Open Road 2008 Conference:
Multilingualism and the Information Society
Melbourne, Australia
15-16 May 2008
Contact:
http://www.openroad.net.au/conferences/2008/
The Conference Committee would like to extend a warm invitation to attend Open Road Conference 2008: Multilingualism and the Information Society, the fourth Open Road Conference.
The Open Road Conference is a unique, biennial conference in Australia that provides an important forum to discuss and showcase innovative Information and Communication Technology (ICT) developments in the area of multilingualism.
The conference features international and Australian keynote speakers, plenary and concurrent sessions in the eve of the World Information Society Day celebrated worldwide on May the 17th.
In an era when the Internet and the language of the Internet have an increasing impact on the way one accesses information and engages with government, business and each other, the conference will explore, discuss and showcase the use of ICT in:
- linguistic and cultural development;
- delivering information to culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities;
- improving online communication with CALD communities; and
- developing and promoting multilingual and multicultural societies.
The conference acknowledges that language is the key channel for communicating knowledge and traditions and consequently, being able to use one’s mother language on global information networks such as the Internet is important.
Consistent with the United Nation’s declaration of 2008 as the International Year of Languages, the conference also reflects on the increasing importance of the issue of worldwide multilingualism online and the broader issues affecting migrant communities.
Open Road 2008 is a strategic conference for sectors such as government, libraries, education and community and attracts a broad range of decision makers, practitioners and end receivers.
Important Dates:
Early Bird Registrations Close: 20 March 2008
Venue
Conference Centre - Village Roadshow Theatrette
State Library of Victoria
328 Swanston Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Enter via Door 3 on La Trobe Street
Inquiries
Registration Inquiries
Email:
Tel: +61 3 8664 7426
Fax: +61 3 9639 2175
General Inquiries
Email:
Tel: +61 3 8664 7400