The 40th Annual Conference of the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL) will be held from August 7 to 11, 2011 at the UWI, Mona Campus. The Conference will be preceded on August 5,  by a Joint Pre-Conference Satellite Meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, School Libraries and Resource Centers Section (IFLA SLRC) and the International Association of School Librarianship (IASL). Both events are being hosted in collaboration with the Library and Information Association of Jamaica (LIAJA). Pre-Conference Workshops are scheduled to be held on August 7. There will also be poster presentations and exhibitions during the Conference.
 
There will be four Pre-Conference Workshops on : Effective Literacy Teaching to Support the School’s Culture for Reading, Making Learning Visible through the School Library, Harnessing Advocacy Skills in the Age of Web 2.0 Technologies and Using Web 2.0 Tools to build Participatory Culture Skills.
 
The Conference features presentations by local and international experts such as Professor Hopeton Dunn, UWI, Mona, Ms. Ellen R. Tise, President of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Dr. Ross J. Todd and Dr. Carol Gordon of  Rutgers University and Lyn Hay, Charles Sturt University.
 
The event is aimed at sensitizing educators, policy makers and administrators about the role of the school library in the education process, exposing school librarians to international best practices and modern technology in the field of school librarianship and to provide a forum for information sharing about programmes and materials for children and youth throughout the international community. Additionally the Conference will serve to promote and disseminate research in the field of school librarianship. 
 
Further information on the Conference is available at: http://www.iasl-online.org/events/conf/2011/