Networks Datebook

... with an international focus

December 2, 2000
IRA 2000-2001 Professional Development Forums- “New Literacies for New Times: Integrating Technology and the Internet Into the Curriculum”
- United States
ORG: International Reading Association
Contact: 800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139, Newark DE 19714-8139, USA
Tel: (302)731-1600
Fax: (302) 731-1057
Email: forums@reading.org

December 3, 2000
The International Day for Disabled Persons
- Worldwide
ORG: The United Nations
Contact: Public Inquiries Unit, United Nations GA-57 New York, NY 10017 United States
In Canada -
Tel: (416) 923-1885
Fax: (416) 923-9829
Email: able@abilities.ca
www.abilities.ca

December 4-6, 2000
IEEE International Workshop on Advanced Learning Technologies (IWALT 2000)
- New Zealand
ORG: Microsoft Research IEEE LearningTechnology Standard Committee.
Contact: Chris Jesshope General Chair Institute of Information Sciences & Technology Massey University, Private Bag 11-222 Palmerston North, New Zealand
Tel: +64 6 350 5799 Ext 2467
Fax: +64 6 350 2259
Email: C.R.Jesshope@massey.ac.nz

December 9 - 14, 2000
ASCILITE 2000: Learning to Choose - Choosing to Learn
- Australia
ORG: Southern Cross University
Contact: http://multimedia.scu.edu.au/ascilite2000/index.html

December 10 - 13 2000
International Conference: “Working Knowledge - Productive Learning at Work”
- Australia
ORG: The Research into Adult and Vocational Learning (RAVL) Group
Contact: Ravl Conference Secretariat: PO Box 246, Gladesville NSW 2111, Australia
Tel: +61 2 9879 6674
Fax: +61 2 9879 6029
Email:info@governance.com.au
www.ravl.uts.edu.au

January 22-24, 2001
Women and Literacy
- United States
ORG: Centre for Literacy of Quebec
Contact: Sandy Vaughn Center for the Study of Adult Literacy, University Plaza, Atlanta, GA 30303-3083 USA
Fax (404) 651-1415
Email alcsvv@langate.gsu.edu

February 3, 2001
“New Literacies for New Times: Integrating Technology and the Internet Into the Curriculum”
- United States
ORG: International Reading Association
Contact: 800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139, Newark DE 19714-8139, USA
Tel: (302)731-1600
Fax: (302) 731-1057
Email: forums@reading.org

February 7-10, 2001
LDA 2001 International Conference
- United States
ORG: Learning Disabilities Association (LDA)
Contact: LDA, 4156 Library Road Pittsburgh, PA 15234-1349 United States
Tel: (412) 341-1515 (voice)
Fax: (412) 344-0224
Email: mailto: ldanatl@usaor.net
http://www.ldanatl.org/conf/

February 12-14, 2001
Opening Gates in Teacher Education - Online Conference
- Online
ORG: Mofet Institute, Israel
Contact: http://vcisrael.macam.ac.il
vc@macam.ac.il

February 24 - 27, 2001
American Association for Applied Linguistics Annual Conference: Applied Linguistics for the 21st Century
- United States
ORG: American Association for Applied Linguistics
Contact: American Association for Applied Linguistics PO Box 21686 Eagan, MN 55121-0686 USA
Tel: +1-952-953-0805 FAX +1-952-431-8404
aaaloffice@aaal.org

February 27, 2001 - March 03, 2001
TESOL 2001: GATEWAY TO THE FUTURE
- United States
ORG: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Inc. (TESOL)
Contact: TESOL , Inc. 700 South Washington Street, Suite 200 Alexandria, VA 22314 USA
Tel: 703-836-0774
Fax: 703-836-7864

March 7 - 9, 2001
Career Development - Going for the Gold: An International Conference on Educational and Vocational Guidance
- Canada
ORG: International Association for Educational and Vocational Guidance (IAEVG)
Contact: Going for Gold Secretariat Office, c/o Pacific Northwest Planners, 250 - 3651 Moncton Street, Richmond, BC CANADA V7E 3A5
Tel : (604).271.7471
Fax : (604).276.9142
pnwp@netcom.ca
http://workinfonet.bc.ca/goingforgold2001/index.html

March 17, 2001
The Pennsylvania Adult and Continuing Education Research Conference
- United States
ORG: Pennsylvania Association for Adult Continuing Education
Contact: Trenton R. Ferro and Gary J. Dean Department of Adult and Community Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
trferro@grove.iup.edu
gjdean@grove.iup.edu

March 18­20, 2001
10th Annual Conference on Family Literacy
- United States
ORG: National Center for Family Literacy
Contact: NCFL, 325 West Main Street, Suite 200 Louisville, KY 40202-4251 United States
Tel: (502) 584-1133 or 1-877-326-5481
fax: (502) 584-0172
email: ncfl@famlit.org

March 22, 23, 24, 2001
“Let’s Develop Genuine Learning Communities” - 26th LDAQ International Conference on Learning Disabilities
- Canada
ORG: Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec (LDAQ)
Contact: Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec 284, rue Notre Dame Ouest, suite 300 Montréal (Québec) Canada, H2Y 1T7
Tel: (514) 847-1324
Fax: (514) 281-5187
Email: aqeta@sympatico.ca
http://educ.queensu.ca/~lda/aqeta

March 31, 2001
International Reading Association 2000-2001 Professional Development Forums- “New Literacies for New Times: Integrating Technology and the Internet Into the Curriculum”
- United States
ORG: International Reading Association
Contact: Professional Development Division International Reading Association 800 Barksdale Road PO Box 8139, Newark DE 19714-8139, USA
Tel: (800) 336-7323
Fax: (302) 731-1057
Email: forums@reading.org


... with a national focus

January 27, 2001
Family Literacy Day
- Throughout Canada
ORG: ABC Canada Literacy Foundation
Contact: ABC CANADA 333 King Street East Toronto, ON M5A 4N2
Tel: (416) 350-6270 or 1-800-303-1004
Fax: (416) 350-6262
abc@corporate.southam.ca
http://www.abc-canada.org/

March 22 - 24, 2001
Let’s Develop Genuine Learning Communities
- Montreal, Quebec
ORG: Learning Disabilities Association of Quebec (LDAQ )
Contact: LDAQ, 284 Notre Dame Street West, suite 300, Montréal Québec H2Y 1T7
Tel: (514) 847-1324
Fax: (514) 281-5187
aqeta@sympatico.ca


... with a provincial focus

December 1, 2000
Yukon Learn Christmas Party
- Whitehorse, Yukon
ORG: Yukon Learn
Contact:Yukon Learn, 308 Hanson St., Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1Y6
Tel: (867) 668-6280
Fax: (867) 633-4576
Email: learn@yukon.net

March 21-23, 2001
TRANSFORMATIONS IN LEARNING
- Calgary, Alberta
ORG: Alberta Association for Continuing Education and Calgary Community Adult Learning Association
Contact: Calgary Community Adult Learning Association, 200, 301-14 St. NW Calgary, AB T2N 2A1
Tel: (403) 266-6444
Fax: (403) 266-6449
Email: ccala@learning-resource.com


Cool URLs

The John Howard Society of Ontario
http://www.johnhoward.on.ca




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