharest Presentations%3A+Partnerships+for+strong+democracies https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Matchmaking cafe
Let's meet in this informal virtual space and learn more about who's who!
Ovidiu Condurache
2020-09-24T15:30:00Z 2020-09-24T17:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Matchmaking+cafe https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Panel Discussion: Lasting connections; future impact
A panel discussion about the past, present and the future of public librarieses, facilitated by Deborah Jacobs and Jessica Dorr
Marie Oestergaard Violeta Bunescu Jacek Królikowski Deborah Jacobs Kristīne Pabērza Ramiresa Ramune Petuchovaite Jessica Dorr
2020-09-24T17:00:00Z 2020-09-24T18:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Panel+Discussion%3A+Lasting+connections%3B+future+impact https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
– · Expo
Expo FUN
Our partners are waiting for you in the Expo area. Take the time to say hello!
2020-09-24T17:00:00Z 2020-09-24T18:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Expo+FUN https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Panel Discussion: Overcoming the Barriers – The Life of Disabled People from Isolation to Integration
Join this panel discussion hosted by the National Library of Romania!
Marian Padure Mihai Tomescu Angela Repanovici Brian McNeilly Adriana Borună
2020-09-24T17:00:00Z 2020-09-24T18:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Panel+Discussion%3A+Overcoming+the+Barriers+%E2%80%93+The+Life+of+Disabled+People+from+Isolation+to+Integration https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Keynote: Asaf Bartov, Senior Program Officer at the Wikimedia Foundation
Libraries and Wikimedia: Natural Partners
Asaf Bartov
2020-09-24T18:30:00Z 2020-09-24T19:15:00Z Europe/Bucharest Keynote%3A++Asaf+Bartov%2C+Senior+Program+Officer+at+the+Wikimedia+Foundation https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Closing day 3, and a taste of the future
We need your thoughts and ideas, your feedback and answers, as we don't stop here: Occupy Library 2022 is coming!
Claudia Serbanuta
2020-09-24T19:15:00Z 2020-09-24T19:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest Closing+day+3%2C+and+a+taste+of+the+future https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
– · Networking
Connect, please!
Met up in the Networking area - library lovers are waiting to make your acquaintance!
2020-09-24T19:30:00Z 2020-09-24T20:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Connect%2C+please%21 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Opening Day 4 - Highlights and more
Introduction to day 4, highlights of the day
Anca Rapeanu
2020-09-25T12:00:00Z 2020-09-25T12:05:00Z Europe/Bucharest Opening+Day+4+-+Highlights+and+more https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Christine Mackenzie and Erik Boekesteijn
Thoughts on current issues in libraries all over the world, and an open discussion with the participants.
erik boekesteijn Christine Mackenzie
2020-09-25T12:05:00Z 2020-09-25T13:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Christine+Mackenzie+and+Erik+Boekesteijn https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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What did librarians' cooperation teach us? - with New Professionals Special Interest Group (IFLA)
Open-themed interactive session organized by New Professionals Special Interest Group (IFLA)
Paria Tajallipour Marija Šimunović Andrés Reinoso Magdalena Gomulka
2020-09-25T13:00:00Z 2020-09-25T14:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest What+did+librarians%27+cooperation+teach+us%3F+-+with+New+Professionals+Special+Interest+Group+%28IFLA%29 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Let's Talk! Let's Ignite Talk!
Join our colleagues from Denmark, Romania, Mexico, Germany, and USA for a speed-travel through their minds!
Ovidiu Ana Ludmila Panzari Sebastian Abresch Nicole James
2020-09-25T13:00:00Z 2020-09-25T14:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest Let%27s+Talk%21+Let%27s+Ignite+Talk%21 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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PPPE... Public Private Philanthropic Partnership Enterprises!
Paula Kelly Paull, Progressive Momentum Excellence in Technology
Paula Kelly Paull
2020-09-25T13:00:00Z 2020-09-25T13:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest PPPE...+Public+Private+Philanthropic+Partnership+Enterprises%21+ https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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Keynote: Loida Garcia-Febo, Past President of the American Library Association
Librarians United: we are the ones we have been waiting for!
Loida Garcia-Febo
2020-09-25T14:00:00Z 2020-09-25T14:45:00Z Europe/Bucharest Keynote%3A+Loida+Garcia-Febo%2C+Past+President+of+the+American+Library+Association https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
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You say Goodbye, We say Hello!
Let us thank you for your patience and participation, and tell you what's next!
Claudia Serbanuta Anca Rapeanu
2020-09-25T14:45:00Z 2020-09-25T15:00:00Z Europe/Bucharest You+say+Goodbye%2C+We+say+Hello%21 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
– · Networking
You say Goodbye, We say Hello!
Don't forget to exchange thoughts and contacts, too. See you soon, friends!
2020-09-25T15:00:00Z 2020-09-25T15:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest You+say+Goodbye%2C+We+say+Hello%21+ https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)
– · Expo
You say Goodbye, We say Hello!
Don't forget to exchange thoughts and contacts, too. See you soon, friends!
2020-09-25T15:00:00Z 2020-09-25T15:30:00Z Europe/Bucharest You+say+Goodbye%2C+We+say+Hello%21 https%3A%2F%2Fhopin.to%2Fevents%2Foccupy-library Hosted virtually on Hopin (link in the description)

Speakers

Marian Padure

Expert

Marie Oestergaard

Director, Aarhus Public Libraries, Denmark

Mihai Tomescu

Research Assistant, Babeș-Bolyai University in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Alexander Kozyrev

Librarian, Luhansk Regional Library, Ukraine

Brian McNeilly

Digital Accessibility Consultant

Angela Repanovici

Professor, Transilvania University of Brașov, Romania

Gerald Leitner

Secretary General, IFLA

Darii Tatiana

Director, Hanceni Regional Library, Moldova

Manciu Aliona

Director, Ungheni Regional Library, Moldova

Alina Nicola

Librarian, "Antim Ivireanul" Valcea County Library, Romania

Mihaela Mereuta

Director, "G.T. Kirileanu" Neamt County Library, Romania

Ludmila Panzari

Deputy Director, "B.P. Hasdeu" Municipal Library of Chisinau, Moldova

Paria Tajallipour

Volunteer, NPSIG-IFLA

Franziska Baetcke

Director, Bibliomedia Switzerland

Stuart Hamilton

President, NAPLE

Maedhbh Rogan

Senior Executive Librarian, Meath County Council Library Service, Ireland

Pelin Robert

Development and Outreach Coordinator, Progress Foundation, Romania

Lotte Duwe Nielsen

Project Manager of Next Library, Aarhus Public Libraries, Denmark

Nanna Damsgaard-Larsen

Literature expert, Herlev Library, Denmark

Edvaldas Baltrunas

Programme Coordinator, EIFL-PLIP

Britta Schmedemann

Diversity Manager, Bremen City Library, Germany

Ovidiu Ana

Development Manager, Progress Foundation, Romania

Andrés Reinoso

Senior Librarian, Bialet Maseé Library of the Argentine Ministry of Labor, Argentina

Marija Šimunović

Senior Librarian, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Ovidiu Condurache

Community Builder, Ashoka

Tetiana Hranchak

Leading Research Fellow at the National Library of Ukraine, Ukraine

Tabitha Witherick

Head of Library Service and Customer Experience, Libraries Unlimited, UK

Mike Waldron

Independent consultant, UK

dan perjovschi

Artist

Ioana Crihana

Executive Director of ANBPR, Romania

Aurelia Mircescu

Head of Cataloguing Department, National Library of Romania, Romania

uzinaduzina association

Founder of uzinaduzina, Romania

Susanne Teichmann

Head of the Library & Information Department of the Goethe-Institut in Bucharest

Mariana Harjevschi

Director, "B.P. Hasdeu" Municipal Library of Chisinau, Moldova

Cristina Dicusar

Librarian, "B.P. Hasdeu" Municipal Library of Chisinau, Moldova

Diana Drozdovschi

Librarian, "B.P. Hasdeu" Municipal Library of Chisinau, Moldova

Natalia Ghimpu

Principal Specialist, National Library of the Republic of Moldova

Margarita Ursu

Communication Coordinator, Library Association of Moldova (ABRM), Moldova

Maria Gonța

Project Coordinator, Library Association of Moldova (ABRM), Moldova

Ramune Petuchovaite

Manager, EIFL-PLIP

Catherine Gallagher

County Librarian, Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown, Ireland

Silke Niermann

Director, Stadtbibliothek Gütersloh GmbH, Germany

Hannelore Vogt

Director of Cologne Public Library, Germany

Jakob Petersen

Library Director, City of Copenhagen, Denmark

Rasmus Fangel Vestergaard

FabLab coordinator and librarian at Copenhagen Municipality, Denmark

Joris Eeraerts

Library Policy Officer for the Department of Culture, Youth and Media of the Government of Flanders, Belgium

Grif Peterson

Executive Director, Peer 2 Peer University, USA

KATERYNA ALEKSIEIENKO

Project Manager, Lviv Public Library, Ukraine

Stephen Wyber

Manager, Policy and Advocacy, IFLA

Despina Gerasimidou

Strategic Development Officer, IFLA

Lepe Parviainen

Planning officer in Tampere City Library, Finland

Kristīne Pabērza Ramiresa

Membership Engagement Officer, IFLA

Helen Mandl

Deputy Secretary-General and Director, Membership Services, IFLA

Paula Kelly Paull

Principal Director, Progressive Momentum, Australia

Deborah Jacobs

International Library Consultant

Susan Schnuer

Capacity Building Manager, EIFL-PLIP

Simone Stone

Graduate assistant, Undergraduate Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA

Jennifer Velasquez

Coordinator of Teen Services, San Antonio Public Library System, USA

Becky Margraf

Production Lead, Peer 2 Peer University, USA

Nico Koenig

Community Lead, Peer 2 Peer University, USA

Ellen Knutson

Adjunct assistant professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Illinois, USA

Sezin Romi

SALT Research, Turkey

Anton Purnick

Head of Information and Technology Division, Russian State Library for Young Adults (RSLYA), Russia

Svetlana Gorokhova

Director for International and Educational Activities, M.I.Rudomino All-Russia State Library for Foreign Literature

Adriana Borună

Head of Institutional Development, The National Library of Romania

Maria Melente

Member, Young Initiative Association, Romania

Mariana Lucia Marian

Librarian, “I.S. Badescu” Salaj County Library, Romania

Marilena Chirita

Librarian and trainer, Bucharest Metropolitan Library, Romania

Razvan Victor Sassu

President, Young Initiative Association, Romania

Lucian Mihai Dobroiu

Librarian, "Christian Tell" Gorj Country Library, Romania

Elena-Mariana Angheluta

Manager of Europe Direct Information Center Gorj (EDIC Gorj), Romania

Diana Lăcătușu

Communication adviser at Europe Direct Information Center Gorj (EDIC Gorj), Romania

Jacek Królikowski

President, Information Society Development Foundation (FRSI), Poland

Magdalena Gomulka

Convenor, IFLA New Professionals Special Interest Group

Violeta Bunescu

Project Director, IREX, Moldova

Tymofti Stela

Director of "Targu Mures" Library, Branch of "B.P. Hasdeu" Municipal Library of Chisinau, Moldova

Svetlana Gumeni

Director of "Adam Mickiewicz" Library, Branch of "B.P. Hasdeu" Municipal Library of Chisinau, Moldova

Doina Vicol

Librarian, "B.P. Hasdeu" Municipal Library of Chisinau, Moldova

Alejandra Quiroz Hernández

Consultant in education, libraries, gender studies and children's literature, Mexico

Monika Straupytė

Kaunas Municipal Vincas Kudirka Public Library, Lithuania

Nicole James

Subject Department Manager, Cologne Public Library, Germany

Sebastian Abresch

Cologne Public Library, Germany

Janna Nikoleit

Founder, flex, Germany

Jana Beckmann

Founder, flex, Germany

Taina Sahlander

District library director, Tampere City Library, Finland

Salla Hyökki

Project planner, Tampere City Library, Finland

Jarkko Rikkilä

Coordinator, Tampere City Library, Finland

Cecilie Lyneborg

Digital communicator and visual storyteller, Herlev Library, Denmark

Jan Delong

PR and coordination manager, Library Třinec, Czech Republic

Dina Mašina Delija

Senior Librarian, Library of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Croatia

Dunja Holcer

Head of Advisory Service, Sisak-Moslavina County, Croatia

Miroslav Katic

Senior Librarian, Public Library "Ivan Goran Kovacic", Croatia

Lidija Šajatović

Librarian, Public Library "Ivan Goran Kovacic", Croatia

Denis Vincek

School librarian mentor, Ante Kovačić Elementary in Zlatar, Croatia

Ugne Lipeikaite

Impact Manager, EIFL-PLIP

Jenn Carson

Director of the L.P. Fisher Public Library in Woodstock, New Brunswick, Canada

Jessica Dorr

International Library Consultant

Christine Mackenzie

President of IFLA

Liz McGettigan

Director of Digital Library Experiences, Solus UK Ltd, UK

erik boekesteijn

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CEO, Institute for Sound and Vision, The Netherlands

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Senior Program Officer, Wikimedia Foundation

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International Library Consultant, Past President of the American Library Association

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QULTO

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Ashoka Romania

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Wikimedians of Romania and Moldova

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