Networks Datebook
... with an international focus

February 7 - 12, 1999
Developments in Basic Education: Raising Literacy and Numeracy Standards
- London England
ORG: British Council
Contact: The British Council, 1 Beaumont Place, Oxford, OX12PJ, England, UK Tel: 011 44 1865 316 636 Fax: 11 44 1865 557 368
international.seminars@britcoun.uk,
http://www.britcoun.org/seminars/

February 11, 1999
Teaching Literacy to Adults with Learning Disabilities
- Television
ORG: Office of Voc. and Adult Education of USA, PBS/ALS and Literacy Link
Contact:Noreen S. Lopez, Director, LiteracyLink
nlopez@pbs.org
http://www.pbs.org/literacy/

April 21, 1999
Fifth Annual Meeting of the Adult Numeracy Network
- San Fransisco, USA
ORG: Adult Numeracy Network
Contact: Rose Steiner, Adult Numeracy Network, Billings Adult Ed. Center, 415 N. 30th Street, Billings, MT 59101, USA
edl@world.std.com
http://www.std.com/anpn/


... with a national focus

Feb 10/ Mar.10/ Apr. 14 and May 12, 1999
KAMA 1999 - Toronto, ON
ORG: World Literacy of Canada
Contact: World Literacy of Canada, 59
Front Street East, Toronto, ON M5E 1B3 Tel: 416 863 6262 Fax: 416 601 6984
worldlit@web.net

February 16 - 19, 1999
Leadership Symposium on Aboriginal Education
- Banff, AB
ORG: The Banff Centre for Management
Contact: The Banff Centre for Management, Box 1020, Station 45, Banff, AB T0L 0C0
Tel: 1 800 590 9799 Fax: 403 762 6422
cfm@banffcentre.ab.ca

February 18 & 19
Exploring New Frontiers... In Recruitment and Career Education
- Winnipeg, MB
ORG: The Canadian Association of Career Educators and Employers
Contact: Beverly Kovacs, CACEE Canada West Office
Tel: 403 283 3560 Fax: 403 283 2652
beverly@cacee.com

February 18, 1999:
Literacy Action Day
- Ottawa, ON
ORG: Movement for Canadian Literacy
Contact: Movement for Canadian Literacy, Suite 300, 180 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, ON, K2P 1P5
Tel: 613 563 2464 Fax: 613 563 2504
mcl@literacy.ca

Woman at Desk

February 19 - 20, 1999
TEAL 99 : 32nd Annual Conference "Reading the signs - Systems Literacy in a Changing World"
- Vancouver, BC
ORG: English Language Institute/ BC TEAL
Contact: BC TEAL Office 106 - 3195 Granville Street, Vancouver, BC V6H 3K2
Tel: 604 736 6330 Fax: 604 736 6306
BC TEAL: bcteal@unixg.ubc.ca

April 26 - 27, 1999 10th Anniversary Reading for Success: Business and Education Working Together - Toronto, ON
ORG: Conference Board of Canada
Contact: CB of C, 255 Smyth Road, Ottawa, ON K1H 8M7
registrar@conferenceboard.ca
Tel: 613 526 3280 Fax: 613 526 4857
http://www.conferenceboard.ca


... with a provincial focus

Feb 1 - 6, 1999
University College Symposium on Literacy
- Toronto, ON
ORG: Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE)
Contact: Pam Gravestock, OISE of the University of Toronto, 252 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON, M5S 1V6
Tel: 416 923 6641 Fax: 416 926 4725
dolson@oise.utoronto.ca.
http://lsn.oise.utoronto.ca/literacy.nsf/pages/

February 3, 6, and 10, 1999
Barrie Literacy Council Meetings
- Barrie ON
ORG: Barrie Literacy Council
Contact: BLC, 80 Bradford Street, Unit #244, Barrie, ON L4N 6S7
Tel: 705 728 7323 Fax: 705 728 7155
barrie_literacy@on.aibn.com

February 4, 1999
Health and Literacy: Plain Language is not Enough
- Montreal QC
ORG: The Centre for Literacy of Quebec
Contact: CLQ, 3040 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 4B.1-6, Montreal, QC H3Z 1A4,
Tel: 514 931 8731, x1415, Fax: 514-931-5181
literacycntr@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
http://www.nald.ca/litcent.htm

February 10, 1999
Poisonous Pedagogy
- Montreal QC
ORG: The Centre for Literacy of Quebec
Contact: CLQ , 3040 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 4B.1-6, Montreal, QC H3Z 1A4,
Tel: 514 931 8731, x1415, Fax: 514-931-5181
literacycntr@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
http://www.nald.ca/litcent.htm

February 11, 1999
Learning Outcomes - Tips & Tools for Community-Based Agencies
- Barrie, ON
ORG: CLO
Contact:CLO, 80 Bradford Street, Unit #244, Barrie, ON L4N 6S7
Tel: 705 733 2312 Fax: 705 733 6197
kaattari@bconnex.net

February 12, 1999
Community Literacy Ontario’s AGM
- Barrie ON
ORG: CLO
Contact: CLO, 80 Bradford Street, Unit #244, Barrie, ON L4N 6S7
Tel: 705 733 2312 Fax: 705 733 6197
kaattari@bconnex.net

Classroom

February 17 - 19, 1999
Come Read With Me Training for Facilitators and Reading Groups
- Stony Rapids, SK
ORG: Saskatchewan Learning Network
Contact: Saskatchewan Literacy Network, 206-220-3rd Ave. S, Saskatoon, SK, S7K 1M1
Tel: 306 653 7368 Fax: 306 653 1704
sklit@sk.sympatico.ca
http://www.nald.ca/sklitnet.htm

February 20, 1999
Computer Resources for Literacy Within Reach
- Montreal QC
ORG: The Centre for Literacy of Quebec
Contact: The Centre for Literacy of Quebec, Inc, 3040 Sherbrooke Street West, Room 4B.1-6, Montreal, QC H3Z 1A4,
Tel: 514 931 8731, x1415, Fax: 514-931-5181.
literacycntr@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
http://www.nald.ca/litcent.htm

Feb. 24 - March 6, 1999
Tutor Training Sessions
- Edmonton, AB
ORG: Prospects Literacy Association
Contact: PLA, 9913-108 Ave, Edmonton, AB T5H 1A5,
Tel. 403 421 7323, Fax: 403 421 7324,
prospects@aaal.ab.ca

April, 1999
Barrie Literacy Council’s Spring Workshop Series
- Barrie ON
ORG: Barrie Literacy Council
Contact: BLC, 80 Bradford Street, Unit #244, Barrie, ON L4N 6S7
Tel: 705 728 7323 Fax: 705 728 7155
barrie_literacy@on.aibn.com

April 15 - 16, 1999
Teaching and Learning in the Clinical Setting
- Hamilton, ON
ORG: McMaster University
Contact: Annette Sciarra,
Tel: 905 525 9140 x 22714, Fax: 905 528 6552
sciarra@fhs.McMaster.ca

April 22 - 24, 1999
Family Literacy Conference
- Saskatoon, SK
ORG: Sask. Reading Council at Saskatoon
Contact:Bev Hanson, SRC at Saskatoon,
51 Dragon Cres., Saskatoon, SK S7K 1X3,
(B) 306 668 7051, (H) 306 373 3413;
bhanson@stpaulrcssd.saskatoon.sk.ca

April 30, 1999
Making Connections: A Literacy and EAL/Curriculum from a Feminist Perspective
- Brandon, MB
ORG: Common Ground Consulting
Contact: Janet Smith , Common Ground Consulting, #200-107 Seventh Street Brandon, MB R7A 3S5
Tel: 729 0492 Fax: (204) 729-0492
commonground@mb.sympatico.ca

April 30 - May 2, 1999
Sustaining Communities through Learning and Development: The Challenge for English Speaking Quebec
- Concordia University, Montreal QC
ORG: The Quebec Ass. for Adult Learning
Contact: QAAL, 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. West, Room LB 614-3, Montreal, QC H3G 1M8,
Tel: 514 848 2036, Fax: 514 848 4520
qaal@alcor.concordia.ca


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