- 21 Febuary: (UNESCO Paris) Official Launching of the Year with a Conference on standard-setting instruments promoting multilingualism
- 5-7 March: (Johannesburg, South-Africa) and 22 to 24 April (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Conferences of the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) on "The role of trans-border languages and of lesser-used languages in Africa"
- 28 May: (UNESCO Paris) Conference of ACALAN on "African Languages as a factor of integration"
- 9 June: (Paris, France) Launch of the Chirac Foundation and its Programme for the Protection of Endangered Languages
- 13-15 June: (Eisenstadt, Austria) International Conference “Multilingualism in every-day life"
- 1-3 July: (Bangkok Thailand) 2nd International Conference on Language Development, Language Revitalization and Multilingual Education in Ethnolinguistic Communities;
- 2-4 July: (Yakutsk, Russian Federation) International Conference "Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Cyberspace"
- 27-28 August: (Tokyo, Japan) UNU-UNESCO Conference “Multilingualism and Globalization"
- 7 October: (UNESCO, Paris) Executive Board Thematic Debate on “Protecting indigenous and endangered languages and the role of languages in promoting EFA in the context of sustainable development.”
- 9-10 October: (Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain) International Conference “Challenges of Minority Languages at the Globalization Age”
- 4 November: (UN Association of Spain, Lleida) International Year of Languages Seminar
- 27-20 November: Minority languiages conference, Helsinki
- 17 December: Linguistic Diversity, Globalization and Development, UN Headquarters, NYC
Title
|
Calendar of Events
|
Short Description
|
- 21 Febuary: (UNESCO Paris) Official Launching of the Year with a Conference on standard-setting instruments promoting multilingualism
- 5-7 March: (Johannesburg, South-Africa) and 22 to 24 April (Dar es Salaam, Tanzania) Conferences of the African Academy of Languages (ACALAN) on "The role of trans-border languages and of lesser-used languages in Africa"
- 28 May: (UNESCO Paris) Conference of ACALAN on "African Languages as a factor of integration"
- 9 June: (Paris, France) Launch of the Chirac Foundation and its Programme for the Protection of Endangered Languages
- 13-15 June: (Eisenstadt, Austria) International Conference “Multilingualism in every-day life"
- 1-3 July: (Bangkok Thailand) 2nd International Conference on Language Development, Language Revitalization and Multilingual Education in Ethnolinguistic Communities;
- 2-4 July: (Yakutsk, Russian Federation) International Conference "Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Cyberspace"
- 27-28 August: (Tokyo, Japan) UNU-UNESCO Conference “Multilingualism and Globalization"
- 7 October: (UNESCO, Paris) Executive Board Thematic Debate on “Protecting indigenous and endangered languages and the role of languages in promoting EFA in the context of sustainable development.”
- 9-10 October: (Bilbao, Basque Country, Spain) International Conference “Challenges of Minority Languages at the Globalization Age”
- 4 November: (UN Association of Spain, Lleida) International Year of Languages Seminar
- 27-20 November: Minority languiages conference, Helsinki
- 17 December: Linguistic Diversity, Globalization and Development, UN Headquarters, NYC
|
Source
|
UNESCO
|
Publication start date
|
2008-02-21 9:00 am
|
Publication expiry date
|
2008-12-17 9:00 am
|
Author(s) of the present sheet
|
Mauro Rosi
|
Event Location
|
many locations
|
City
|
Paris, Johannesburg, Eisenstadt, Bangkok, Yakutsk..
|
Country
|
many
|
Start date - Local time
|
2008-02-21 9:00 am
|
End date - Local time
|
2008-12-17 9:00 am
|
Type of event (generic)
|
Semin
|
Type of UNESCO event
|
Seminars and conferences
|
Display related links & contacts in right column
|
No
|
Destination of Link 1 (field not displayed)
|
UNESCO.ORG
|
Destination of Link 2 (field not displayed)
|
UNESCO.ORG
|
Destination of Link 3 (field not displayed)
|
UNESCO.ORG
|
Thumbnail image 1
|
logo-2008.jpg
|
|