conference announcement

[KJ Olawsky]

Dear David and RNLD mob

I agree that this looks like a business model and quite frankly I'm
appalled at the rates. It is the second such offer we received in a
month and it seems organizers and business people have understood there
is serious money in anything branded Indigenous knowledge transfer or
cross-cultural training.
Mirima Language Centre offers a similar course (as a more locally
specialized "product") for a fraction of the fee. In fact, I wonder
who'd be able to afford an expense of this size.

Knut



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Dr. Knut J. Olawsky
Senior Linguist/Manager
Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring, 
Language and Culture Centre
P.O. Box 2420
Kununurra, WA 6743
Phone: (08) 9169 1029
E-mail: manager at mirima.org.au
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Nash [mailto:David.Nash at anu.edu.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, 11 August 2010 10:00 AM
> To: r-n-l-d at unimelb.edu.au; Margaret Florey
> Subject: Re: conference announcement
> 
> Thanks for this Margaret, first I'd heard of it.  Do you know if they
> had a call for papers?
> 
> I emailed the address you provided and received a reply this morning
> with a PDF brochure (no URL); I've now found the brochure is at
> http://www.tonkincorporation.com/images/Eureka/ALIABrochure.pdf,
> linked from http://www.tonkincorporation.com/?m=5&id=636&t=14
> 
> On page 4 of the brochure the prices are tabulated; the range is from
> $2748.90 to $4288.90 ...  I guess it includes accommodation; I don't
> see a price without accommodation, or a day rate perhaps they do
> allow this if oine inquires).
> 
> As much as some of the speakers and titles are attractive, the
> overall picture seems to be a business model tapping into well-padded
> expense accounts.
> 
> David
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