Papers on regional activities in Africa, Asia and Oceania, and Latin America which were presented at the 1986 IFLA general conference include: (1) "Appropriate Technology for Libraries in Developing Countries" (Peter N. Chateh, Cameroon); (2) "The Impact of Information Technology on Libraries in Thailand--Present and Future Scene" (Nonglak Minaikit, Thailand); (3) "Library Automation and Online Information Services in Malaysia--A Futuristic Outlook" (Juliana Salim, Malaysia); (4) "The Present and Future of Optical Disc Technology for Library Application" (Senri Miyaoka); (5) "The Asian Federation of Library Associations--The Promise It Holds for Regional Consolidation and Interaction with IFLA" (J. S. Soosai, Malaysia); (6) "IFLA's Core Programme on the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World--Orientation, Mechanism, and Priorities" (D. E. K. Wijasuriya, Malaysia); (7) "Japan's Libraries and Asian Studies--with JOLG (Japan Orientalist Librarians Group) Activities (Kazushige Kaneko, Japan); (8) "Automation in Libraries--African Point of View" (J. S. Musisi, Kenya); (9) "Australia--Its Role in and Contribution to Asian Library Development" (Jennifer L. Adams, Australia); and (10) "New Information Technologies for Latin American Library and Documentation Services--Are There Benefits to Be Expected?" (Julio Cubillo, Chile). (KM)