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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>A bit of a late notice but if you happen to be in the Kununurra area next week, we would like to invite you to our<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt'>Mirima Linguistic Forum,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>where Prof. Dany Adone (Uni Cologne) will hold a lecture titled<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Goudy Old Style",serif'>Why Save the Indigenous Sign Languages?</span> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The presentation will take place on Monday, 28<sup>th</sup> August 2017 at 2pm at Mirima Language Centre, Kununurra.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Attached are some details such as abstract and bio.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Knut<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><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'>Dr. Knut J. Olawsky<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Senior Linguist/Manager<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Mirima Dawang Woorlab-gerring Language and Culture Centre (MDWg)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>P.O. Box 2420<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Kununurra, WA 6743<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Phone: (08) 9169 1029<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:info@mirima.org.au"><span style='color:blue'>info@mirima.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.mirima.org.au/"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:blue'>www.mirima.org.au</span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#666666;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> </span><a href="https://www.givenow.com.au/mirima"><span style='color:windowtext;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=164 height=78 id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image001.png@01D31D7A.130CD4E0" alt="GiveNow thumbnail"></span></a><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'> </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/mirima?ref=hl"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:blue;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=36 height=36 id="Picture_x0020_8" src="cid:image002.png@01D31D7A.130CD4E0" alt="FB Widget Pic"></span></a><a href="https://twitter.com/Mirima_Language"><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=38 height=36 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D31D7A.130CD4E0" alt=twitter-logo1></span></a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=99759195&trk=nav_responsive_tab_profile_pic"><span style='color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=36 height=36 id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.png@01D31D7A.130CD4E0" alt="LinkedIn_logo_initials"></span></a><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS",sans-serif;color:#666666;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><span style='color:#006600;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>MDWg’s mission is to save the Miriwoong Language and Culture from extinction. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#006600;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>If you would like to support this important goal please visit </span><i><span style='color:#0070C0;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'><a href="http://www.givenow.com.au/mirima"><span style='color:#0070C0'>www.givenow.com.au/mirima</span></a></span></i><i><span style='color:#006600;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>. <o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#006600;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU'>Every contribution counts.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>