This document summarizes the history and activities of the International Association of Agricultural and Food Information Specialists (IAALD) from 1985 to 2005, focusing on the fourth decade (1985-1994) and fifth decade (1995-2005). It describes the presidents and executive committees during these periods, as well as world congresses, regional meetings, partnerships, and chapters established. Key events included the establishment of the Central and Eastern European chapter in 1996 and regional roundtable meetings in various locations.

1. IAALD at Fifty Part 2: 1985-2005 Produced by NAL, May 2005

2. Formerly International Association of Agricultural Librarians & Documentalists

5. FOURTH DECADE : 1985-1994

29. FOURTH DECADE: 1985-1994 Regional Meeting 1st U.S./Central and Eastern European (CEE) Agricultural Library Roundtable

30. FOURTH DECADE: 1985-1994 Regional Meeting 1st U.S./Central and Eastern European (CEE) Agricultural Library Roundtable, 12-20 November, 1991, Beltsville, Maryland

31. FOURTH DECADE: 1985-1994 Regional Meeting 2 nd U.S./Central and Eastern European (CEE) Agricultural Library Roundtable, 4-9 October, 1992, /Budapest, Hungary

32. FOURTH DECADE: 1985-1994 Regional Meeting 2nd U.S./Central and Eastern European (CEE) Agricultural Library Roundtable, 4-9 October, 1992, /Budapest, Hungary

33. The Fourth U.S./Central and Eastern European Agricultural Library Roundtable Nitra, Slovak Republic, September 26-30, 1994 by Blanka Bajankova ISTIA, National AGRIS/CARIS Centre, Bratislava (currently at FAO UN, D.L. Memorial Library, Rome, Italy)

40. FOURTH DECADE :1985-1994 1992 IAALD/Francophone Round Table on Information Transfer in a world Economy 20-24 January Bordeaux, France Regional Meeting

44. FIFTH DECADE : 1995-2004

47. FIFTH DECADE : 1995-2004 IAALD Executive Committee Meeting April 1997

48. FIFTH DECADE : 1995-2004 IAALD BOARD 1995-2000

52. FIFTH DECADE : 1995-2004

69. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004 Regional Meetings Central and Eastern European Library Roundtables

70. FIFTH DECADE : 1995-2004 29 November 1996, Nitra, Slovak Republic

71. FIFTH DECADE :1995- 2004 6 th US/CEE Agricultural Library Roundtable and IAALD Conference Tucson, AZ

72. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004

73. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004

74. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004

75. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004

76. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004

77. FIFTH DECADE: 1995- 2004

78. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004

79. FIFTH DECADE: 1995- 2004 Regional Meeting U.S./Central and Eastern European Roundtable “Stabilization and Development of Human Resources in Agricultural Information System in CEE Territory

80. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 20 04 U.S./Central & Eastern European Agricultural Library Roundtable and IAALD Conference 7 th Roundtable Moscow, Russia

81. FIFTH DECADE: 1995- 2004 "Role of Agrarian Information in the Process of European Integration"

82. FIFTH DECADE: 1995- 2004

83. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004

84. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004

85. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004 9 th Central and Eastern European Roundtable Meeting on “ Food Safety and Quality in Transistion Countries” 24-26 March 2003, Nitre,Slovak Republic

86. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004 9 th CEE Roundtable – Food Safety and Quality, 24-26 March, 2003 Nitra, Slovak Republic

92. FIFTH DECADE: 1995- 2004 Regional Meeting Agro Web CEE Workshop ’99

93. FIFTH DECADE: 1995- 2004 Regional Meeting Agro Web CEE Workshop 12 April, 1999 Godollo, University of Agriculture, Hungary Z. S. Karnicki, Representative, FAO SEUR & Participants

94. FIFTH DECADE: 1995- 2004 Regional Meeting Agro Web CEE Workshop 12- 16 April 1999 Godollo, Hungary

97. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004 Regional Meeting European Federation of Information Technology (EFITA) Conference 5-9 July 2003 Debrecan - Budapest, Hungary

98. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 20 04

99. FIFTH DECADE : 1995- 2004 Regional Meeting XIII Reunion Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas Agricolas (RIBDA) 22-25, September 2003 Antiqua, Guatemala

101. FIFTH DECADE:1995-2004 AFITA Meeting 2004 IAALD Booth