<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="WordSection1" style="page: WordSection1; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><div style="border: 1pt solid windowtext; padding: 1pt 4pt;" class=""><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; background-color: yellow;" class=""><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">Reminder and apologies for cross or double posting!</span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></div></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">For those of you whom we missed contacting, or who missed our announcements. Apologies, for cluttering up your inbox with this message.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class="">We welcome all professionals and researchers in the domain of Deaf Studies.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">Dear all,</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">The PRO-Sign Team (European Centre of Foreign Languages of the Council of Europe,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class=""><a href="http://www.ecml.at/" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">www.ecml.at</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">) is delighted to launch the <strong class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">3rd ProSign Conference<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></strong>to be held at the School of Philology, University of Belgrade (Serbia), on 19th and 20th October 2018.The conference is hosted by efsli, associate member of PRO-Sign.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">The <strong class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">main topics</span></strong> of the conference are: </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">(i) implementation of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference) for Sign Languages;</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">(ii) European Language Portfolio;</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class=""> (iii) Teachers’ competency profile, (iv) Pedagogy of sign language teaching and learning and </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">(v) Assessment. </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">Target groups are practitioners (teachers, interpreters and trainers) and researchers specialising in teaching, learning and assessment of sign language(s) as L2, as well as decision makers.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><p class="ox-78609a883e-default-style" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">You can find the Conference official website here: <br class=""></span><a href="http://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2016-2019/SignLanguageInstruction/3rdProSignConference/tabid/4117/Default.aspx" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">http://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2016-2019/SignLanguageInstruction/3rdProSignConference/tabid/4117/Default.aspx</span></a><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="ox-78609a883e-default-style" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><b class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red;" class="">Registration is still open: <br class=""></span><span style="color: red;" class=""><a href="https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4440887/Registration-2018-ProSign-Conference-19th-20-October-2018-Belgrade" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="color: red;" class="">https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4440887/Registration-2018-ProSign-Conference-19th-20-October-2018-Belgrade</span></a></span></b><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">Registration deadline: 20th September 2018</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><h4 style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 12pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(112, 48, 160); font-weight: normal;" class="">Finally, if you would like to know more about PRO-Sign2 - "Promoting excellence in sign language instruction”, - please go to:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br class=""></span><span style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" class=""><a href="https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2016" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2016</span></a><a href="https://www.ecml.at/ECML-Programme/Programme2016-2019/SignLanguageInstruction/tabid/1856/Default.aspx" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class=""> 2019/SignLanguageInstruction/tabid/1856/Default.aspx</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 11pt; font-weight: normal;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></h4><p class="ox-78609a883e-default-style" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="ox-78609a883e-default-style" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">The PRO-Sign team is looking forward to welcoming you in Belgrade on 19th and 20th October!</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p class="ox-78609a883e-default-style" style="margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 0cm; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">The efsli and ProSign team</span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><p style="margin-bottom: 12pt;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></p><div class=""><strong class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">IVANA BUCKO</span></strong><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> |<strong class=""><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(127, 127, 127);" class="">EFSLI </span></strong>| PRESIDENT</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class="">M: +381 60 7008021 | <span style="" class="">Skype: ivana-bucko | </span>E:<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; color: rgb(47, 69, 245);" class=""><a href="mailto:ivana.bucko@efsli.org" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class=""><span lang="EN-US" class="">ivana.bucko@efsli.org</span></a></span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><img border="0" id="_x0034_87870de-1831-4231-a01d-537f7301e61f" alt="cid:image001.png@01D44829.EBE1F4A0" style="" class="" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:image001.png@01D449C3.5F8E03E0"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div class=""><img border="0" id="Afbeelding_x0020_1" alt="cid:image002.gif@01D44829.EBE1F4A0" style="" class="" apple-inline="yes" src="cid:image002.gif@01D449C3.5F8E03E0"><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">Beppie van den Bogaerde</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class="">Medition person ECML PRO-Sign</span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class=""> </span><o:p class=""></o:p></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; font-size: 11pt; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;" class=""><span style="color: rgb(112, 48, 160);" class=""><a href="mailto:prosigns@cefr4sl.eu" style="color: rgb(149, 79, 114); text-decoration: underline;" class="">prosigns@cefr4sl.eu</a></span></div></div></blockquote></div><br class=""></body></html>