New Book | Blood Banking in India: Issues and Challenges | by Anil Gupta

New Book 

Blood Banking in India: Issues and Challenges
by Anil Gupta; Delta Book World, New Delhi, 2024, hardback, INR 1500, ISBN: 978-81-973951-3-0.

About the book: Blood Banking in India: Issues and Challenges explores the complexities of infrastructure, regulatory frameworks, and the continuous efforts required to ensure the safety, quality, and accessibility of blood and blood products across the country. This insightful book also delves into the critical role of blood banking in Indian healthcare, addressing its challenges, and advancements. By exploring technological alternatives and safety protocols, this hook offers a comprehensive look at how use of blood banking technology sustains and enhances medical care nationwide. Perfect for healthcare professionals, policymakers, and students alike, it promises to be an invaluable resource in understanding and improving this vital aspect of blood banking in India.
About the Author: Dr. Anil Gupta brings a wealth of expertise with over 30 years of work experience in the area of health policy research at the Centre of Social Medicine and Community Health, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Holding a PhD in Science Policy Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, Dr. Anil Gupta has made significant contributions to the understanding and advancement of healthcare technology, particularly in the domain of blood banking in India. His career spans research, teaching, and consulting roles, shaping policies and strategies to enhance healthcare delivery. Dr. Gupta's passion for improving public health outcomes is evident throughout this book, making it a useful and enlightening resource for professionals and enthusiasts alike. 

Join COP29 Session on Scaling Solar Thermal Heating and Cooling for Energy Transition | 20 November, 5:15 pm IST

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Dear Green Energy Enthusiast,  

 

We are excited to invite you to join International Solar Alliance (ISA) in collaboration with IT Power Private Limited, India and ITP Thermal Pty Ltd, Australia, at an impactful session during COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan.  

 

Session Details:  

• Date: 20 November 2024  

• Time:  5:15 pm -  6:30 pm IST (3:45 PM – 5:00 PM  Baku Time)
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• Venue: Blue Zone (H7), Solar Hub, ISA Pavilion, COP29, Baku  

• Live Stream will be Available at: https://www.youtube.com/@internationalsolaralliance/streams

 

About the Session:  

This discussion will focus on the role of solar thermal heating and cooling systems in the global energy transition. Gain valuable insights into ISA's evolving vision and goals through Programme 7, which aims to promote solar thermal solutions globally, particularly in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS).  

 

Agenda Highlights:  

• Welcome and Opening Remarks – Dr. Ajay Mathur, Director General, ISA  

• Keynote Address – Mr. Karma Tshering, Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Government of Bhutan (Hon'ble NFP to ISA)

• Context Setting – Dr. Keith Lovegrove, Managing Director, ITP Thermal Pty Ltd, Australia  

• Moderated Panel Discussion:  

• Moderator: Mr. Ramesh Kumar Kuruppath, Chief, PPIC, ISA

• Panellists: 

1. Dr. Indradip Mitra, CEO, IT Power Private Limited, India  

2. Chiel Boonstra, Treasurer, ISES  

3. Dr. Detlev Heinemann, Renewable Energy Expert (Virtual)  

4. Prof. Andreas Häberle, HOD of Renewable Energies (Virtual)  

• Audience Interactions and Closing Remarks – Dr. Keith Lovegrove, Managing Director, ITP Thermal Pty Ltd, Australia  

 

Why Attend?  

• Learn about the potential of solar thermal technologies in the energy transition.  

• Discover innovative approaches to address key challenges and scale adoption.  

• Engage with global experts and thought leaders in the renewable energy sector. 

 

We look forward to your participation in this essential discussion. For those unable to attend in person, the session will be streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/@internationalsolaralliance/streams.  

 

 

Warm regards,  

Dr. Indradip Mitra

CEO, IT Power Private Limited

 

New Book "China-Africa Science, Technology and Innovation Collaboration", edited by Mammo Muchie, Angathevar Baskaran, Mingfeng Tang

New Book

China-Africa Science, Technology and Innovation Collaboration; Edited by Mammo Muchie, Angathevar Baskaran, Mingfeng Tang; Springer Nature, 2024. ISBN 978-981-97-4576-0 (eBook). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-4576-0. 
About this book: This open access book brings together researchers from a variety of disciplines to explore science, technology, and innovation cooperation between China and African countries by using  different  perspectives. The growing economic, technological, and scientific cooperation between Africa and China provides opportunities to jointly develop mechanisms to provide a skill base from discovery to creativity, invention, innovation,  entrepreneurship and implementation for the benefit of both  Africa and China. This book makes a significant contribution to the knowledge, imagination, understanding of the different dimensions of China-Africa STI cooperation and can  reach out to all stakeholders with evidence-based research.

Table of contents (32 chapters)

• Introduction: China–Africa Science, Technology, Innovation Collaboration for Their Win–Win Enduring Shared Future Relations | Mammo Muchie, Angathevar Baskaran, Mingfeng Tang
• China-Africa S&T Relationship: Selected Cases of Learning and Technology Transfer | Swapan Kumar Patra, Mammo Muchie
• Post Scriptum | Mammo Muchie, Angathevar Baskaran, Mingfeng Tang

Fwd: ORF Event "Regenerative Agriculture and Agrobiodiversity for Food Security in Africa and India - Empowering Smallholders through Market Approaches", 11 Nov

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ORF invitation Greetings from Observer Research Foundation! The Observer Research Foundation is delighted to invite you to the panel discussion on Regenerative Agriculture and Agrobiodiversity for Food Security in Africa and India - Empowering Smallholders through Market Approaches. This is an invite only event. NOVEMBER 2024 11 RSVP ABOUT THE EVENT: The lack of agricultural biodiversity in farming systems threatens nutritional security for nearly 3 billion people in India and Africa, or roughly 40 percent of the global population. Around 600 million smallholder farmers (with a bulk in India and Africa), who are working on less than two hectares of land and producing around 35 percent of world's food, are key to maintaining biodiversity and ensuring food and nutrition security for their local as well as national populations. However, facing pressures of the homogenizing effects of globalization, their "economic viability and contribution to diversified landscape" is threatened. It also explains why millions of smallholder households in India and Africa are struggling to stay afloat. Regenerative agriculture, which is based on principles of agrobiodiversity, is an emerging pathway to address the challenge of food and nutrition security as well as support smallholders to improve their farm productivity and income. Its focus on improving soil health and on-farm diversity, reducing greenhouse gas emissions and sequestering carbon dioxide while building climate resilience among smallholders also appreciates their role in climate change mitigation.  The key aim of the discussion is to engage policymakers, researchers and civil society organizations working with smallholders in India and Africa on regenerative agriculture — to secure local food systems, improve biodiversity and ensure access to quality and nutritious food to rural communities. PROGRAMME: 09:30 - 10:00 (IN) - Registration and Reception 10:00 - 10:40 (IN) - Inaugural Session (launch of Policy Brief) Welcome Address Shatadru Chattopadhayay, Managing Director, Solidaridad Asia Inaugural Address Nilanjan Ghosh, Director-Centre for New Economic Diplomacy & Observer Research Foundation-Kolkata Centre Special Address/s Tharangani Wickremasinghe, Additional Secretary, Tea Development & Plantation Policy of the Ministry of Agriculture & Plantation Industries  Anuja Kadian, Chair, the FICCI Task Force on Sustainable Agriculture/ Government and Industry Affairs Director (Asia Pacific) @ Corteva Agriscience  Keynote Address Maninder Kaur Dwivedi, Additional Secretary & MD Small Farmer's Agri-Business Consortium (TBC) Vote of Thanks Prashant Pastore, Asia Head-Water & Agri Programme, Solidaridad Asia 10:40 - 10:45 (IN) Setting the Context/Policy Brief Recommendations Shoba Suri, Senior Fellow, Observer Research Foundation 10:45 - 11:00 (IN) Break 11:00 - 12:00 (IN) - Session 1: Regenerative Agriculture: A Case for Small & Marginalized Farmers Suhas Wani, Ex-Director, ICRISAT India  Ajeet Chahal, Rice Team Lead - Asia Crop Science Division, Bayer Arpita Mukherjee, Professor, ICRIER Nithyashree ML, Senior Scientist-Division of Agricultural Economics, ICAR-IARI  Manish Anand, Senior Fellow, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) Nilabja Ghosh, Professor, Institute of Economic Growth Moderator - Nitin Rao, Asia Lead for Planning & Innovation, Solidaridad Asia 12:00 - 12:10 (IN) Q&A 12:10 - 13:10 (IN) - Session 2: Reaping a rich harvest: On-farm success stories from Africa and India Sarika Mittra, Consultant, Biodiversity for Food and Agriculture, Alliance of Bioversity International, and CIAT, Asia-India Office  Godlove Nderingo, Senior Programme Manager, Tanzania, Solidaridad  Suresh Motwani, General Manager, Solidaridad India  Kaushal Bisht, Lead, Partnerships, Varaha  C.S.Dubey, Strategic Marketing & Technology Director, Cargill Animal Nutrition Moderator - Monika Khanna, Country Manager, Solidaridad India   13:10 - 13:20 (IN) Q&A 13:20 - 13:30 (IN) - Closing Session Summing Up & Vote of Thanks Kritika Banerjee, Senior Editor, Solidaridad Asia 13:30 - 14:30 (IN) Lunch We look forward to your participation.  Warm regards,  Team ORF  Facebook FOLLOW ON TWITTER VISIT OUR WEBSITE Copyright © 2024 Observer Research Foundation, All Rights Reserved. Our mailing address is: Observer Research Foundation, 20 Rouse Avenue, New Delhi-110002 If you want to subscribe, please send an email to orfevents@orfonline.org

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JNU-GIAN Course on Quadruple Helix and Strengthening Knowledge Interactions for Frugal Innovation

JNU-GIAN Course on Quadruple Helix and Strengthening Knowledge Interactions for Frugal Innovation

17-21 February 2025

Foreign Faculty : Prof. Peter Knorringa, International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, Hague, Netherlands

Host Faculty : Dr. Saradindu Bhaduri, CSSP, SSS, JNU

Duration: 17 - 21 February 2025

Link for Registration: https://jnucashless.fdsbase.com/

Overview: As elaborated by the UNCTAD in its 2017 report, new innovation approaches are needed to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. The promise of these new innovation approaches hinges on how successfully they can create a balance between scale and context specificity, while maintaining inclusiveness. Many such innovations require an appreciation for polycentric knowledge interactions based on mutual respect for various kinds of knowledge holders. This course takes up the case of frugal innovation, as one such new approach, and elaborates on how to strengthen knowledge interactions for generating socially impactful frugal innovations. India and the Netherlands offer interesting complementary experiences with key elements of this agenda. While India is rightly seen as the 'home' of many successful frugal innovations, both by local communities and by larger companies, The Netherlands is seen as the champion of consensus-building and co-creation by various stakeholders. The argument in the course is that scalable frugal innovations tend to be more successful and relevant when they succeed in synergizing efforts by local communities, local and global business, intermediary organizations, knowledge institutes and government agencies. The so-called Quadruple Helix model of the 'DutchDiamond' is an example of how stakeholders in the Netherlands have developed experience with such co-creation processes, that mobilizes government officials, business actors, university-based researchers and society through so-called citizen science participation. In the course we will discuss to what extent and under which conditions, some of the more successful Dutch experiences in sectors like water and agro-food might be useful in the Indian context. Moreover, the Dutch Quadruple Helix model has failed to achieve lasting results in policy areas like energy and shipbuilding, which will be instructive to see the context specificity and contingent nature of where and when Quadruple Helix processes are more likely to produce useful results. A next element in the course investigates how to further develop relationships between the constituting stakeholders in a Quadruple Helix model in India. Finally, also through a simulation game, the course critically assesses the potential value added of using a Quadruple Helix model to strengthen knowledge interactions for frugal innovations with developmental impacts.
Objectives: The primary objectives of the course are as follows:
i) To build up and strengthen research capacity on frugal innovation in Indian universities,
ii) To reach out to social sector professionals and industry executives on unfolding dynamics of frugal innovation,
iii) To sensitize policymakers on the challenges and need to support frugal innovations in a country like India,
iv) Motivate scientists to carry out and critically analyze frugal innovations.

Further Details

CfPs: International Conference on Aligning Science-Technology-Innovation Indicators for Effective R&D Governance (STIiG) | 14-15 January, New Delhi

International Conference on Aligning Science-Technology-Innovation Indicators for Effective R&D Governance (STIiG)

14–15 January 2025

Organized by CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR-NIScPR), New Delhi, India

https://stiig.niscpr.res.in/

OBJECTIVES
The two-day conference intends to situate and bring together experts, policymakers, and scholars, researchers at one platform to discuss the emerging issues in contemporary research and challenges in the area of performance evaluation in R&D and governance. With this viewpoint, this conference is proposed to deliberate on the policy framework in the R&D governance system.

About The Conference
In contemporary R&D systems, research in basic and applied sciences, technology development and innovation, and their societal impact are the broad areas of concern. In particular, the emphasis is on promoting interdisciplinary research so that the S&T developments remain relevant and benefit society in the short and long term. Keeping this in the background, the efficient measurement of the R&D capacity and building effective R&D capability are the basic requisites for the R&D governance system.
For capacity measurement, the performance evaluation becomes imperative, and for capability development, a comprehensive foresight is needed. The exponential growth in emerging scientific and technological knowledge has led to various quantitative approaches to capture trends, insights, and undertake forecasting exercises. It has also opened new horizons in developing novel methods and practices in performance evaluations.
Big-data, sophisticated computational tools and techniques, blockchain, etc. are the new signatures of the quantitative approaches. Alternative approaches for evaluation such as altmetrics have added new dimensions to the performance evaluation.
With this standpoint, a two-day conference is planned to situate and bring together experts, policymakers, and scholars to discuss the emerging issues in contemporary methods, practices for performance evaluation, and foresight development in R&D and governance.

About the Organiser
The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is India's largest scientific R&D organization, comprising 37 research institutes across the country. CSIR NIScPR (National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research) is one of the constituent research institutes of CSIR, which emerged from the merger of two CSIR institutions, CSIR-NISTADS and CSIR-NISCAIR, with a combined legacy of over 100 years. For capacity measurement, the performance evaluation becomes imperative, and for capability development, a comprehensive foresight is needed. The exponential growth in emerging scientific and technological knowledge has led to various quantitative approaches to capture trends, insights, and undertake forecasting exercises. It has also opened new horizons in developing novel methods and practices in performance evaluations. Big-data, sophisticated computational tools and techniques, blockchain, etc. are the new signatures of the quantitative approaches. Alternative approaches for evaluation such as altmetrics have added new dimensions to the performance evaluation. With this standpoint, a two-day conference is planned to situate and bring together experts, policymakers, and scholars to discuss the emerging issues in contemporary methods, practices for performance evaluation, and foresight development in R&D and governance. SVASTIK, aimed at communicating scientifically validated societal traditional knowledge and fostering an R&D temper for verifying traditional knowledge and practices. Compendium of CSIR technologies based on their Technology Readiness Level (TRL) scale assessments. Livelihood creation for rural India through the deployment of CSIR technologies in collaboration with UNNAT Bharat Abhiyan and Vijanana Bharti (VIBHA). The KISAN SABHA-App for supply chain and freight transportation management systems for Indian farmers. Collective policy session series for policy advocacy through evidence-based research aligned to sustainable development goals. The institute has built its core competence in studies on various scientific indicators, measurement of S&T, technology assessment, and impact assessment. 

Conference Themes
Abstracts are invited in the following Themes:

• Methods, Approaches, and Practices in Performance Evaluation
• Open Science, Open Access & Open Source
• Measuring the Social Impact of R&D
• Connecting R&D and Social Media
• Foresight in R&D Governance

Call for Extended Abstracts
Extended Abstracts are invited from a presenter which represents their original works and is a comprehensive summary of a research paper with the background, objectives, methods, results and conclusion.
Extended Abstracts are invited for oral and poster presentations. The abstract should not exceed 700-800 words and should have the title followed by the name of the author(s), affiliation(s), and email address(es) of the corresponding author(s). The abstract should be typed in font Times New Roman (12pt). It may be submitted through the registration link.
Applicants should mention the abstract corresponding to one of the themes of the conference.

Important Dates:

• Last date for Submission of Extended Abstract: 16 November 2024
• Notification for Selected Extended Abstract: 22 November 2024
• Last date for Submission of Full Paper: 06 December 2024

Selected Extended Abstracts will be considered for inviting full-length papers which will be peer-reviewed and considered for publication in a special issue of CSIR-NIScPR journal "Journal of Scientific and Industrial Research" (JCR 0.7).

Further Details and Abstracts Submission

Vol. 4, No. 10: Sustainable urbanisation

The role of libraries in evolving communities 🏘️

October 2024 —  Vol. 4, No. 10 View in your browser → THE SUSTAINABLE URBANISATION ISSUE Welcome to the October 2024 newsletter! This month's theme is close to our hearts - Sustainable urbanisation. What do libraries mean for the future of cities (and all sorts of human settlements)? Looking back at the United Nations' Pact for the Future—adopted at last month's Summit of the Future—knowledge, science, technology and innovation, culture, and 'meaningful' connectivity are recognised as drivers of development. At a local level, in our cities, communities, and villages, libraries are the hub for connecting people to all the above. Libraries mean the future we want! Happy reading! 🏘️ Explore the full editorial → In the field Of course our biggest commitment in the last month was the IFLA Information Futures Summit, which brought together almost 800 colleagues from around the world for a common conversation about the future of knowledge and information. You can find plenty more about the work at the Summit and the major reports launched there further down in this newsletter! In addition to the Summit itself, IFLA President Vicki McDonald also held a number of meetings with visiting delegations, and hosted a joint informal meeting of members of IFLA's Governing Board, and Professional and Regional Councils, as well as chairs of Advisory Committees and members of the Australian advisory committee for the Summit. She also joined the meeting of the Asia-Oceania Regional Division Committee, and the emerging leaders' trends workshop. She also shared messages with the conferences of the Korean Library Association and the Library and Information Association of South Africa. IFLA Secretary General Sharon Memis joined Vicki in the Brisbane events above, and is participating in a CILIP event at the UK Parliament, focusing on how libraries change lives. Key IFLA Publications launched during IIFS – Don't miss them! During the IFLA Information Futures Summit in Brisbane, Australia, we released some of our most anticipated publications for the year 2024. Find them here 🔽 IFLA Strategy 2024-2029 Based on extensive communication with IFLA's member and volunteer community, we're proud to launch our Strategy for 2024-2029, which will take us through our centenary and almost to the end of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda. IFLA Trend Report 2024 We don't need to know for sure what the future holds for libraries and the communities they serve in order to be able to play a role in shaping it. The 2024 Trend Report, launched at the Information Futures Summit and made possible by SIGL support, offers a key resource for librarians, libraries and library associations looking to integrate tomorrow into their planning today. Brisbane Declaration What future do we want for knowledge and information? The Brisbane Declaration sets out key principles, based on the collected inputs of participants at the Information Futures Summit. Out Now: IFLA Annual Report 2023 Remind yourself of all that we achieved together in 2023 in our Annual Report. With a strong focus on sharing stories of our impact, as well as other key facts and figures around our work, this provides a great snapshot of what our Federation is all about. Get it here → Pre-nominations phase began 14 October 📣 IFLA is excited to launch a new, pre-nominations phase to our biennial elections process! Now is a great opportunity for those interested in volunteering with IFLA to join us. Deadline: 29 November 2024. Interested? Learn more! → The third and last WLIC Review survey is out! We invite you to participate in our final survey for the IFLA World Library and Information Congress. Whether you attend WLIC for the diverse topics or to network with international peers, your feedback is invaluable. Help us enhance the congress by sharing your thoughts in a quick, five-minute survey before the 8 November 2024 deadline. Help shape the Conference → 2024 PLOTY Winner announced The IFLA/Baker & Taylor Public Library of the Year Award 2024 (PLOTY) was announced on 7 October during the International Library Conference in Barcelona, Spain. Meet the winners → 9th IFLA Green Library Award 2024 Results IFLA's Environment Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) Section is pleased to announce the winner of the IFLA Green Library Award 2024. The IFLA Green Library Award was established in 2016 by ENSULIB and generously sponsored by De Gruyter Publishing. Read more → Emerging leaders' workshop launches work on Trend Report learning tools Building on the IFLA Trend Report 2024 and the discussions around it at the Information Futures Summit, a group of emerging library leaders met at the State Library of Queensland to explore how to maximise the Report's potential to support learning. This activity was made possible by a grant from Stichting IFLA Global Libraries. See their work → The Public Library Manifesto in Action: Good practices in sustainability, literacy and democracy This month, multiple IFLA Professional Units came together in Barcelona, Spain for a conference that explored topics that are at the heart of the IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto. Specifically, promoting the role of libraries in progressing social inclusion and the development of democracy through access to knowledge, thought, culture and information. To the practices → The new Offline Internet Consortium report outlines a new gold standard for Internet connectivity In their new report "The Power of Offline Internet: Beyond the Binary of Connectivity", the consortium reframes how we think about Internet connectivity through the lens of offline Internet technologies and their proven capabilities in bridging the global digital divide. Learn more → Pillars of intellectual freedom? Understanding library association activity In order to build tools to help library associations and agencies fulfil their potential in supporting and promoting intellectual freedom, IFLA is collecting evidence about activities already underway. Share your responses by 8 November 2024! Access the survey → Libraries boosting connectivity project: Survey launch and call to action 🌐 Join our 'Libraries boosting connectivity project' to help us understand libraries' digital navigation and adaptation. We are collecting data on geolocation, connectivity, and digital challenges, starting with a pilot phase now, with full expansion planned for 2025. All libraries are invited to contribute to this crucial survey. Take part → Supercharged by AI: A new creative intervention about the effects of AI on our online lives This new creative intervention is produced by Tactical Tech and DensityDesign Lab at Politecnico di Milano, in collaboration with IFLA. From chatbots to deepfakes, AI-generated content is becoming increasingly common online. New AI tools make it easier, faster and cheaper to generate text, images, videos, and more. In turn, the harms that have always existed online—scams, harassment, polarisation, and bias—are now being "Supercharged" by AI. Explore the collaboration → Europe Regional Division Committee's mid-term meeting On 6 October 2024, members of the Europe Regional Division Committee joined the mid-term meeting in the beautiful Gabriel García Márquez library in Barcelona. The meeting was held in a hybrid format. 10 members were present onsite, and 4 members joined the group online. See the highlights → Celebración de 50 Años de Colaboración entre LAC y la IFLA en el marco del Seminario Latinoamericano y del Caribe en MEXINFO 2024 Durante la semana del 6 al 8 de agosto de 2024, se llevó a cabo en el Instituto de Investigaciones Bibliotecológicas y de la Información (IIBI) de la UNAM, en la Ciudad de México, el Seminario de Latinoamérica y el Caribe en el marco del Mexican Information Global Forum (MEXINFO). Este evento marcó el inicio de la celebración de las cinco décadas de colaboración entre las bibliotecas de Latinoamérica y el Caribe con la IFLA, bajo el título: "Nuevas tendencias en el entorno informativo: 50 años de cooperación internacional con la IFLA". Leer más → Call for proposals: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Libraries and Librarianship The Library at Northwestern University in Qatar is pleased to announce the upcoming symposium, "Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Libraries and Librarianship," which will take place on February 26-27, 2025. The symposium will discuss AI and ML's role in transforming libraries and the evolving duties of librarians in the Gulf region. Deadline for submission: 5 November 2024 Get the full details → Call for Presentation Proposals: 2025 Metadata Standards Symposium IFLA Advisory Committee on Standards is hosting a symposium on metadata with the theme "Metadata Standards Matter: Building a Sustainable Future for Information." This event is a significant opportunity for professionals, practitioners, researchers, scholars, etc. to contribute to the discourse on metadata standards and their impact on sustainability in the future of the world of information. Deadline for submission: 29 November 2024 Interested? Submit here → 28 October Virtual event 2024 Global Media and Information Literacy Week Information Literacy & School Library Sections Joint Webinar #GlobalMILWeek IFLA Information Literacy (INFOLIT) and School Libraries Sections 6 November Virtual event Navigating Risks to Global Inclusiveness IFLA Digital Humanities Digital Scholarship (DHDS) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) Special Interest Groups and Knowledge Management (KM) and IT Sections 7 November Virtual event The IFLA ENSULIB Webinar Series 14: Developing Sustainable Digital Scholarship Projects and Services in Academic Libraries IFLA Environment, Sustainability and Libraries (ENSULIB) Section - Developing sustainable digital scholarship projects and services in academic libraries 11 November Virtual event LIS Curriculum Re-engineering For the Global South IFLA LIS in Developing Countries (LISDEV) Special Interest Group 12 November Virtual event How to develop parliamentary library services based on the needs of customers IFLA Library and Research Services for Parliaments (IFLA PARL) Section and Interparliamentary Union (IPU) 12 November Hybrid event Institute of Information Science (IZUM) Maribor, Slovenia 6th UNIMARC Users Meeting: Charting the Course: Future-Forward Cataloguing with UNIMARC 14 November Virtual event Information Literacy IFLA Academic and Research Libraries (ARL) Section 20 November Virtual event Legal Deposit: A Strategic Tool For Building Tomorrow's Heritage IFLA National Libraries Section 27 November Virtual event Linked Open Bibliographies: Exposing, Linking, Reusing IFLA Bibliography (BIB) Section DON'T MISS OUT❗ Become an IFLA Member and enjoy some fantastic perks!   Get 2025 covered + bonus membership until the end of 2024, grab a 25% discount on a ticket for our 2025 World Library and Information Congress in Astana, Kazakhstan, have your voice heard in the upcoming IFLA's elections, and be part of increasing the impact of libraries on communities and society. This offer has begun, so don't miss out and take advantage of our special year-end offer!  Join us → NEW MEMBERS IFLA warmly welcomes the following new members: Biblioteca Regional de Madrid – Spain Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) Library – China Keystone Academy – China Ministry of Education Seychelles - School Library Services Unit – Seychelles Sancho el Sabio Foundation – Spain We look forward to your engagement and involvement! SOCIAL SPOTLIGHT Want to get featured here? Don't forget to @IFLA and use the #IFLA hashtag! Update your preferences / Unsubscribe