SOFIA 2000 - LIBRARIES IN THE AGE OF THE INTERNET 3d INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE: 8 - 10 NOVEMBER, 2000, SOFIA, BULGARIA

Conference Hotel - The Hotel Rodina, in Sofia    
 

View from Hotel Window of Sofia


 

Conference Hosts from Emporia State University and the University of Sofia

Foreground: Conference Staff checking on Technology
Background: Terry listing to translation on earphones

 
 

Terry and Dr. Petkov in a discussion
 
 
 
Tatiana Nikolova-Houston from Univ. Texas at Austin

 
 
Terry in discussion at the conference


 

Still another discussion

 

Dean Glover of Emporia State Library School

Professors Rietberg and Van Veen in first row.
In second row: Sabina Aneva, Deputy Director and Dincho Krastev,
Director of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Central Library

 Bulgarian students perform traditional dances and music at conference reception

 

An economic peculiarity to Bulgaria are the "basement" or cellar
markets where one must kneel to get items ranging from food to liquor

A neighborhood internet café near the hotel in Sofia.

Terry at the computer in the internet cafe

Saying goodbye to colleagues as the conference concludes

 

Conference homepage: http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/sofia/sofia.htm

Some photos are taken from Brandon Barnett's collection which are posted on the page developed by Suzanne Guinn, Emporia State University. For more Photos Brandon Barnett see: http://slim.emporia.edu/globenet/sofia/page1.htm and http://www.heracles.com/~bulgaria/index.html

Click here for April, 2000 trip to Sofia 

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