List of Participants

PARLIAMENTARY DELEGATIONS

Afghanistan

National Assembly

• Temurshah QAYOUM (Mr.) - Head of Library
• Mortaza RAHIMI (Mr.) - General Director of IT Department

Albania

Assembly of the Republic

• Zana BUFI (Ms.) - Director of Library and Research Services

Algeria

Council of the Nation

• Allel HADDAD (Mr.) - Director of Publications and Documentation
• Amor SAIDI (Mr.) - Director of IT Department

Australia

Parliamentary Library

• Nola ADCOCK (Ms.) - Library

Austria

Parliament

• Elisabeth DIETRICH-SCHULZ (Ms.) - Head of the Library and ECPRD Area Coordinator

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Parliamentary Assembly

• Branislav CODO (Mr.) - IT Administrator
• Edina FAZLAGIC (Ms.) - Head of the Library Department

Brazil

Federal Senate

• Stelina Maria Martins PINHA (Ms.) - Director of the Library

Chamber of Deputies

• Adolfo FURTADO (Mr.) - Head of the Centre for Documentation and Information (CEDI)
• Dalvaleze LOPES DE OLIVEIRA (Ms.) - Librarian, Centre for Documentation and Information (CEDI)
• Cristiane MAIA (Ms.) -Librarian, Centre for Documentation and Information (CEDI)

Cameroon

National Assembly

• Alim GARGA (Mr.) - Deputy Director of the Library and Information Service
• Christiane OWONO NYASSA MESSINA (Ms.) - Deputy Director of Legislative Service

Canada

Library of Parliament

• Francis T. KIRKWOOD (Mr.) - Library
• Sonia L'HEUREUX (Ms.) - Assistant Parliamentary Librarian
• William YOUNG (Mr.) - Head of the Library

Ontario Legislative Assembly

• Susan SWIFT (Ms.) - Director of Legislative Research Service

Quebec National Assembly

• Philippe SAUVAGEAU (Mr.) - Director of the Library

Chile

Library of Congress

• Soledad FERREIRO SERRANO (Ms.) - Director
• José Miguel MUGA PERALTA (Mr.) - Head of Innovation Area

Chinese Taipei

Legislative Yuan

• Lin JUI-WEN (Ms.) - Senior Editor
• Hu CHUNG-HO (Ms.) - System Coordinator

Congo

National Assembly

• Blaise OBEMBO (Mr.) - Head of Documentation and Archives Office

Congo, Democratic Republic of the

National Assembly

• Willy NYAMANGO (Mr.) - Head of the IT Department

Czech Republic

Chamber of Deputies

• Karel SOSNA (Mr.) - Head of the Parliamentary Library

Denmark

Parliament

• Susanne NYLANDER NIELSEN (Ms.) - Librarian
• Hanne RASMUSSEN (Ms.) - Head of the Library

East African Legislative Assembly (EALA)

• Charlotte KYOMUHANGI (Ms.) - Librarian

Egypt

People's Assembly

• Sawsan AL HENNAWY (Ms.) - Head of the Information Sector

Ethiopia

House of the Federation

• Ahmed MOHAMMED (Mr.) - Head of the IT Department

House of People's Representatives

• Tewodros ABDISHU (Mr.) - Librarian
• Yemisrach ADINEW (Ms.) - Librarian

European Parliament

• Alfredo DE FEO (Mr.) - Director of the Library
• Neil MURRAY (Mr.) - Library, Information Specialist
• Milvia PRIANO (Ms.) - Library, Coordinator Innovation and Development Service
• Iain WATT (Mr.) - Library, Head of Client Services

Finland

Parliament

• Erika BERGSTRÖM (Ms.) - Library, Chief Information Specialist
• Sari PAJULA (Ms.) - Director of the Library

France

Senate

• Valerie DOUCHEZ (Ms.) - Head of the Library

National Assembly

• Emily DELFAU (Ms.) - Library
• Pierre JOUIN (Mr.) - Library, Head of Section

Germany

State Parliament of Hamburg

• Christine WELLEMS (Ms.) - Head of Department, Information Services

Ghana

Parliament

• David ADDOW-QUARSHIE (Mr.) - Director of the IT Department
• Gloria AKWORKOR INSAIDOO (Ms.) - Head of the Library
• Kwesi Nyame-Tsease ESHUN (Ms.) - Director Research
• Emmanuel NKANSAH SEFA (Mr.) - Principal Library Assistant

Greece

Parliament

• Eleni DROULIA (Ms.) - Library

Hungary

National Assembly

• Ida B. KELEMEN (Ms.) - Library, Head of Department - Information Services for MP's
• Gyongyi BOKAYNE KOMLOSSY (Ms.) - Library

Iceland

Parliament

• Kristin GEIRSDOTTIR (Ms.) - Head of Research and Library Services

India

Council of States

• Triloknath MISHRA (Mr.) - Deputy Director, Research and Information

House of the People

• Sayed Kafil AHMED (Mr.) - Research, Additional Director
• R.L. SHALI (Mr.) - Parliamentary Studies, Additional Director

Iraq

Council of Representatives

• Mayada AL-HACHAMI (Ms.) - General Director of the Research Directorate
• Awfa Zuhair ABU ALHASAB (Ms.) - Head of the Research Section in the Research Directorate
• Mohammad ABBAS HASAN (Mr.) - Head of the Library Section in the Research Directorate

Ireland

Houses of the Oireachtas

• Madelaine DENNISON (Ms.) - Head of the Library and Research Service
• John McDONOUGH (Mr.) - Library and Research Service, Head of Collections

Italy

Senate of the Republic

• Sandro BULGARELLI (Mr.) - Head of Library
• Roberta D'ADDIO (Ms.) - International Affairs Service
• Chiara DE VECCHIS (Ms.) - Library
• Riccardo ERCOLI (Mr.) - Budget Committee
• Andrea FEDELI (Mr.) - Official Information Office
• Michela FONTE (Ms.) - Library
• Francesco GENTILONI (Mr.) - Library
• Anna GALLUZZI (Ms.) - Library
• Sandro Fausto MUSSO (Mr.) - Library
• Maria Angela PLACIDI (Ms.) - Library
• Manuela RUISI (Ms.) - Library
• Cristina SPADONI (Ms.) - External Relations Office
• Raissa TEODORI (Ms.) - Library
• Stefania TESTAGUZZA (Ms.) - Library
• Carla VENTUROLI (Ms.) - Library

Chamber of Deputies

• Luana ALVERONE (Ms.) - Library
• Luciana CANNISTRA' (Ms.) - Library
• Antonio CASU (Mr.) - Head of Library
• Roberto DALLARI (Mr.) - Library
• Vittoria DE LUCA (Ms.) - Library
• Ombretta GALEAZZI (Ms.) - Library
• Giovanni GIFUNI (Mr.) - Library
• Valeria GIGLIELLO (Ms.) - Library
• Paola MANDILLO (Ms.) - Library
• Martina MAZZARIOL (Ms.) - Library
• Lucia PANCIERA (Ms.) - Library
• Eugenio PASQUINA (Mr.) - Library
• Costantino PETROSINO (Mr.) - Library
• Marialuisa REMOLI (Ms.) - Library
• Calogero SALAMONE (Mr.) - Library
• Enrico SETA (Mr.) - Research Service
• Stefano TABACCHI (Mr.) - Library
• Anna TIRELLI (Ms.) - Library
• Emanuela TOSTI (Ms.) - Library
• Fernando VENTURINI (Ms.) - Library

Regional Assembly of Sicily

• Giovanna MAZZEI (Ms.) - Library

Regional Council of Emilia Romagna

• Claudia ANTONINI (Ms.) - Library
• Donata BENINI (Ms.) - Library

Regional Council of Sardegna

• Maria Rita GATTO (Ms.) - Head of the Library
• Giancarla MARRAS (Ms.) - Library

Japan

National Diet Library

• Akihiro YABE (Mr.) - Deputy Director General, Research and Legislative Reference Bureau

Jordan

Parliament

• Sawsan HIJAZIN (Ms.) - Suny Project, Legislative Strenghtening Program

Kenya

National Assembly

• Esther KAMAU (Ms.) - Chief Librarian
• Isaac Songoro KIBABA (Mr.) - Senior Librarian
• Bonnie M. MATHOOKO (Mr.) - Senior Research Officer

Korea

National Assembly

• Eunhee HYUN (Ms.) - Library, Deputy Director
• Jeong Jin LEE (Ms.) - Research Service, Legislative Researcher
• Woojin NOH (Mr.) - Library, Director of Planning Division
• Si Yeon WON (Ms.) - Research Service, Legislative Researcher
• Dong Sik WOO (Mr.) - Library, Foreign Information Search
• Pai YONGKEUM (Mr.) - Research Service
• Jong Pil YOO (Mr.) - Library, Chief Librarian

Lebanon

National Assembly

• Bassel DOHAINI (Mr.) - IT Specialist
• Amal TARHINI (Ms.) - Director of the Library

Lithuania

Seimas of the Republic

• Audrone SVERIENE (Ms.) - Parliamentary Research Department, Head of Bibliographic Information Unit

Luxembourg

Chamber of Deputies

• Marie-France KREMER (Ms.) - Library

Macedonia, Former Yugoslav Republic of

Assembly of the Republic

• Todorce LUKAREVSKI (Mr.) - Head of the Library
• Kiril SIMEV (Mr.) - Librarian

Malawi

National Assembly

• Maxwell S. BANDA (Mr.) - Librarian
• Bridget Belinda CHIWAYA (Ms.) - Library, IT Specialist Officer

Montenegro

Parliament

• Svjetlana ALIGRUDIC (Ms.) - Librarian

Morocco

House of Representatives

• Sidi Mohamed LOUKILI (Mr.) - Head of the Studies and Documentation Department
• Abdellatif ZAOUI (Mr.) - Library IT Specialist

Mozambique

Assembly of the Republic

• Julio DA SILVA (Mr.) - Head of Parliamentary Documentation Department
• Nildo ROBERTO (Mr.) - IT Senior

Netherlands

House of Representatives of the States General

• Nico BAL (Mr.) - Coordinator of Central Information Desk
• Jan KEUKENS (Mr.) - Deputy Head Information Services
• Gert-Jan LODDER (Mr.) - Head Informations Services
• Paula WANSLEEBEN-MURCK (Ms.) - Information Services, Chief Operational Management and Archives

New Zealand

Parliament

• Moira FRASER (Ms.) - Parliamentary Librarian and Group Manager

Norway

Stortinget - The Norwegian Parliament

• Gro SANDGRIND (Ms.) - Head of the Library
• Jarle SKJØRESTAD (Mr.) - Head of Parliamentary Research
• Nina T. SVENDSEN (Ms.) - Librarian

Pakistan

National Assembly

• Khalil Ahmed KHAN (Mr.) - Library

Provincial Assembly of the Balochistan

• Agha SYED MATHIULLAH (Mr.) - Deputy Speaker

Provincial Assembly of the Punjab

• Malik Maqsood AHMED (Mr.) - Head of Department
• Ghulam Yasin MALIK (Mr.) - Library

Parliamentarians' Resource Center

• Bushra NAZLI (Ms.) - Manager

Pan-African Parliament

• Muyoyeta SIMUI (Ms.) - Cataloguist
• Fasil YILMA TEKELESELASSIE (Mr.) - IT Systems Administrator

Peru

Congress of the Republic

• Segundo Diomeded SOTO CORONEL (Mr.) - Head of the Library

Poland

Senate of the Republic

• Andrzej DZIUBECKI (Mr.) - Director of the Information and Documentation Office

Sejm of the Republic

• Wojciech KULISIEWICZ (Mr.) - Director of the Library

Russian Federation

Federal Assembly

• Irina ANDREEVA (Ms.) - Director of the Parliamentary Library

Serbia

National Assembly of the Republic

• Marina KRNJETA (Ms.) - Library IT Specialist
• Radmila STOJANOVIC (Ms.) - Head of the Library

Spain

Congress of Deputies

• Mateo Macia GOMEZ (Mr.) - Head of the Library, Documentation and Archive Service

Southern African Development Community Parliamentary Forum (SADC)

• Bongani MKHALIPHI (Mr.) - Resource Centre Officer
• Ronald WINDWAII (Mr.) - Webmaster

Sweden

Parliament

• Gunilla LILIE BAUER (Ms.) - Head of the Library
• Cecilia STADIUS (Ms.) - Library, Head of Section

Switzerland

Parliament

• Diego HAETTENSCHWILER (Mr.) - Documentation Service

Federal Assembly

• Ernst FRISCHKNECHT (Mr.) - Head of the Documentation Service

Tanzania, United Republic of

National Assembly

• Abdallah HANCHA (Mr.) - Senior Research Officer
• Kileo NYAMBELE (Mr.) - Head of the Library and Research Department

Thailand

Senate

• Sangduen PONGPUT (Ms.) - Librarian

National Assembly

• Sunida BOONYANON (Ms.) - Librarian
• Siriporn HOTHARAPHAVANONT (Ms.) - Librarian
• Jintana IAMKONG (Ms.) - Librarian
• Wijitra WATCHARAPORN (Ms.) - Director of Bureau of Academic Services

Tunisia

Chamber of Advisors

• Azza AOUN (Ms.) - Head of the Library

Chamber of Deputies

• Yasmina HAMMAMI (Ms.) - Director of the Library and Documentation Centre
• Mohamed SAMMOUD (Mr.) - Head of the IT Department

Uganda

Parliament

• Simon ENGITU (Mr.) - Assistant Director, Library Services
• Innocent RUGAMBWA (Mr.) - Director, Library and Research Services
• Enoth TUMUKWASIBWE (Mr.) - Statistician

Ukraine

Parliament

• Oleksij SYDORENKO (Mr.) - Director of Computerized Services

Parliamentary Development Project for Ukraine

• Ellie VALENTINE (Ms.) - Project Director in Ukraine

United Kingdom

House of Lords

• Elizabeth HALLAM-SMITH (Ms.) - Director of Information Services and Librarian

House of Commons

• Keith CUNINGHAME (Mr.) - Consultant
• John PULLINGER (Mr.) - Librarian and Director General
• Steve WISE (Mr.) - Library

Scottish Parliament

• Susan MANSFIELD (Ms.) - Head of Information Services
• Shona SKAKLE (Ms.) - Parliamentary Information

United States of America

Congressional Research Service

• Daniel P. MULHOLLAN (Mr.) - Director

Law Library of Congress

• Donna SCHEEDER (Ms.) - Director

Zambia

National Assembly

• Tembi Chalabesa MTINE (Ms.) - Chief Librarian
• Banda FANWELL (Mr.) - Assistant Librarian

NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

Congo

Ministry of Post and Telecommunications

• Gabriel Audrey Sacha YAKO NGOWON EKAYAPEPE (Mr.) - ICT Innovation

Greece

Ministry of Development

• Panagiotis APOSTOLOPOULOS (Mr.) - Special Archive Services

Italy

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

• Antonio PISAPIA (Mr.) - IT and Documentation Centre

INTERGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)

• Andy RICHARDSON (Mr.) - Information Specialist

United Nations

Department of Economic and Social Affairs

• Avinash BIKHA (Mr.) - Associate Expert, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
• Gherardo CASINI (Mr.) - Head, UN/DESA Office in Rome
• Dina FERRARI (Ms.) - Intern, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
• Daniela GIACOMELLI (Ms.) - Program Officer, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
• Ana Carolina KOBE (Ms.) - Associate Expert, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
• Valentina SUBACCHI (Ms.) - Program Assistant, Global Centre for ICT in Parliament
• Flavio ZENI (Mr.) - Chief Technical Adviser, Africa i-Parliament Action Plan

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS AND INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPANTS

Australia

IFLA Section on Information Technology

• Edmund BALNAVES (Mr.) - Standing Committee Member and Information Coordinator, IT Specialist

Canada

IFLA Section on Information Literacy

• Dalia NAUJOKAITIS (Ms.) - Standing Committee Member, Daemonworks Information Consultancy

IFLA Section on Knowledge Management

• Jane DYSART (Ms.) - Information Coordinator

Canada

• Geralyne DIONNE (Ms.) - Professional Librarian

Cuba

Instituto Superior de Relaciones Internacionales

• Maria Elena DORTA-DUQUE ORTIZ (Ms.) - Professor, Head Librarian

Germany

Association of Parliament and Government Libraries of Germany

• Ursula Maria GOECKERITZ (Ms.) - Head of the Library, Board Member for International Relations

Ghana

International Bar Association (IBA)

• Odette Dzifa Atawa KUMA DZUATSI (Ms.) - Social Science
• Jeremie Gator NOUWODOU KOAMI (Mr.) - Social Science

Greece

Managing Authority of Operation Programme for the Digital Convergence

• Eleni TSANAKA (Ms.) - Manager, Library Projects

Italy

Electronic Information for Libraries (eIFL)

• Rima KUPRYTE (Ms.) - Director

Library of Modern and Contemporary History

• Antonietta Angelica ZUCCONI (Ms.) -

National Dance Academy

• Manuela CANALI (Ms.) - Library

Regional Agency for the Protection of the Environment of Calabria (ARPACAL)

• Teresa BENINCASA (Ms.) - Journalist

Italie

• Francesco CANEPA (Mr.) - Lawyer
• Antonella PAGLIARULO (Ms.) -

Netherlands

IFLA and Section member

• Eduard JACOB (Mr.) - Psychiatrist

United States of America

Chief Officers of State Library Agencies

• Gladys Ann WELLS (Ms.) - Arizona State Library