Introducing IAALD: Some slides for JAALD
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The document introduces the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists (IAALD) by outlining its vision, mission, activities, and priorities. The vision is for IAALD to be the leading global community of practice for agricultural information specialists. The mission is to enable members to create, access, and disseminate agricultural information to achieve sustainable land and resource use and improve rural livelihoods. Key activities include connecting members worldwide, convening meetings, communicating value of information, and collaborating with partners. Priorities include strengthening membership, facilitating professional development, and expanding partnerships.
Introducing IAALD: Some slides for JAALD
- 1. Introducing IAALD Some slides for JAALD 28 January 2006 Peter Ballantyne
- 2. Vision the leading global community of practice for information specialists* in agriculture and related disciplines * people and institutions who are professionally involved in creating, capturing, accessing, or disseminating information and knowledge concerning agriculture and rural development
- 3. Mission IAALD enables its members to create, capture, access and disseminate information to achieve a more productive and sustainable use of the world’s land, water, and renewable natural resources and contribute to improved livelihoods of rural communities
- 4. What we do IAALD connects agricultural information specialists worldwide providing platforms and spaces for information dissemination, exchange, knowledge sharing, and learning IAALD convenes agricultural information specialists worldwide organising meetings and catalyzing dialogue among all agricultural information stakeholders
- 5. What we do IAALD communicates and advocates the value of knowledge and information to its members and others improving the status and practice of agricultural information management and dissemination IAALD collaborates with members and other partner organisations facilitating educational and other opportunities across agricultural information communities
- 6. … to be properly knowledgeable, the centres and the peripheries need to be in conversations with the other … Wendell Berry Convening and connecting
- 7. How we operate Executive Committee 2005-2010 World Congresses Chapters (china, central/east europe) ‘ Sisters’ (jaald, usain, aibda, fita’s, …) Website: www.iaald.org Listserver @ University Arizona Weblog: http://iaald.blogspot.com Quarterly Journal Members (institutions, individuals, students)
- 8. Priorities Strengthen the membership base Engage the members Facilitate professional development for members Expand and deepen partnerships and alliances Hold events and workshops Inform and communicate with members and the wider agricultural information community Establish a sound organizational financial base Reorganise the IAALD business practices
- 9. Some plans Africa Conference, May 2006 World Congress in Japan, 2008 (?) World Congress in France, 2010 Participate in regional meetings of ‘sisters’ AIBDA Mexico 2006 USAIN USA 2006 AFITA India 2006 IFLA Korea 2006 Collaboration with ‘sisters’ and chapters? China, Central/east Europe, Japan, Latin America, USA, ‘FITA’s’, Forestry, Fisheries Joint memberships Professional development ? certification?
- 10. The New Committee Peter Ballantyne (The Netherlands) Vielka Chang-Yau (Panama) Debbie Currie (USA) Michal Demes (Hungary) Elizabeth Dodsworth (UK) Elizabeth Goldberg (Italy) Toni Grieder (USA) Barbara Hutchinson (USA) Nick Maliha (Syria) H.V. Mote (India) Dorothy Mukhebi (Kenya) Shuchun Pan (China) Takashi Nagatsuka (Japan) Stephen Rudgard (Italy)