The 62nd IFLA World Council will take place in Hong Kong, China in October 2026
World Council Dates
[Monday 26th October 2026 - Morning - Regional Meetings. Please approach your IFLA region if you are interested in attending one of these]
Monday 26th October 2026 - Afternoon - World Council session open to Official Delegates to IFLA and Association Presidents only.
Tuesday 27th October 2026 - Full Day - World Council session open to all
World Council Location
Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong
World Council Registration
Member Associations - please register your associations official representative at the Council using this form.
Observers - please register using this form
Voting
Voting will be in person only. Category A members of IFLA who wish to vote must register a Delegate or nominate a proxy representative.
Agenda
This will be shared with registered delegates nearer the time.
2026 World Congress
Registration of event via the following link:
https://www.ifla2026.com/registration
Gala Dinner, Awards Ceremony (GLA Awards), and Technical Tours are not included in the Congress registration fee and shall be separately registered.
Accomodation
For hotel booking, please do so via the following link, where it will lead you to our hotel partners offering concessionary rates for IFLA WC participants.
https://www.ifla2026.com/accommodation
Travel
For flight booking, we are glad to have Cathay Pacific as our MICE aviation partner offering concessionary rates. Please note that for booking with Cathay, participants need to have first registered the event, once registered they will receive a code, then book an air ticket with the code to enjoy the concessionary rate.
https://www.cathaypacific.com/cx/en_HK/sign-in/mice.html
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