17.2116, Confs: Applied Ling;Chinese,Mandarin/Canada

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LINGUIST List: Vol-17-2116. Fri Jul 21 2006. ISSN: 1068 - 4875.

Subject: 17.2116, Confs: Applied Ling;Chinese,Mandarin/Canada

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Date: 21-Jul-2006
From: Jincheng Huang < jincheng.huang at gov.ab.ca >
Subject: Chinese in Basic Education in Canada: Moving Forward: An Invitational Forum 

	
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Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:00:28
From: Jincheng Huang < jincheng.huang at gov.ab.ca >
Subject: Chinese in Basic Education in Canada: Moving Forward: An Invitational Forum 
 



Chinese in Basic Education in Canada: Moving Forward: An Invitational Forum 

Date: 29-Sep-2006 - 30-Sep-2006 
Location: Edmonton,Alberta, Canada 
Contact: Lorraine Parry 
Contact Email: lparry at ualberta.ca 
Meeting URL: http://www.clef-ca.com/ 

Linguistic Field(s): Applied Linguistics; Language Acquisition; Sociolinguistics 

Subject Language(s): Chinese, Mandarin (cmn)

Meeting Description: 

The Forum will bring together at the University of Alberta all the  invited stakeholders including educators, academics, community leaders and business leaders from across Alberta, Canada and the world. The Forum focuses on  Chinese language and cultural education in Alberta and across Canada. 

Event place
Signature Suites Edmonton House, 10205-100 Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta,Canada
http://www.maclabhotels.com/leisure_edmhouse_contact.htm

Hotel price
Forum rates are $89/night plus 11% gst and room tax
Other hotels close by range from $90-$200/night

Ground transportation
Taxi  - $45-50 plus tip one way
Sky Shuttle - $12.5 one way or $25 return

Meals (Sep.29 and Sep.30)
offered by the Forum





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