September 8, 1998
VITAL ‘ 98: Virtual Interactive Training and Learning Conference - World Wide Web Event
ORG: The Training Place
Contact: Vital’98 Registration, 2525 10th St. North, Suite 703, Arlington VA 22201 USA
Tel: 888 289 3212

September 9 - 12, 1998
EUROCALL 98: From Classroom Teaching to World-Wide Learning - Belgium
ORG: EUROCALL, et al.
Contact: Claudine Van Volsem, EUROCALL98, Celestijnenlaan 200 A, B-3001 Heverlee, Belgium.
Tel: 32 16 32 77 31 Fax: 32 16 32 79 75
eurocall98@linov.kuleuven.ac.be
http://www.arts.kuleuven.ac.be/eurocall98/

September 10 - 12, 1998
31st BAAL: Languages and Literacies - Manchester, UK
ORG: University of Manchester
Contact: BAAL, Dovetail Management Consultancy, 4 Tintagel Crescent, London SE22 8UT, UK
andy.cawdell@baal.org.uk

September 23 - 25, 1998
EdNET 98 - Toronto, ON Canada
ORG: The Heller Reports
Contact: Vicki Smith Bigham
Tel: 281 999 7932 Fax: 281 448 1109
ednet@HellerReports.com

September 24 - 27, 1998
21st Conference of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy - Adelaide, South Australia
ORG: University of South Australia
Contact: Karen English, Conf. Manager, University of South Australia, GPO Box 2471, Adelaide, SA 5001.
Tel: 66 88 267 5466 Fax: 66 88 239 2364
karen.english@unisa.edu.au

October 18 - 21, 1998
GLOBAL LEARNING IN THE 21ST Century - Copenhagen, Denmark
ORG: Royal Danish School of Educational Studies and University of Texas at Austin, USA
Contact: The Conference Secretariat, Kirsten Greve, Frederiksborg County Kongens, Vaenge 2, DK-3400, Hilleroed Denmark
Tel: 45 48 20 53 16 Fax: 45 48 20 53 99
kgr@fa.dk
http://www.globallearning.org

October 29 - 31, 1998
ISTE’s Tel-Ed 98 - New Orleans, USA & Victoria, CA
ORG: International Society for Technology in Education
Contact: Laurie Thornley, Tel*Ed Conference Coordinator International Society for Technology in Education 1787 Agate Street, Eugene, OR 97403-1923
Tel: 541 346 2472 Fax: 541 346 5890
laurie_thornley@ccmail.uoregon.edu

November 3 - 7, 1998
"REFLECT: Participatory Adult Literacy Practice - Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
ORG: ActionAid India
Contact: Ms. Vasumati, Reflect Global Conference, ActionAid India, 3 Rest House Road, Bangalore 560 025 India.,
Tel: 00 91 80 559 6682 (or 558 6583) Fax: 00 91 80 558 6284
reflect@actionaidindia.org

November 18 - 22, 1998
Adult Learning - A Joy, A Tool, A Right, and A Shared Responsibility - Phoenix AZ, USA
ORG: American Association for Adult and Continuing Education
Contact: AAACE, 1200 19th St. NW Suite 300, Washington, DC 20036 USA
Tel: 202 429 5131 Fax: 202 223 4579
thomas.kinney@albany.edu
http://www.albany.edu/aaace/

September 27, 1998
Word On The Street Festival - various locations throughout Canada
ORG: Word on the Street Canada Inc.
Contact: Jeffrey Canton, National Executive Director, The Word on the Street Canada, Inc., 24 Ryerson Ave., Suite 303, Toronto, ON M5T 2P3
Tel: 416 504 7241 Fax: 416 703 0826
the-wots@inforamp.net
http://sites.sympatico.ca/wots/

October 15 - 18, 1998
LYCEUM ‘98 - Victoria, BC
ORG: CCTT
Contact: The Learning Link, 400 First Edmonton Place, 10665 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, AB T5J 3S9
Tel: 403 421 7141 FAX: 403 421 7159
tllink@connect.ab.ca
http://www.connect.ab.ca/~tllink

October 21 - 24, 1998
NCSPOD Weaving the Future - Toronto, ON
ORG: George Brown College
Contact: Leo Spindel, George Brown College, PO Box 1015, Station B, Toronto, ON M5T 2T9
Tel: 416 415 4659 Fax: 416 415 4768
lspindel@gbc.gbrownc.on.ca
http://www.edcc.edu/ncspod/national_conference.htm

October 23, 1998
Between Standards and Diversity, 4th National Literacy Conference - Winnipeg Manitoba
ORG: Literacy Partners of Manitoba, MATE and CCTELA
Contact: Debra Radi, Conference Chair, Oak Park High School, 820 Charleswood Road, Winnipeg, MB, R3R 1K6
Tel: 204 895 7221 Fax: 204 895 8889
dradi@mbnet.gov.mb.ca

November 1 - 6, 1998
Effective Team Leadership and Facilitation -Banff, AB
ORG: The Banff Centre for Management
Contact: The Banff Centre for Management, Box 1020, Station 45, Banff, AB ToL 0C0
Tel: 1 800 590 9799 Fax: 403 762 6422
cfm@banffcentre.ab.ca

November 5, 1998
The Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers Symposium on Technology - Ottawa, ON
ORG: Canadian Association of Second Language Teachers (CASLT)
Contact: Brigitte Roy, CASLT/ACPLS, 176 rue Gloucester St., Suite 310, Ottawa, ON K2P 0A6
Tel: 613 234 6567 Fax: 613 230 5940
caslt@istar.ca
http://www.caslt.org/inex/inexsymp.htm

November 20 - 22, 1998
NEADS Commitment to Excellence: Building Leaders for the Future - Ottawa, ON
ORG: National Educational Association for Disabled Students
Contact: NEADS, Rm 426 Unicentre, Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, K1S 5B6
Tel: 613 526 8008 (both voice and TTY)
ca322@freenet.carleton.ca

September 8, 1998
International Literacy Day Celebration - Dartmouth, NS
ORG: Alderney Gate Library
Contact: Sara Brodie, HRL, 5381 Spring Garden Road, Halifax, NS, B3J 1E9
Tel: 902 490 5887

September 8 & 12, 1998
LITERACY WORKS Student Achievement - Edmonton, AB
Contact: Prospects Literacy Association 9913-108 Ave, Edmonton, AB, T5H 1A5
Tel: 403 421 7323 Fax: 403 421 7324
readme@telusplanet.net

September 12, 1998
LAPS Training conference - Castlegar, BC
ORG: Literacy and Parenting Skills
Contact: Jennifer Cliff Marks at 250 265 4193 or LAPS, 332 6 Ave. SE, Calgary AB T2G 4S6
Tel: 403 297 4778 Fax: 403 297 4949

September 12, 1998
Literacy BBQ - Burlington ON
ORG: Literacy Council of Burlington
Contact: The Literacy Council of Burlington 405-670 Brant Street, Burlington, ON, L7R 4B8
Tel: 905-631-1770, Fax: 905-681-8366
smo4@idirect.com

September 14, 1998
Peter Gzowski Invitational Golf Tournament for Literacy -Bally Haly Golf & Country Club, St. John’s , NF
Contact: The national PGI Office: 416 442 2292

September 15 - 16, 1998
Family/Early Literacy Workshops -St. John’s, NF
ORG: Literacy Development Council of NF and LB
Contact: Don MacDonald, Director of Programs & Services, Literacy Development Council, 3 Cromer Avenue, Grand Falls-Windsor NF A2A 1W9,
Tel. 1-800-563-1111,
dmcdonal@publib.nf.ca

September 17 & 18, 1998
LAPS TRAINING CONFERENCE - Fredericton, NB
ORG: Literacy and Parenting Skills
Contact: Charles Ramsey at 800 720 6253 or LAPS, 332 6 Ave. SE, Calgary AB T2G 4S6
Tel: 403 297 4778 Fax: 403 297 4949

September 18 & 19, 1998
LAPS TRAINING CONFERENCE - Halifax NS and Charlottetown, PEI
ORG: Literacy and Parenting Skills
Contact: Norma Collier at 902 849 5063 PEI Carmelle d’Entremont at 902 424 5160 or LAPS, 332 6 Ave. SE, Calgary AB T2G 4S6
Tel: 403 297 4778 Fax: 403 297 4949

September 21, 1998
LAPS TRAINING CONFERENCE - Sydney, NS
ORG: Literacy and Parenting Skills
Contact: Chris Boutilier at 902 849 5063 or LAPS, 332 6 Ave, SE Calgary AB T2G 4S6
Tel: 403 297 4778 Fax: 403 297 4949

September 22, 1998
Annual Spelling Bee - Hamilton, ON
ORG: Adult Basic Education Association
Contact: Hamilton and District Literacy Council 75 MacNab Street S. 3rd Floor, Hamilton, ON L8P 3C1
Tel: 905 529 9907 Fax: 905 529 0526
hdlc@networx.on.ca

September 24, 1998
Literacy Week Celebration - Scottish Rite, ON
ORG: Adult Basic Education Association
Contact: Hamilton and District Literacy Council 75 MacNab St S. 3rd Floor Hamilton, ON L8P 3C1
Tel: 905 529 9907 Fax: 905 529 0526
hdlc@networx.on.ca

September 24, 1998
Saskatchewan Literacy Awards - Regina SK
ORG: Saskatchewan Literacy Foundation
Contact: SLF, P.O.Box 8661, Station Main , Saskatoon SK S7K 6K8
Tel:403 653-7378 Fax:403 653-7380
silburt.skfoundation@nald.ca

September 30 - October 2, 1998 Learner’s Forum - Fredericton, NB
ORG: New Brunswick Committee on Literacy
Contact: Jan Greer, NBCL , 88 Prospect Street West Fredericton, NB, E3B 2T8
Tel: 506 457 1227 Fax: 506 458 1352
nbcomlit@brunswickmicro.nb.ca
http://www.nald.ca/nbclhom.htm

October 2, 1998
LAPS TRAINING CONFERENCE - Vancouver, BC
ORG: Literacy and Parenting Skills
Contact: Literacy BC at 604 684 0624 or LAPS, 332 6 Ave. SE, Calgary AB T2G 4S6
Tel: 403 297 4778 Fax: 403 297 4949

October 5 - 9, 1998
Family Literacy Institute - Saskatoon, SK
ORG: Saskatchewan Literacy Network
Contact: Janice Thomas Gervais SLN, 206 - 220 3rd Ave S, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1M1
Tel: 306- 953-5526. Fax: 306 653 1704
sklit@sk.sympatico.ca
http://www.nald.ca/sklitnet.htm

October 6 - 7, 1998
LAPS TRAINING CONFERENCE - Saskatoon, SK
ORG: Literacy and Parenting Skills
Contact: SLN at 306 653 7178 or LAPS, 332 6 Ave, SE Calgary AB T2G 4S6
Tel: 403 297 4778 Fax: 403 297 4949

October 16 - 17, 1998
Laubach Literacy NB AGM - Saint John, NB
ORG: Laubach Literacy New Brunswick
Contact: LLNB , Peter Sawyer, Chairperson, 62 Williams Street, Moncton, NB E1C 2G5
Tel: 506 388-3013
psawyer@nbnet.nb.ca

October 19, 1998
Annual SOALN Conference: Score 1 for Literacy! - London, ON
ORG: Southwestern Ontario Adult Literacy Network
Contact: Tamara Riddle or Patti Miller SOALN, 475 Caradoc Street South, Strathroy Ontario N7G 2R1
Tel: 519 246 1577 Fax: 519 246 1414

October 21, 1998
Procede Conference - Magog-Orford, QC
ORG: Central Quebec and Eastern Township School Boards
Contact: Ann M. Gauvin, Procede, 2046 chemin St.-Louis, Sillery, QC G1T 1P4
Tel: 418 688 8730 Fax: 418 682 5891
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/8331/conference.html

October 22 - 23, 1998
Radius Community Centre “Saskatchewan Talks” Conference - Saskatoon, SK
ORG: Radius Community Centre
Contact: Dorothy Sawatzky
Tel: 403 655 0362 Fax: 403 655 5579
radius.center@sk.sympatico.ca

October 30, 1998
Word Whiz and Literacy Awards - Saskatoon, Sk
ORG: The Saskatchewan Literacy Foundation
Contact: SLF, P.O. Box 8661, Station Main, Saskatoon SK S7K 6K8
Tel: 306 653 7378 Fax: 306 653 7380
silburt.skfoundation@nald.ca

November 2 - 3, 1998
LAPS TRAINING CONFERENCE - Vilna, AB
ORG: Literacy and Parenting Skills
Contact: LAPS, 332 6 Ave. SE, Calgary AB T2G 4S6
Tel: 403 297 4778 Fax: 403 297 4949

November 5 - 7, 1998
Literacy: The Community Link 1998 - Calgary, AB
ORG: Literacy Coordinators of Alberta and The Alberta Association for Adult Literacy
Contact: AAAL c/o Bow Valley College, #605 332 - 6th Avenue SE, Calgary, AB T2G 4S6
Tel: 403 297 4994 Fax: 403 297-6037
Margaret_Eastwood@aaal.ab.ca

November 13 - 14, 1998
Laubach Literacy Ontario Conference and AGM- Kitchener, ON
ORG: Laubach Literacy Ontario
Contact: Lana Faessler, LLO, 519 Lancaster St. West, Kitchener, ON
Tel: 519 743 3309, Fax: 519 743 7520
llo@golden.net

November 16 - 20, 1998
Lt. Governor’s Medal Ceremony - Winnipeg, MB
ORG: Literacy Partners of Manitoba
Contact: LPM, Grain Exchange Building, Room 998-167 Lombard Ave., Winnipeg, MB R3B 0V3
Tel: 204 947 LPLP Fax: (204) 944-9918
literacy@magic.mb.ca