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<DIV>Hello:</DIV>
<DIV>I am glad to inform that the proposal on IFLA Agricultural Libraries Group has been approved by the IFLA Professional Committee and the first startup meeting is scheduled to be held in Oslo, Norway during IFLA World Library and Information Congress in August 2005.</DIV>
<DIV>Thanks,</DIV>
<DIV>Deva E. Reddy, Ph.D<BR>Assistant Professor <BR>Science/ Engineering Library Services<BR>Texas A&M University <BR>College Station, TX, 77843 - 5000, USA</DIV>
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<DIV><U>Here is the Copy of letter from Mr. Sjoerd Koopman, Coordinator, IFLA</U></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV>Dear Deva E.Reddy</DIV>
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<DIV>It is my great pleasure to inform you that IFLAs Professional Committee<BR>(PC), during its meeting last week, approved the proposal to grant a<BR>programme an opportunity to an Agricultural Libraries Discussion Group<BR>to have a "start up" meeting during our upcoming World Library and<BR>Information Congress (WLIC) in Oslo in August 2005.</DIV>
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<DIV>The PC was pleased with the braod support for your intitative and looks<BR>forward to further cooperation with your group.</DIV>
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<DIV><U>We will consider you as the Convener of this DG.</U> My colleague Josche<BR>Neven <A href="mailto:josche.neven@ifla.org">josche.neven@ifla.org</A> who is in charge of the development of the<BR>conference programme will approach you at a later stage to let you know<BR>when the slot for your DG will be planned.</DIV>
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<DIV>The programme for the WLIC will eventuqally become availble on IFLANET,<BR>but perhaps you can already start promoting the event to potential<BR>attendees from within your constituency.</DIV>
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<DIV>With best wishes and kind regards,<BR>Sjoerd Koopman</DIV>
<DIV>***********<BR>Sjoerd Koopman<BR>Coordinator of Professional Activities<BR>IFLA<BR>International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions<BR>P.O. Box 95312<BR>2509 CH The Hague<BR>The Netherlands<BR>T +31 70 3140 884<BR>F +31 70 38 34 827<BR><A href="mailto:sjoerd.koopman@ifla.org">sjoerd.koopman@ifla.org</A> <BR><A href="http://www.ifla.org/">www.ifla.org</A></DIV></BODY></HTML>