FYI- Online Conference (Non NF2)

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Supporting Deaf People - An international online conference forinterpreting professionals and those involved in the support of deafpeople, June 3rd - 16th 2001Conference themes:Educational Interpreting; Training and Qualifications; Ethics andProfessionalismKeynote Speakers (i.e. they have written papers and will be available todiscuss these through the discussion groups in the conference): Dennis Cokely, Director, ASL Program, North Eastern University, USAMiranda Pickersgill, Chief Executive, Council for the Advancement of Communication with Deaf People, UK Harrington, Senior Lecturer in Deaf Studies, UKOther speakers: Collward, Non-Academic Coordinator for RIT Programs and Services,NTID, USA Dowe, Director, CSW Course at Barnfield College, Luton, UKLynne Eighinger, Director, Signs of Development, USAColleen Freeman, Coordinator of Interpreting Services for the College ofLiberal Arts, NTID, USABen Karlin, Interpreter, St. Louis Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre, USAMandy Mothersell, Interpreter, NTID, USAJemina Napier, Honorary Research Associate, Renwick College, Australia Joyce Pemberton, Coordinator of Interpreting Services, College of ImagingArts and Sciences, NTID, USARob , Derby College for Deaf People, UKPatty Sapere, Coordinator of Professional Development and In-ServiceTraining, NTID, USAThe conference is aimed at all those involved in the support of Deafpeople. This includes: Sign Language Interpreters, Interpreting and DeafStudies students, lecturers for Deaf people, interpreting agencies andsupport service providers as well as Deaf students, Deaf clients andtrainers of interpreters. The conference is subsidized by the British Educational CommunicationsTechnology agency and cost is: $35!You can see much more information, including speaker profiles, paperabstracts, how an online conference works, and registration details on theconference web site at:www.directlearn.co.uk/conference/conf_index.htmFor further info or a booking form email: conference@...Please note that the conference does NOT require full time attendance forthe entire two weeks. It's online, carried out through discussion groups,and that means people can access the conference whenever they want, forhowever long they want, during those two weeks. Like email, you don't needto all be online at the same time (useful since we have confirmed delegatesand speakers from countries in different time zones such as the UK, theUSA, Australia, Finland, the Czech Republic and others!)IMPORTANT: places are limited, so contact us to reserve a place as soon aspossible. We hope you enjoy the conference,JudithJudith MoleDirect Learn TrainingOnline services to education, courseware development, project management, deafness/disability consultancyWeb: http://www.directlearn.co.uk/ - last updated 15.5.01Tel: +44 (0)1629 540386; Mob: 07808 921402; Fax: +44 (0)1629 540820

"What matters deafness of the ear, when the mind hears. The one true deafness, the incurable deafness is that of the mind."--Victor Hugo, 1845