Participation in this conference is by personal invitation only. The conference will have approximately 120 participants from 30 European countries. The participation is free of charge and includes lunch upon arrival, reception on the new Danish Royal Library, dinner, accommodation on the Radisson/SAS Royal Copenhagen Hotel, breakfast and lunch before leaving.

Background
In many European countries Public Libraries have already become key players in the development of informed communities, encouraging involvement in the new networked-based resources. Public Libraries are vital agents for social inclusion being freely accessible to all citizens, providing the opportunity to bring the benefits of information and lifelong learning to everyone. Something for Everyone will bring together national policy makers and public library managers from across Europe to debate the positioning of public library services within national and European policy developments.

This intensive 24-hour conference will use a mixture of keynote papers from international experts and discussion groups to produce a shared agenda on the future roles and responsibilities of European public libraries.
 

Something for Everyone will

• Raise awareness of public libraries' vital role
  in social inclusion and the emergence of the Information Society
• Highlight the importance of national information policies and provide models on best practice
  across Europe
• Demonstrate success stories where public
  libraries are at the heart of the move to the Information Society
• Create an on-going network for the development
  of European public libraries
   

The conference
will be of interest and value to

• Senior policy makers within Ministries of Culture and those involved in community development
• Senior managers of public library services
• Representatives of Library Associations