... with a national focus

September 5, 2002
Launch of International Adult Learners’ Week in Canada - Ottawa, Ontario
Org: Canadian Commission for UNESCO and partners
Contact: Anyle Coté Junior Programme Officer, Education Canadian Commission for UNESCO, 350 Albert Street, P.O. Box 1047 Ottawa ON K1P 5V8
Tel. (613) 566-4414, ext. 4008 Fax (613) 566-4405
www.adultlearning.unesco.ca

September 13 - 15, 2002
Storysacks Training Workshop - Moncton, NB
Org: Storysacks Canada
Contact: Jan Greer Langley, Storysacks Canada, NALD, 703 Brunswick Street, Fredericton, NB E3B 1H8
Tel. 1-800-720-6253 or (506) 457-6900,
Storysacksinfo@nald.ca
www.storysacks.nald.ca/

September 26 - 29, 2002
At the Heart of Communication - Toronto ON
Org: The Plain Language Association International (PLAIN)
Contact: Sally McBeth Manager Clear Language and Design 269 Gerrard Street East, Second Floor Toronto, Ontario M5A 2G3
Tel: (416) 968 - 7227 Fax: (416) 968- 0597
clad@idirect.ca
www.EastEndLiteracy.on.ca/ClearLanguageAndDesign

September 29, 2002
The Word on the Street Festival
Org: The Word on the Street
Contact: Trish McGrath,The Word On The Street Toronto, 40 Wellington Street East, Suite 300, Toronto, Ontario, M5E 1C7
Tel: (416) 504-7241 Fax: (416) 504-7656
wotstoronto@sympatico.ca
toronto@thewordonthestreet.ca

September 29 – October 1, 2002
Literate Cities 2002 - Richmond, BC
Org: Cdn.Assoc.of Municipal Administrators
Contact: Patricia Nutter Project Director Literate Cities 2002, 235 Bradford St., Ottawa, ON K2B 5Z5 Fax: (613) 726-8247
Tel: (613) 726-9532
pnutter@sympatico.ca
www.camacam.ca

October 15-19, 2002
E-Learn 2002 World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education - Montreal QC
Org: Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE)
Contact: AACE Conference Services P.O. Box 3728 Norfolk, VA 23514 USA
Tel: (757)-623-7588
conf@aace.org

October 17-19, 2002
Developing Skills for the New Economy - Winnipeg, MB
Org: University of Manitoba and UNEVOC-Canada
Contact: Dr. Chris Chinien, UNEVOC-Canada Faculty of Education, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
Tel: (204) 474-8271 Fax: (204) 474-7696
chinien@ms.umanitoba.ca
www.umanitoba.ca/unevoc/2002conference/

... with a provincial focus

September 5 - 29, 2002
2nd Annual International Literacy Month Book Sale - Montreal, Quebec
Org: Centre for Literacy of Quebec
Contact: Centre for Literacy of Quebec, Inc. 3040 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 4B.1-6 Montreal, QC H3Z 1A4
Tel: (514) 931-8731, local 1415 Fax: (514)931-5181
literacycntr@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
www.nald.ca/litcent.htm

September 6, 2002
Flag Raising Ceremony - Yorkton, SK
Org: Parkland Regional College
Contact: Parkland Regional College 72 Melrose Avenue Yorkton, SK S3N 1Z2
Tel: (506) 785-7866

September 6, 2002
Provincial and City of Saskatoon Proclamation - Saskatoon, SK
Org: Saskatoon Literacy Coalition
Contact: Chairperson: Rod Goertzen SLC, SIAST Kelsey Campus Box 1520 Saskatoon, SK S7K 3R5
Tel: (306) 933-8374 Fax: (306) 933-5867
goertzen@siast.sk.ca

September 6, 2002
International Literacy Day Luncheon - Ottawa ON
Org: Ottawa-Carleton Coalition for Literacy
Contact: Maureen McGovern, OCCL 107-211 Bronson, Ottawa ON K1R 6H5
Tel: (613) 233-3232 Fax: (613) 233-0299
abc.line@sympatico.ca
www.occl.ca

September 6, 2002
Launch of International Adult Learners’ Week in Nova Scotia - Halifax, NS
Org: Nova Scotia Department of Education
Contact: NS Dept. of Education,
Tel. (902) 424-8033
www.ednet.ns.ca/

September 7, 2002
Scrabble Tournament - Moncton, NB
Org:Greater Moncton Literacy Advisory Board
Contact: Jerry Hicks, Literacy Coordinator, NBCC - Moncton, 1234 Mountain Rd., Moncton, N.B. E1C 8H9
Tel. (506) 856-2241 Fax (506) 856-2665

September 8, 2002
Book Launch/Literacy Gala: International Literacy Day and International Adult Learners’ Week - St. John’s, NF
Org:The Literacy Development Council of Newfoundland and Labrador
Contact: LDC, 29 Hallett Crescent, St. John’s, NF A1B 3M9
1-800-563-1111 or (709) 738-7323
www.nald.ca/nfldlit.htm