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:

• University of Toronto Faculty of Information Studies
• Ontario Library Association
• British Columbia Library Association
• Library Association of Alberta
• Saskatchewan Library Association
• Manitoba Library Association
• Atlantic Provinces Library Association
• Canadian Association of Research Libraries
• 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
• Council of Federal Libraries
• LibraryNet
• The Special Libraries Association

We thank all of these partners for their participation.