Networks Datebook
... with an international focus

May 21, 1998
Sixth Annual Conference on Serving Adults with Learning Disabilities -
Hartford Connecticut, USA
Org: Adult Training and Development Network
Contact: ATDN, Don Chao, Coordinator, Literacy Resource Center, 111 Charter Oak Avenue Hartford, CT 06103
Tel: 860 524 4046

June 9-10, 1998
1998 Technology in Adult Literacy Conference -
St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
Org: U St . Thomas, St. Paul, MN, USA
Contact: University of St. Thomas, Mail #DEV 2115 Summit Avenue St. Paul, MN 55105 , USA,
Tel: 612 962-6950 , Fax: 612 962-6974 development@stthomas.edu

June 11 - 14, 1998
Literacy Empowers -
Columbus, Ohio, USA
Org: Laubach Literacy Action
Contact: Janet Hiemstra, LLA 1320 Jamesville Ave., Box 131, Syracuse, New York, 13210, USA
Tel: 315 422 9121, Fax: 315 422 6369
jhiemstra@laubach.org

June 25 - 27, 1998
SUMMER INSTITUTE: Literacy and Technology: Maintaining a Human Face -
Montreal, QC, Canada
Org: The Centre for Literacy
Contact: Dawson College, 3040 Sherbrooke St. West, Montreal, QC, H3Z 1A4, Canada. Tel: 514 931 8731 Fax: 514 931 5181
literacycntr@dawsoncollege.qc.ca
http://www.nald.ca/litcent.htm

COOL URLS:

The John Howard Society of Canada :
http://www.johnhoward.ca/

The Calgary Learning Centre :
http://www.nald.ca/clc.htm


June 25 - July 1,1998
ALA Annual Conference and International Literacy Fair-
Washington, DC, USA
Org: American Library Association
Contact: ALA, 50 East Huron St., Chicago, IL 60611-2795, USA, Tel: 312 944 6780, Toll Free: 1 800 545 2433, Fax: 312 440 9374, TDD: 312 944 7298;
ala@ala.org
http://www.ala.org/

July 1 - 3, 1998
The Adults Learning Math Conference: Math as part of Lifelong Learning -
Utrecht, Netherlands
Org: ALM
Contact: Mieke van Groenestijn, Utrecht Institute of Higher Education, PO Box 14007, 3508 SB Utrecht, Netherlands Tel: ++31 30 25 47 305 Fax: ++ 31 30 25 18 186
Mieke.v.Groenestijn@feo.hvu.nl

July 6 - 31, 1998
Summer Literacy Training Program ’98 -
Philadelphia,PA, USA
Org: ILI, UNESCO
Contact: ILI at UPenn, 3910 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111, USA Tel: 215 898 9979, Fax: 215 898 9804
ILI@literacy.upenn.edu
http://www.literacyonline.org

July 20 - 22, 1998
The Advanced Family Literacy Institute -
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Org: National Centre for Family Literacy

Contact: NCFL, Waterfront Plaza, 325 Main St. Suite 200, Louisville, KY, 40202-4251, USA, Tel: 502 584 1133
http://www.famlit.org/

July 21 - 24, 1998
IRA World Congress -
Ohio Rio, Jamaica
Org: International Reading Association
Contact: IRA, 800 Barksdale Road, PO Box 8139, Newark, DE, 197114-8139 USA, Tel: 302 731 1600 ext. 216,
conferences@reading.org
http://www.ira.org/congress.htm

August 5-7, 1998
Third International Conference for Global Conversations on Language and Literacy -
Bordeaux, France
Org: NCTE
Contact: NCTE, 1111 W. Kenyon Road, Urbana, IL 618801-1096, USA. Tel: 217 328 3870 ext. 203, Fax: 217 328 0977
http://www.ncte.org/

August 17 - 21, 1998
Implementing a Family Literacy Program Training Session -
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Org: NCFL
Contact: NCFL, Waterfront Plaza, 325 W Main St., Suite 200, Louisville, KY, 40202-4251, USA Tel: 502 584 1133, Fax: 502 584 0172
ncfl@famlit.org
http://www.famlit.org/


... with a national focus

May 7-10, 1998
INKSHED XV Multiple Literacies: Ethics and Responsibilities -
Oak Island Inn, Western Shore, Nova Scotia
Org: Canadian Association for the Study of Language and Learning.
Contact: Susan Drain, Mt. St. Vincent U, Halifax, NS B3M 2J6. Tel: 902 457 6220, Fax: 902 457 6455
Susan.Drain@msvu.ca

May 19 - 22, 1998
9th Annual PLA Conference: Individualizing Assessment- Accepting Adult Learners as Partners in Education and Human Resource Planning -
Belleville, Ontario
Org: Canadian Association for Prior Learning Assessment
Contact: CAPLA, York Road, Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, ON K0K 1X0, Tel: 613 396 2122, Fax: 613 396 2761
paulz@fnti.tyendinaga.net

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May 20 - 23, 1998
CACE Conference -
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Org: CACE
Contact: Tricia Roberston, 6347 London St. Halifax, NS B3L 1X2 Tel: 902 454 2427, Fax: 902 454 2437
trcontact@aol.com

MAY 24-26, 1998
1998 ACCC Annual Conference: Imagine – Technology, Education & You -
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Org: ACCC and the Red River Community College
Contact: Gail Mulhall, ACCC, 1223 Michael St. North, Ottawa ON K1J 7T2, Tel: 613 746 5916 Fax: 613 746 6721
webmaster@acccdns.accc.ca
http://www.accc.ca/english/events/accc98/

May 28-30, 1998
Third National Forum on Education -
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Org: The Council of Ministers of Education of Canada
Contact: CMEC, 252 Bloor St. West, Suite 5-200, Toronto, ON M5S 1V5 Tel: 416 964 2551Fax: 416 964 2296
cmec@cmec.ca
http://www.cmec.ca/NaForEd/index.htm

June 11 - 14, 1998
Laubach Literacy of Canada’s Annual Meeting -
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Org: Laubach Literacy of Canada
Contact: LLC PO Box 298, Bedford QC J0J 1A0 Tel: 514 248 2898, Fax: 514 248 7054
laubach@acces-cible.net
http://www.nald.ca/llc.htm

June 11 - 14, 1998
Families & Children: Our Priority - Biennial National Conference of the Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP) -
Montreal, Quebec
Org: FRP Canada
Contact: FRP Canada, 101-30 Rosemount Avenue Ottawa, ON K1Y 1P4. Tel: 613 728 3307, Fax: 613 729 5421
http://www.cfc-efc.ca/frpc/index.html

June 25-27, 1998
3rd Canadian Conference on Computer- Assisted Language Learning -
Church Point, Nova Scotia
Org: Université Saint-Anne
Contact: Université Sainte-Anne, Church Point, NS B0W 1M0 Tel: 902 769 2114 Fax: 902 769 3120
richmond@ustanne.ednet.ns.ca
http://ustanne-59.ustanne.ednet.ns.ca/

July 15-19, 1998
3rd Biennial Canadian Deaf Festival ’98 -
Mississauga, Ontario
Orgs: AAD, OAD, OCSD AND ODSA
Contact: Jim Cripps, TTY: 519 658 8296 Fax: 519 651 0834
jcripps@easynet.on.ca


... with a provincial focus

May 10 - 13, 1998
CONNECTIONS ’98: Bridging the Gap -
Vancouver, B.C.
Org: Centre for Curriculum, Transfer and Technology
Contact: CCTT, 5th Floor, 1483 Douglas St., Victoria, BC V8W 3K4 Tel: 250 413 4402 Fax: 250 413 4403
gbauslaugh@ctt.bc.ca

May 19 & 23, 1998
TNT for Dynamite Learning - 1998 Young Adult Study Skills Program -
Calgary, Alberta
Org: Calgary Learning Centre
Contact: 3930 20 St. S. Calgary, AB T2T 4Z9 Tel: 403 686 9300, Fax: 403 686 0627
calearnc@cadvision.com
http://www.nald.ca/clc.htm

May 22-24, 1998
Literacy Northwest Annual Conference -
Fort Frances, Ontario
Org: Literacy Northwest
Contact: Barbara-Ann Eldridge, 428 Victoria Ave., Fort Frances, ON P9A 2C3, Tel: 807 274 3553 Fax: 807 274 5456
vala@ff.lakeheadu.ca

May 25, 1998
Golf Day for Literacy -
CedarBrook Golf Club, Ste. Sophie, Quebec
Org: Literacy Partners of Quebec
Contact: LPQ, 3040 Sherbrooke St. W Room 4B1, Montreal, QC H3Z 1A4 Tel: 514 931 8731 Fax: 514 931 5181
jbrandeis@nald.ca

May 30, 1998
Spread the Word - Collingwood Literacy Festival -
Collingwood Central Park, Collingwood, Ontario
Org: Georgian Literacy
Contact: Georgian Literacy 180 Ontario St., Collingwood ON L9Y 1M6, Tel: 705 444-2250, Fax: 705 445 6362
geolit@georgian.net
http://www.georgian.net/gtl/sword.htm

June 3, 1998
PGI Pine Ridge Golf -
Pine Ridge, Manitoba
Org: Literacy Partners of Manitoba
Contact: LPM, Grain Exchange Building, Rm 998-167, Lombard Ave. Winnipeg, MN R3B 0V3 Tel: 204 947 5757 Fax: 204 944 9918
literacy@magic.mb.ca
http://www.nald.ca/litpman.htm

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June 5 - 6, 1998
Family Literacy Symposium -
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Org: Saskatchewan Literacy Network
Contact: SLN, 206-220 3rd Ave. SK, S7K 1M1 Tel: 306 653 7368 Fax: 306 653 1704
sklit@sk.sympatico.ca
http://www.nald.ca/sklitnet.htm

June 6, 1998
Ontario Literacy Coalition’s Annual General Meeting -
Toronto, Ontario
Org: Ontario Literacy Coalition
Contact: OLC, 365 Bloor St. East, Suite 1003, Toronto, ON M4W 3L4 Tel: 416 963 5787 Fax: 416 963 8102

June 11 - 13, 1998
Atlantic Regional Conference - Lighting the Way -
Sydney, Nova Scotia
Org: Laubach Literacy of Canada
Contact: Kathy MacCuish, c/o Town House, 14 Commercial St. Glace Bay, NS B1A 3C1 Tel: 902 849 2449

June 19, 1998
1998 PGI Golf Tournament -
Brudenell, PEI
Org: PEI Literacy Alliance
Contact: Catherine O’Bryan, Box 400, 3 Brighton Road, Charlottetown, PE, C1A 7K7, Tel: 902 368 3620, Fax: 902 368 3620
peiliteracy.alliance@pei.sympatico.ca

July 12 - 25, 1998
Summer Literacy Institute 1998 -
Vancouver, British Columbia
Org: Literacy BC
Contact: Jean Rassmussen, Literacy BC 622-510 West Hastings St. Vancouver, BC V6B 1L8 Tel: 1 800 663 1293 (in BC) or 604 684 0624, Fax: 604 684 8520
literacy_bc@douglas.bc.ca

August 6, 1998
Golf Tournament for Literacy -
Wascana Country Club, Regina, Saskatchewan
Org: Saskatchewan Literacy Foundation
Contact: SLF, PO Box 8661 Station Main, Saskatoon, SK S7K 6K8 Tel: 653 7378 Fax: 653 7380
silburt.skfoundation@nald.ca

August 11 - 12, 1998
Stop the Violence -
Calgary, Alberta
Org: Calgary Learning Centre
Contact: CLC, 3930 20 St. South, Calgary, AB T2T 4Z9, Tel: 403 686 9300 Fax: 403 686 0627
calearnc@cadvision.com
http://www.nald.ca/clc.htm


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