You are cordially invited to attend the 2017 DLIS Conference to be held from 15 – 17 March 2017 in Gaborone at the University of Botswana, Conference Center. The theme of the conference is “Information and Knowledge for Competitiveness”.

Management of information resources keeps on changing as technology becomes the central focus in the stride towards knowledge-based economies. The way information is generated,  stored, accessed and used has changed to a point where, instead of immobile physical libraries and records management units, we now have pervasive library  and information systems where information can be accessed and utilised anywhere and anytime. Another trend transforming traditional information management is the emergence of integrated library and record keeping systems where information can be accessed from multiple information repositories anywhere and anytime. These developments have ensured that information and knowledge can easily be accessed and used in heterogeneous socio-economic establishments ubiquitously – solidifying the concept of the knowledge economy.

The 2017 DLIS conference will aim to discuss the whole spectrum of records, information and knowledge management (including traditional and emerging approaches) that will help individuals and organisations to be at a competitive edge in the global knowledge economy.

 Participants are to make their own travel arrangements. All citizens of Commonwealth countries do not require visa except those from:

- Bangladash

- Cameroon

- Ghana

- India

- Nigeria

- Pakistan and,

- Sri Lanka.

• Foreign nationals whose countries have signed a visa abolition Agreement with Botswana are also not required to apply for visa. For a list of countries that do not require a visa for entry into Botswana you are advised to visit: http://www.gov.bw/Ministries-Authorities/Ministry-of-Labour-Home-Affairs.  You can also download a visa application from the site. Visas take 7-14 days.

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