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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Please circulate throughout your Networks<span style='color:#1F497D'> – </span>Please note that this Forum is in Australia and we welcome International participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Puliima 2011 National Indigenous Languages and Technology Forum<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Hi Everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>We would like to invite you to participate in the "Puliima 2011 National Indigenous Languages Technology Forum" to be held at the State Library of Queensland in Brisbane from Wednesday the 11th of May through till Friday the 13th May 2011. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The conference will comprise of the following:<o:p></o:p></span></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=674 style='width:505.5pt'><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt 22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Tuesday 10th May<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>6pm evening pre-conference get together (for those that arrive early)<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt 22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Wednesday 11th May<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Puliima Day 1<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt 22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Thursday 12th May<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Puliima Day 2<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt 22.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Friday 13th May<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Optional Events: <o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Indigenous Linguists Forum<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr><tr><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Focus Workshops<o:p></o:p></span></p></td><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The aim of the Puliima Forum is to bring together people from all over Australia and overseas who are involved in Indigenous language projects and communities to share skills and information on the use of a wide range of technology to support their work. The event showcases a variety of production tools, models and programs that support content production in a range of mediums (sound, multi-media, image and print) and enables community users to experience them first hand. It incorporates knowledge of linguistics, educational programs and teaching methodologies as well as legal, moral and cultural aspects of community language project development.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The 2011 Puliima Forum will run over three days, and <b>will include as an Australian first, a separate forum for Indigenous linguists</b>, of which we are pleased to say there is a growing number. We aim to allow the participants to share their experiences and draft proposals to support employment initiatives, at the same time establishing a supportive network for ongoing contact.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>This will be the third Puliima Forum, with the conference having been held in Newcastle in 2007 then Melbourne in 2009 with over 200 people expected to attend the 2011 Forum.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>We are thrilled to be hosting Puliima 2011 once again and we encourage you to participate to explore and share the many ways in which language is either being revitalised or preserved in your area.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54diX6bkWCg">View a short take from Puliima 2009 on YouTube</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 1.0pt 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>See you in Brisbane!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.acra.org.au/images/stories/Puliima2011/poster2011a3newtheme.pdf">Download the promotional Poster in A3 size</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><b>Current Activity<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><u><span style='color:red'>Calling for Presenters</span></u></i><span style='color:red'> </span>– closing 30<sup>th</sup> November 2010. <a href="http://www.acra.org.au/puliima/call-for-presenters.html">Further information for Presenters can be found HERE</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:red'><a href="http://www.acra.org.au/puliima/subscribe-to-mailing-list.html">Join our Mailing List</a></span><o:p></o:p></u></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Registration – Opening TBA<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All Enquiries – either email us at <a href="mailto:puliima2011@acra.org">puliima2011@acra.org</a> or <a href="http://www.acra.org.au/puliima/contact-puliima-team.html">contact us online</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Prospective exhibitors and sponsors - please visit our <a href="http://www.acra.org.au/puliima.html">website for further details</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All media enquiries to be directed to Daryn McKenny 61+ 02 4927 8222<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Regards</span></b><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>The Puliima Team</span></b><b><span style='color:#BFBFBF;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='color:#BFBFBF;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#BFBFBF;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Arwarbukarl Cultural Resource Association Inc. 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