China-CEEC Libraries Union Established in Hangzhou
| With a theme focusing on “Cooperation•Networking•Sharing”, the 1st China-CEEC (Central and Eastern European Countries) Curators’ Forum of Libraries Union was successfully held on 19-22 October in Hangzhou. Statement on Establishment of China-CEEC Libraries Union and Action Plan on China-CEEC Libraries Union (2019-2020) were adopted during joint session, which marked the official establishment of the Union. 61 libraries from China-CEEC, represented by 160 participants from home and abroad, became members of the Union. | |||
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Joint Session: Two-file Discussion
On October 20, Joint Session was held, in which Statement on Establishment of China-CEEC Libraries Union and Action Plan of China-CEEC Libraries Union, the two files on which the Union are based, were fully supported by all delegates, followed by a signing ceremony hosted by Lu Xiaolong, deputy director of Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV, Film, Press and Publication, China. |
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| Delegates of Each Delegation Albania- Marinela Tole, Librarian, Public Library "Dritero Agolli" Fier Bosnia and Herzegovina-Mirna Trifković, Director, Public and University Library "Derviš Sušić" Tuzla Bulgaria-Natalia Vladinova, Head of the Conservation Department, National Library "St. St. Cyril and Methodius" Croatia-Martina Tabula, Librarian, Vodice Public Library Czech Republic-Martin Kocanda, Director General, National Library of the Czech Republic Estonia-Asko Tamme, Vice President, Estonian Librarians Association; CEO, Tartu Public Library Hungary-László Ferenc Tüske, Director General, Hungarian National Széchényi Library Latvia-Ekaterina Pavlova, Head of the Baltic Research Centre for East Asian Studies, National Library of Latvia Lithuania-Bronius Maskuliūnas, Director, Šiauliai County Povilas Višinskis Public Library Macedonia-Jelena Petrovska, Deputy Director, National Institution University Library "St. Kliment Ohridski" Bitola Montenegro-Bogić Rakočević, Director, National Library of Montenegro "Đurđe Crnojević" Poland-Katarzyna Ślaska, Deputy Director, National Library of Poland Romania-Silviu Borș, Director, ASTRA County Library of Sibiu Serbia-Jasmina Ninkov, Director, Belgrade City Library Slovakia-Katarina Kristofova, Director General, Slovak National Library Slovenia-Breda Karun, Director, Kranj City Library |
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 Signing Ceremony Hosted by Lu Xiaolong, Deputy Director of Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV, Film, Press and Publication |
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 Group Photo of Delegates of Each Delegation |
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 Group Photo after Signing Ceremony of Delegates of Union Members |
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Opening Ceremony
Hosted by Sun Yongrong, the general director of Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV, Film, Press and Publication, the opening ceremony was held right after the announcement of the establishment of the libraries union. Chen Weiqiang, member of leadership of Hangzhou Municipal Government, Sun Bo, member of the leadership of Bureau of International Exchanges and Cooperation, Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the People’s Republic of China, Rao Quan, general director of National Library of China and Ren Qun, member of the leadership of Zhejiang Provincial Cultural Department, delivered speeches. |
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 Hosted by Sun Yongrong, General Director of Hangzhou Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, TV, Film, Press and Publication |
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