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| Sunday 19 Oct | 5.00-6.30pm | Welcome Launch | Special guest - William McInnes | |
| Monday 20 Oct | 8.00am | Registrations & Trade viewing | | |
| | 8.45am | Welcome Future Thinking - Future Proofing | Kerri Contini, QPLA President | |
| | | Welcome to country | | |
| | 9.00am | Keynote address | William McInnes | Popular actor and author, William McInnes will share his thoughts on life, literature and libraries. |
 | 10.00-10.30 | Morning tea | | |
| | 10.30am | Building foresight capacity | Dr Phillip Daffara | Successful planning for the of libraries should not just consider the next 3-5 years but the next 20 to 30 years. Dr Daffara shares techniques for building foresight capacity in library planning |
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| | 11.40am | Library makeovers on a shoestring | Kevin Hennah | Kevin Hennah has worked closely with Public and School Libraries since 2002 on strategies to maximise productivity of space and improve overall presentation and image. His understanding of the operational requirements of libraries is coupled with practical advice that is sensitive to budget restrictions and challenges traditional thinking. |
| | 12.40pm | Lunch |  | |
| | 1.40pm | History in a digital world - The Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program | Cathy Pilgrim Director, Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program (ANDP) National Library of Australia | The National Library has demonstrated how libraries can plan an essential role as content developers through their Australian Newspaper Digitisation Program. Cathy Pilgrim provides an overvied of this ambitious project which has already seen 70,000 newspaper pages digitised and online from 1803 to 1954. |
| | 2.25pm | Show me the money | Dr Linda Griffith Linda Griffith Consultancy | Libraries are constantly seeking additional sources of funding. Dr Griffith explores funding streams beyond government grants including philanthropic trusts. |
 | 3.00 | Afternoon tea | | |
| | 3.30pm | Library Education 2.0 | Dr Helen Partridge Associate Professor, Information Technology QUT | Our leaders of the future are being educated now. Dr Partridge will explore the role of educators in helping ensure the profession has the leaders it needs - not just through entry level qualifications for new graduates but also other degrees that meet the changing skill and knowledge needs of the profession. |
| | 4.20pm | ALIA & Public Libraries | Jan Richards Vice-President ALIA | Jan will provide an overview of public library initiatives that ALIA is developing including a Public Library Summit and the Broadband for Seniors funding. |
| 4:40pm | QPLA AGM 2008 | |||
| | 7.00pm | Conference Dinner @ Rydges | | Special guest, William McInnes, and popular band The Countdowns. |
| Tuesday 21 Oct | 8.00-8.45 | Registrations & Trade Viewing | | |
| | 8.45am | Welcome to Day 2 | David West Vice-President, QPLA | |
| | 8.55am | Local buy cheque presentation | Suzanne Snape, Local Buy | |
| 9.00am | Engaging with indigenous communities | Cate Richmond Assistant Director Public Libraries and Knowledge Centres Northern Territory Library | Winners of the $1million Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Award, Cate Richmond will provide an overview of the Northern Territory Library's services to indigenous and remote communities. | |
| | 10.00am | Creative Communities | Deb Miles Acting Director Creative Communities | Arts, culture and libraries - an overview from the new Arts Qld unit. |
| | 10.30am | Morning tea | | |
| | 11.00am | One search @ SLQ | Anna Raunik Executive Manager - Resource Discovery State Library of Qld | Launch of State Library's new One Search facility |
| 11.25am | Baulkham Hills - A glimpse into the future | Lynn Regan Manager Library & Information Services Baulkham Hills Council | On the north-western outskirts of Sydney, Baulkham Hills Shire is changing from a predominately rural shire to rapidly growing suburbs with an increasingly multicultural demographic. Lynn will show how libraries are changing and responding to community needs and expectations. | |
| | 12.30pm | Lunch | | |
| | 1.30pm | Design your destiny | Robyn Pulman | Renowed motivational speaker, Robyn Pulman will impart skills and tips to strengthen your leadership skills through creating winning habits. |
| | 2.30pm | Community Wellbeing Indicators | Desley Renton | Community Wellbeing Indicators refer to a broad range of measures designed to identify and communicate economic, social, environmental, democratic and cultural trends and outcomes. They provide a holistic view of assessing a community and developing policies and programs to strengthen and enhance communities. Desley Renton explores their relevance to libraries. |
| | 3.10pm | Afternoon tea | | |
| | 3.40pm | The Smart City & its Libraries | Jane Cowell AEC | Learnings from Copenhagen, Denmark from the international symposium on libraries creating stronger cities. |
| 3.55pm | Expanding Horizons - what next | Shelley Webb State Library of Qld | ||
| 4.40pm | Conference Close | Kerri Contini & Dave West | ||
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