Minutes of meeting: IFLA Regional Council, 4 May 2023

Abstract

Items discussed at the ninth Regional Council meeting include updates from the Regional Council Chair, the Professional Council Chair, Governing Board updates, and updates from the Regional Division Committee Chairs. Also, updates on the regional hubs WLIC 2023, the WLIC 2023 Provisional Programme - Business Meetings, Satellite Meetings and Regional sessions. The discussion about effective working practices was continued, with a focus on a checklist and detailed results from surveys on communications, emerging leaders, sub-groups and tips for inclusive meetings and webinars. Regarding planning for the Committees' transition, the discussion continued about how to support the induction of the next Regional Council and Regional Division Committees, including a transition planning, updates of the IFLA Regional Advocacy Priorities Survey rerun and a brief overview of IFLA nominations results till date. Finally, an update on SDG and Internet Governance work was shared and discussed.