COMING EVENTS


PLAR 99 - Learning Has No Boundaries - Third Biennial Forum on Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition will be held at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Vancouver, BC, from November 14 - 17, 1999. The theme of the conference is "Prior Learning Assessment and Recognition as a Tool for Transition", and will focus on transition in society, and change that supports adult learners. PLAR opens the door to col-leges and universities for adults in transition. The conference is sponsored by the Canadian Labour Force Development Board. For more information, call 1-613-233-3292 or 1-800-528-8043, or visit: http://www.plar.com/plar99/index.html.

The Power of Words is the theme of the AAAL/LCA Literacy Conference from November 4 - 6, 1999 in Edmonton, Alberta. For more information call Margaret Eastwood at (780) 450-2856, fax: (780) 466-8059, email: margaret_eastwood@aaal.ab.ca, or visit: http://www.nald.ca/lca.htm.

Instructional Skills Workshop Fall Institute
The Centre for Curriculum and Technology will present this workshop November 26-28th to provide participants with an opportunity to share their experience, their successes, their challenges and their visions. The conference will be held in Bowen Island, BC. For more information contact: Diane Morrison (smorrison@ctt.bc.ca) or Cheryle Wilson (cwilson@ctt.bc.ca) or fax (250) 413-4403.

Designing Our Future-Women's Learning, Education and Training in Canada: 2000 and Beyond
The Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW) will present this conference in co-operation with the Centre for Women's Studies and the Department of Adult Education, Commu-nity Development and Counselling Psychology at the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto. One of the themes is: Technology and Women's Learning- new communication technologies and their impact on education and training. For more information, contact: The Congress Co-ordinator, Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women, 27 Follis Ave., Toronto, ON, M6G 1S5, Fax: (416) 532-6048 or email: cclow@web.net. Information on the conference is also on their Web site at: www.nald.ca/cclow.htm.


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