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Do you know what ICT mean? ACURIL LXII HAITI will address its impact in HAITI.
Monday, May, 14, 2012 From June 4 to June 8, 2012 at the Karibe Hotel and Convention Center located in nd Ption-Ville, Haiti, will take place the 42 Annual Conference of the Association of the Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL). This is the first time that the conference is taking place in Haiti and lead organizers Franoise Beaulieu Thybulle, President of ACURIL 2011-2012 and Executive Director of the Haitian American Institute, and Dr. Elizabeth PierreLouis, Chair of the local Organizing Committee and Director of Programs at FOKAL (Fondasyon Konesans Ak Libt | www.fokal.org ) are spearheading the conference. Folks will be coming from various parts of the world to attend the conference, and world acclaimed author Edwidge Danticat will be the keynote speaker. The theme for the conference is 365 doors opened on the technological revolution: economic, cultural, social and political impacts. The theme plays on the reminiscence of a beautiful palace built by self-proclaimed King Henri Christophe in the North of Haiti in 1813. The palace that had 365 doors. The conference will address the digital era and the consequences of the rapid developments in ICT (information and communications technology) for the information profession. It will also focus on the social, cultural and economic and political aspects of the information society. Commercial vendors and exhibitors confirmed are Ebsco, Springer, Gaylord, System, Link, SirsiDynix, and the National Archives, the Ministry of Culture, and local banks are also expected pending their confirmation.

#### About ACURIL: The Association of Caribbean University, Research and Institutional Libraries (ACURIL) originated as part of a movement for Caribbean cooperation at the university level, initiated in the late l960s by the Association of Caribbean Universities (UNICA). At that moment Sir Philip Sherlock, of the University of the West Indies, at Mona, Kingston, Jamaica, was its Secretary General http://acuril.uprrp.edu/ About FOKAL: One of the challenges in Haiti is the development of information in order to give populations access to books and document, new technologies as well as quality information. FOKAL's focus on participation to regional and international professional associations enable it to implement support networks and do advocacy for this sector at a national level. Access to information is FOKAL's third strategic priority. www.fokal.org

For General Information on the conference: www.acuril2012-haiti.blogspot.com For General Information about FOKAL and Friends of FOKAL: www.fokal.org; www.fokal-usa.org For Sponsorship from the US email: lmellon@fokal-usa.org or rstfort@yahoo.com