Article: IFLA's 70th World Library and Information Congress in Buenos Aires.(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)

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The recent International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was the first hosted in South America. It was considered a success with nearly 4,000 participants from 121 countries.

Argentina was the country with the largest representation, with 618 delegates. The next largest participants were: USA, 355; Brazil, 117; China, 110; Chile, 109; and Russian Fed., 102. Forty meetings were held with simultaneous interpreters. There were 80 poster sessions, along with 189 papers in English, Spanish, French, German, and Russian.

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