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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Fernand de Varennes [mailto:fdevarennes@gmail.com]
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<b>Sent:</b> 20 August 2012 13:46<br>
<b>To:</b> Fernand de Varennes<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Invitation: Conférence internationale sur les droits linguistiques/International Conference on Language Rights, Chiang Mai<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;background:#FFF2CC">Le comité organisateur de la 13</span></b><sup>ème</sup><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;background:#FFF2CC"> </span></b><span style="font-size:18.0pt">Conférence internationale de l’Académie
internationale de droit linguistique <b><span style="background:#FFF2CC">a le plaisir de vous inviter à participer à cette importante rencontre sur le thème </span><i>«Droits linguistiques, inclusion et la prévention des conflits ethniques »
</i><span style="background:#FFF2CC">qui se tiendra au Horizon Village Resort à Chiang Mai, en Thaïlande, du 13 au 17 décembre.</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="background:#FFFFCC">Si les droits linguistiques sont d’actualité un peu partout dans le monde, ils demeurent néanmoins fort mal compris, et ce malgré l’importance de la langue dans de nombreux conflits en Asie, (Inde, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh,
</span><span style="background:#FFF2CC">Thaïlande, Chine, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong), en Europe (Belgique, Suisse, Italie, Espagne, Kosovo, Macédonie, Ukraine), en Afrique (Cameroun, Afrique du Sud, Ethiopie, Maroc, Libye, Algérie) et dans les Amériques (peuples
autochtones, Canada, Mexique, Pérou, Paraguay). </span></span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:13.5pt;background:white">De plus, la diversité linguistique mondiale est elle-même de plus en plus menacée, avec plus de la moitié environ des 6 000 à 7
000 langues parlées dans le monde menacées de disparition d'ici quelques d</span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;background:white">écennies.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Vous trouverez ci-joint notre programme préliminaire ainsi que de plus amples renseignements sur les modalits d’inscription. N’hésitez pas à communiqué
avec nous pour de plus amples renseignements.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="font-size:13.5pt;background:white">En espérant vivement votre participation à cette conférence,
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">The Organising Committee for the 13<sup>th</sup> International Conference of the International Academy on language and Law is pleased to invite you to participate in this important gathering on the theme
of “<i>Language Rights, Inclusion and the Prevention of Ethnic Conflicts</i>”, to be held from 13-17 December at the Horizon Village Resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">While language rights are topical in many parts of the world, they are still widely misunderstood despite being a significant factor in many conflicts
in Asia (India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, China, Xinjiang, Tibet, Hong Kong), Europe (Belgium, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Kosovo, Macedonia, Ukraine), Africa (Cameroon, South Africa, Ethiopia, Morocco, Libya, Algeria) and the Americas (Canada, Mexico,
Peru, Paraguay). In addition, worldwide language diversity itself is increasingly threatened, with more than half of the world’s 6,000 to 7,000 languages expected to disappear in the next few decades.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">You will find attached our preliminary programme as well as registration information. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further information.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">It is our hope that you will be able to participate in this conference.</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt">Dr Fernand de Varennes</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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