{"id":1239,"date":"2017-03-10T14:50:31","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T14:50:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oclc.org\/next\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2019-06-25T17:22:24","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T17:22:24","slug":"together-we-move-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.oclc.org\/next\/together-we-move-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Together, we move forward"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1242\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.oclc.org\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/emearc-17-header.jpg\" alt=\"EMEA Regional Council Meeting\" width=\"1160\" height=\"370\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was great to see everyone in Berlin last month at the EMEA Regional Council meeting. More than 250 guests from 28 countries attended this eighth annual membership meeting, which was held at the European School of Management and Technology (ESMT Berlin). The theme was Libraries at the Crossroads: Resolving Identities, and we explored the trends that are shaping the future of libraries through a rich program of 65 presentations led by 67 thought leaders.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you to all who planned and attended this powerful event. It was a great chance to share knowledge around this important theme while getting to know each other better. A special congratulations goes to the Lightning Talk winner Katrin Kropf from the Public Library of Chemnitz, Germany.<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to seeing you next year on 20\u201321 February in Edinburgh, Scotland.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1248\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.oclc.org\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/emearc-17-gallery.jpg\" alt=\"EMEA Regional Council 2017 meeting\" width=\"1160\" height=\"365\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1245\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.oclc.org\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/emearc-17-gallery-02.jpg\" alt=\"EMEA Regional Council 2017 meeting\" width=\"1160\" height=\"585\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1246\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.oclc.org\/next\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/emearc-17-gallery-03.jpg\" alt=\"EMEA Regional Council 2017 meeting\" width=\"1160\" height=\"643\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Photos courtesy of\u00a0Toni Kretschmer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was great to see everyone in Berlin last month at the EMEA Regional Council meeting. 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