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<span lang="EN-US">The Study Group on Language and the United Nations</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">invites you to contribute to a</span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">Symposium on</span></p>
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<b><span lang="EN-US">Multilingualism in International Organizations and International Co-operation</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">on Thursday & Friday, </span><span lang="EN-US">May 10-11, <span style="color: black;">
2018</span></span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">at the Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017</span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: black; font-family: "Tahoma",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"></span></p>
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<span lang="EN-US">First Avenue at 44<sup>th</sup> Street</span><span lang="EN-US"></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN-US">Multilingualism in international co-operation entails both costs and benefits:
<i>costs</i> because it requires mechanisms such as the selection of multilingual staff and the mediation of language professionals;
<i>benefits </i>because, if properly managed, it includes all parties to decision-making, promotes consensus, supports programme delivery, and aids dissemination of results. Thus it favours social justice and inclusion. Increasingly, multilingualism is seen
as a positive force, though it is not always recognized as such by all stakeholders.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US">Within the United Nations, for example, owing in particular to the scarcity of available data, advocates of multilingual language policies often face ideological, financial
and administrative resistance, despite a growing recognition that multilingualism, as a core value of the UN, is a potential source of strength.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US">This symposium seeks to focus on, and generate interest in, these issues. We invite contributions addressing the challenges of supporting multilingualism in organizations
or in sites of international co-operation across different sectors (e.g. business, diplomacy, economics) or communities. Theoretical and methodological studies are welcome, as well as those addressing specific practical challenges – especially papers that
focus directly on the work of the UN system or other international bodies, or research having obvious implications for their work.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: 107%;"><span lang="EN-US">Suggested themes:</span></p>
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<li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">evolving perceptions of multilingualism in international settings</span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">linguistic inclusiveness in multilingual settings</span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">interpretation and translation in international organizations</span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">speed of decision-making vs. information loss in monolingual contexts</span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">language in international peace-keeping</span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">language and human/minority rights</span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">the economics of language regimes </span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">linguistic equity in organizations</span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">inclusive communication in local and international development</span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">language policy in international organizations</span>
</li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US">language and sustainability</span> </li><li><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-family: Symbol; font-size: 12pt;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal;">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 107%; font-size: 12pt;">multilingualism and NGOs</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><span lang="EN-US">The organizers welcome proposals for brief 20-minute papers on topics linked to the symposium themes.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Please send proposals (200 words or less) to Dr Lisa McEntee-Atalianis (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:l.atalianis@bbk.ac.uk">l.atalianis@bbk.ac.uk</a>),
by February 16th, 2018. The committee expects to make final decisions on the program by March 5<sup>th</sup>, 2018.</span></b></p>
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