A number of groups and associations have recognized the importance of succession planning to libraries and information management organizations and have assisted in the promotion of this conference. They are:

• Council of Federal Libraries
• Canadian Association of Research Libraries - Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada
• Canadian Association of Law Libraries - l'Association Canadienne des Bibliothèques de Droit
• Canadian Health Libraries Association - Association des bibliothèques de la santé du Canada
• Medical Libraries Association
• Special Libraries Association

• Ontario Library Association
• British Columbia Library Association
• Library Association of Alberta
• Saskatchewan Library Association
• Manitoba Library Association
• Atlantic Provinces Library Association
• Canadian Association of Special Libraries and Information Services (Ottawa chapter)
• Toronto Association of Law Librarians

• LibraryNet

A special thank you goes to the Council of Federal Libraries, the National Library of Canada and the Library of Parliament for their assistance in this conference.

We thank all of these partners for their participation.