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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>The Study Group on Language at the United Nations, in cooperation with the Centre for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems, invites you to contribute to <b><u>A Symposium on Language and Equality</u> </b>on Tuesday, April 29, 2014, at the Church Center, 777 United Nations Plaza (First Avenue at 44<sup>th</sup> Street), New York, NY 10017, 9:30-4:30<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The organizers welcome proposals for brief 20-minute papers on topics such as the following:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language and human rights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language discrimination<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language and minority rights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language and voting rights<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language, sustainability, and biodiversity<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mother-tongue education<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language policy in international organizations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language parity in international settings<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language use at the United Nations<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The role of language in local and international development<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language and the post-2015 development agenda<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The role of language in international peacekeeping<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Language and globalization<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Please send proposals (200 words or less) to the chair of the symposium organizing committee, Prof. Humphrey Tonkin, at <a href="mailto:tonkin@hartford.edu">tonkin@hartford.edu</a>, by February 15, 2014. The committee expects to make final decisions on the program by March 1. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>