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Article: IFLA's 70th World Library and Information Congress in Buenos Aires.(International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions)
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- December 1, 2004
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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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Article: Packing them in: 67th Annual IFLA Sets New Records; ...
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December 1, 2001 ;
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... ... FEDERATION of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) record-breaking, 67th IFLA Council and General Conference The attendance figures ... held August 16-25, 2001, broke all previous IFLA records. More than 5,300 people were involved ...
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