Conferences, Events and Calls for Papers
International migrants in rural areas: communities, impacts and issues
http://www.ippr.org/events/?id=3235
7 October 2008, St Martins in the Fields, Trafalgar Square, London, 10am-4pm
The event, organised by think tank ippr, aims to:
- present new research on the impact of migration on public services in rural areas
- examine ways in which public services might become more responsive to migrants
- present new research on the risk to rural economies caused by changing migration flows, and look at how these risks can be managed.
More information at weblink above.
(Source: Welcome To Your Library Digest – http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/)
Information services for migrants and refugees
http://www.cilip.org.uk/specialinterestgroups/bysubject/international/activities/training/default.htm
Tue 14 Oct 2008, British Library pm (registration from 1.30pm)
The International and Library Information Group (ILIG) of CILIP is running two half-day seminars on this day, one of which is on information services for migrants and refugees. It includes presentations by Helen Carpenter (Paul Hamlyn Foundation and former WTYL Project Co-ordinator), Diana Edmonds (Assistant Director Culture, Libraries and Learning, London Borough of Haringey) and Amanuel Gebrekidan (British Broadcasting Corporation, Future Media and Technology, Information and Archives) and will be chaired by Stephanie Kenna from the British Library. For more information and how to book see weblink above
(Source: Welcome To Your Library Digest – http://www.welcometoyourlibrary.org.uk/)Posted in: Conferences & Events.
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