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NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON EMPOWERING THE READING CULTURE A meeting between BLA and DBP Brunei was held on 6 Feb 2013 at Class 64 Library to update on the preparations for the conference with the theme ‘Reading Empowers the Nation’ to be held on 13-14 March 2013 at UBD. Present were Pn Nellie, Awg Hj Sahari, Awg Hj Abd Talip, Nur Nadzirah from BLA, and librarians from DBP Brunei were present. Some 400 participants are expected to attend with papers presented by distinguished speakers from Brunei Darussalam, Australia, Korea, Japan, New Zealand, Malaysia and Singapore. LIBRARY BOULEVARD Brunei Darussalam as A member of the Congress of Southeast Asian Librarians has been invited by the IFLA Organising Committee of the 79 th IFLA GA and Conference to join in the CONSAL exhibition named the CONSAL Library Boulevard to be held during the conference in Suntec Convention Centre, Singapore. BLA in cooperation with Library Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka Brunei will lead the initiative. A local Task Force co-chaired by Pn Nellie and Aw Hj Sahari has been set-up. The CONSAL Library Boulevard will display information on each CONSAL member country done through roll-up banners placed at the strategic location at the Convention Centre. This will be an effective way to publicise and gives an overview of library developments in the ASEAN region to the international delegations attending the conference coming from all over the world. 13 TH AGM SOUVENIR PROGRAMME BOOK Editing work continues for the souvenir publication. The book contains information of the Council Members, photographs of the accomplishments of the 12 th BLA Council from 2008 to 2012. CONSAL BIBLIOGRAPHY ON TRADITIONAL CULTURES The publication project spearheaded by Brunei Darussalam Library Association is participated by Brunei Darussalam, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The respective National Team Leaders are Mr Hj Abd Talip Hj Tassim. Ms Noryati, Acting Director National Library Thailand. and Ms Phan Thi Kim Dzung The first report is due in February 2013. Wadah Perpustakaan Bil.2 Feb 2013 Page 2
ASIAN FESTIVAL OF CHILDREN’S CONTENTS 2013 The Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) aims to foster the creation, production and publication of children’s and young adults’ materials with Asian content in all formats and to facilitate their distribution. Asia is rich in culture and tradition; a heritage from which content could be developed. The AFCC draws the attention of content creators and producers to this vast opportunity, and also showcases content already available, and promotes new materials that have been produced and published. The National Book Development Council of Singapore has been organising the highly popular Asian Children’s Writers & Illustrators Conference for the past ten years. Leveraging on its success, the conference was expanded to form AFCC which has emerged as a very popular professional and trade event since 2010. AFCC 2013 from 25-30 May 2013 will have 4 main conferences: Teachers Congress, Parents Forum, Writers’ and illustrators’ Conference & Media Summit. There will also be Literature Lecture and Awards Presentations. The festival will also have seminars, masterclassess, rights fair, media mart, and public events throughout the 6 days. This year the country of focus is Malaysia while the Philippines took the centre stage last year. Next year India will become the country of focus. 25 May 2013, AFCC Pre school and Primary Teachers Congress The AFCC Preschool & Primary Teachers Congress provides teachers and educators with the skills and knowledge to impart early literacy through bilingualism to their charges as a child transitions from early childhood to primary school. 25 May 2013, AFCC Parents Forum The AFCC Parents Forum offers parents, teachers, and other related professionals the opportunity to get support, information, and advice on nurturing early learning and bilingualism at home. For children accompanying their parents, separate activities for the children will be available. 28-29 May 2013, AFCC Writers and Illustrators Conference Over the course of the two-day conference, writers and illustrators come together with publishers, editors, literary agents, and other industry professionals in celebration of children’s content from Asia and around the world. This year’s conference will have an added emphasis on Young Adult literature and children’s works in translation 29 May 2013, AFCC Media Summit The AFCC Media Summit gathers content creators and media professionals from around the world for a one-day conference focusing on Asian children’s media content, a forum for sharing ideas and knowledge, skills training and development, and networking. The Summit will focus on maximising content through transmedia storytelling AFCC Seminars The AFCC Seminars offer specialised sessions that focus on specific aspects of the literary community. This year’s Seminars will cover Young Adult literature, translation of children’s books, and blogging. Other events AFCC Language Workshop, 25-26 May 2013 AFCC Masterclasses, 30 May 2013 Media Mart and Rights Fair 25-29 May 2013 Book Illustrators Gallery, 25-29 May 2013 Contact: National Book Development Council of Singapore, 50 Geylang East Avenue 1, Spore 389777. Tel.65-6848 290 email: afcc@bookcouncil.sg. Website: www.afcc.com.sg Wadah Perpustakaan Bil.2 Feb 2013 Page 3
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