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...the ALIA 2001 National Policy Congress

The 2nd Annual National Policy Congress (NPC) took place at the Rydges Lakeside Hotel in Canberra on 7 and 8 December 2001. Sixty-seven group representatives and the Board of Directors attended theCongress, facilitated by distinguished ALIA Fellow Ian McCallum and Sherrey Quinn.

The National Policy Congress is the Board of Directors' annual opportunity to

• consult on issues of relevance to library and information services
• seek input to policies, issues and other ALIA matters.

Delegates to the National Policy Congress took full advantage of this opportunity to

• provide feedback on a variety of issues
• seek clarification of decisions of the Board of Directors and National Office
• identify issues needing to be addressed by the Association.

Papers and presentations at 2001 National Policy Congress

Review of progress from ALIA 2000 National Policy Congress
Detailed report on progress to October 2000 on the recommendations from the 1^st NPC, provided as background information

New legal operating environment: Corporations law and Australian corporate practice manual
Presentation by Jennefer Nicholson, ALIA executive director

Issues of significance for 2001 National Policy Congress
Issues identified by 10 representative groups relating to: ALIA's key achievements since 2000 NPC, key challenges faced now, and key professional issues to be addressed by ALIA

ALIA 2002 planning
ALIA's planning documents for 2002, presented by Jennefer Nicholson, ALIA executive director

Library and information science education for the knowledge age (LISEKA)
Report of stage 1 of the project, presented by Dr Naida Tattersall, ALIA director

ALIA core value statement
A draft statement, presented by Dr Alan Bundy, ALIA president, and a proforma for comments (requested by 18 January 2002)