<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">We are very sorry to inform you that the SIGN-HUB final event scheduled for 25-26 March has been cancelled. The general situation caused by the spread of the coronavirus has been worsening by the day and yesterday the Catalan Government suspended all activities at all levels of the educational system as of today for two weeks.<br></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2">SIGN-HUB project</font></span><br></span></span><font size="2"><a href="http://www.sign-hub.eu/" target="_blank">www.sign-hub.eu</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sign.hub.project/" target="_blank">Facebook </a>| <a href="http://eepurl.com/cGizt9" target="_blank">Subscribe to Newsletter</a><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="2"></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><img alt=""><img src="https://drive.google.com/a/upf.edu/uc?id=0B1Ke9xxVN6PtcG5vcTEzUTN4X0k&export=download" width="200" height="68"></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">Missatge de Josep Quer <<a href="mailto:josep.quer@upf.edu">josep.quer@upf.edu</a>> del dia dc., 4 de març 2020 a les 10:10:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><span id="gmail-m_-4653336141017640770gmail-m_2905624969351242116gmail-docs-internal-guid-3bc89c00-7fff-cb1d-4858-0f0f3bfbe52b"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">We are pleased  to invite you to the SIGN-HUB project final event</span><a href="https://youtu.be/I4Z0gwNb7oY" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">“All hands on deck! Sign languages and Deaf communities”</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> that will take place on </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">March 25-26</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. During the past four years, the 10 institutions from seven countries participating in the SIGN-HUB research project, which was funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, have created a sign language resource hub.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">In the SIGN-HUB final event we will present the outcome of our research project and discuss with three panels of internationally renowned experts the right to sign language acquisition and education, the importance of Deaf memories as part of collective memories and the need for sign language research. </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">The event also includes a keynote lecture by Prof. Bencie Woll and two cultural evenings: the premiere of the project documentary "We were there, we are here" about the memories of elderly signers across Europe, and the theater play "La Tríada" in Catalan Sign Language, on three women that made history.</span></p><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You can find the detailed program and other practical information about the SIGN-HUB final event </span><a href="https://www.upf.edu/web/sign-hub/acte-de-cloenda" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">here</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Participation is free, but you are required to register via this</span><a href="https://forms.gle/7GWoZ6dTDSLCe9jo8" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">link</span></a><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Note that the whole event will be in English and International Sign. It will be streamed <a href="https://www.upf.edu/retransmissions/campus-poblenou" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:12pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You are warmly invited to join us. The more hands on deck, the better!</span></p></span><div></div><div><br></div><div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><span style="font-family:"arial narrow",sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><font size="2">SIGN-HUB project</font></span><br></span></span><font size="2"><a href="http://www.sign-hub.eu/" target="_blank">www.sign-hub.eu</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sign.hub.project/" target="_blank">Facebook </a>| <a href="http://eepurl.com/cGizt9" target="_blank">Subscribe to Newsletter</a><br></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="2"></font></div><div dir="ltr" style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><img alt=""><img src="https://drive.google.com/a/upf.edu/uc?id=0B1Ke9xxVN6PtcG5vcTEzUTN4X0k&export=download" width="200" height="68"><br><img alt=""><img alt=""><font size="1"></font></div><div style="color:rgb(136,136,136)"><font size="1">This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 693349.</font></div></div></div>
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