9 November 2005

1.00pm

Registration Opens

9.30 – 12.30

Facilitated Strategic Planning workshop for Board Members and invited participants

2.30pm

Director’s Meeting

3.00pm

AGM

6.00pm

Welcome to Conference and Trade Exhibit Opening
Mrs Dagmar Schmidmaier AM, State Librarian & CEO State Library NSW
Representative - Insight Informatics

10 November 2005

7.00 am

Registration Opens

7.30 am

Breakfast

8.30 am

Speaker Roxanne Missingham National Library Australia

9.00 am

Welcome
Robert Knight Chair Public Libraries Australia Ltd
Lynne Makin Executive Director, Public Libraries Australia Ltd

9.10 am

Conference Begins – Opening Address
Rod Quantock Comedian

9.45 am

Libraries Building Communities
Patti Manolis Manager, Maribyrnong Library Service

10.30 am

NSW Public Libraries and eGovernment ; an investigation into the role public libraries play in supporting online government information and services
Kerrie Burgess Convenor, NSW Public Library Network Research Committee

11.00 am

Morning Tea

11.30 am

From Cradle to Grave; the uniqueness of public libraries
Alan Bundy AM Consultant

12.10 pm

Staying Ahead of the Game; continuing professional development for library staff
Marie Murphy Manager, Education, Policy and Research, ALIA

1.00 pm

Lunch

2.00 pm

Repositioning Libraries
Sarah Godowski Head Bissett Adams Innovation, research and creative consultancy arm of Bissett Adams

2.45 pm

Libraries Building Communities
Dr David Jones SLNSW

3.15 pm

Afternoon Tea

3.45 pm

Awareness to Action: Local Government’s response to population ageing
Alley Peck Assistant Director, Health and Ageing Policy, ALGA

4.15 pm

Implications of an Ageing Population and the Future of Library Service Provision
Panel session
Ally Peck,
Dr Kirsty Williamson Director Information and Telecommunications Needs Research Monash and Charles Sturt Universities
Marion Bannister researcher, Information and Telecommunications
Needs research, Monash and Charles Sturt Universities

5.00 pm

Close of Day One

7.00pm

CONFERENCE DINNER

11 November 2005

7.30 am

Registration Opens

7.30 am

8.30 am

Breakfast Panel Session – Our Relationship with Public Libraries
Australian Library and Information Association
Council of Australian State Libraries
Australian Local Government Association

9.00 am

Telstra's Wireless Internet Solutions
Steve Cronan - Telstra

10.00 - 10:15am

Introduce PLA Board Members

10.15 am

Morning Tea

10.45 am

Recap of Conference and Issues for PLA and the Strategic Plan
Facilitated Workshop
Robert Knight Chair, PLA
Lynne Makin, Executive Director, PLA

12:45 pm

Conference Close and Farewell

1.00 pm

Packed Lunch for Travel or Picnic in the Park