NAACLT '97 info (fwd)
Andrew Carnie
carnie at ling.ucsc.edu
Thu Mar 20 16:31:07 UTC 1997
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Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 09:22:23 +0000
From: Jim/Roz Ladrew <jladrew at chesco.com>
Subject: NAACLT '97 info
Here is the information on NAACLT '97, I hope that many of you will be
able to attend and enjoy this year's location near Cape Breton.
Seo an t-eolas ar NAACLT '97. Ta/ su/il agam go mbeidh cuid mho/r
agaibh a/balta teacht agus go mbainfidh sibh sult as an a/it dheas ata/
againn i mbliana in aice le Ga\idhealtachd an Oilea/in U/ir. - Ro/isli/n
(I siaradwyr Cymraeg, mae ddrwg gen i am fod y Gymraeg ddim yma ond fydd
fersiwn arall i'w gael ar Welsh-L cyn bo hir. Oes neb yma sy ddim ar
Welsh-L sydd yn ei eisiau? - R)
NAACLT ‘97
(North American Association for Celtic Language Teachers
Cumann Meiricea/nach Thuaidh do Mhu/inteoiri/ na dTeangacha Ceilteacha)
St. Francis Xavier University / Ollscoil Naomh Proinsias Xavier,
Antigonish, Nova Scotia / Albain Nua
MAY 29 BEALTAINE - JUNE 1 MEITHEAMH
The conference is open to all interested parties -- you do not have to
be a member or a teacher to attend although the presentations are geared
toward teachers. This year’s papers will be in English but Celtic
languages are used outside the presentations as much as possible.
Ta/ an chomhdha/il seo oscailte do dhuine ar bith a bhfuil suim
aige/aici ann. Ni/l ort a bheith i do bhall no/ i do mhu/inteoir ach
ta/ na pa/ipe/ir ar a/bhair oideolacha. Beidh pa/ipe/ir na bliana seo i
mBe/arla ach baintear u/sa/id as na teangacha Ceilteacha taobh amuigh de
na toirbhirti/ chomh minic agus is fe/idir.
More information on NAACLT is available at its homepage, maintained
through the generous efforts of John McCranie. Ta/ tuilleadh eolais ar
NAACLT ar fa/il ag a leathanach baile, ata/ faoi choime/ad flaithiu/il
John McCranie: http: //:www.naaclt.org
Queries to / Ceisteanna chuig: info at naaclt.org
A. PROGRAM /CLa/R:
May 29 Bealtaine: day trip to Cape Breton / turas lae go Ceap Breatainn
Thursday / De/ardaoin
departure early in the morning / imeacht go luath sa mhaidin
price / praghas: $25 (U.S.) (travel only / taisteal amha/in)
($28 after May 1 / i ndiaidh 1 Bealtaine)
May 30 & 31 Bealtaine: Conference Events / Imeachtai/ na Comhdha/la
Friday / De/ hAoine: Celtic language teachers sessions / seisiu/in
mu/ineadh teangacha Ceilteacha; Saturday / De/ Sathairn: na pa/ipe/ir
Friday Night / Oi/che Aoine: Lobster dinner & ce/ili/ with set dancing
/ dinne/ar gliomach agus ce/ili/ le damhsa seit
Dinner price / luach an dinne/ir: $25.00 (U.S.)
($28 after May 1 / i ndiaidh 1 Bealtaine)
Lobster dinner may be changed to Saturday night. Seans go mbeidh orainn
an dinne/ar a athru/ go hOi/che Shathairn.
Saturday Night / Oi/che Shathairn: Cape Breton Ce/ili/ i gCeap Breatainn
June 1 Meitheamh: Clasaichean Gàidhlig (Scottish Gaelic Classes /
Ranganna Ghaeilge na hAlban) price / praghas: $15.00 (U.S.)
B. TRAVEL / TAISTEAL
1) air / aer: The conference is registered with Air Canada. Ta/ an
chomhdha/il cla/raithe le hAir Canada. Please use the conference number
(CV 977567) Bain u/sa/id as uimhir na comhdha/la (CV 977567), le do
thoil.
Conference rates will give you Air Canada’s best price and your use of
the number will assist NAACLT in future planning. Gheobhaidh tu/ an
luach is fearr ata/ ag Air Canada agus cuideoidh u/sa/id na huimhreach
seo le himeachtai/ eile NAACLT.
Air Canada can arrange travel from American and international points as
well as within Canada. Is fe/idir le hAir Canada taisteal a shocru/ o/
na Sta/it Aontaithe agus pointi/ idirnaisiu/nta chomh maith le taisteal
taobh istigh de Cheanada.
Phone / Fo/n Air Canada: 800- 361-7585, 514-393-4287
(Conferences Office / Oifig Chomhdha/lacha)
2) Buses from Halifax airport to Antigonish / Busanna o/ aerfort Halifax
go hAntigonish: The University will be arranging buses transportation.
Beidh an Ollscoil ag socru/ busanna. (further information from /
tuilleadh eolais o/n Dr. Kenneth Nilsen, knilsen at juliet.stfx.ca) price /
praghas: $40 (Can.)
3) driving / tioma/int: from New York / o/ Nua Eabhrac: ca. 25 uair /
hours.
Further information from / tuilleadh eolais o/ Nova Scotia Tourism,
800-565-0000.
The Portland and Bar Harbor ferries can shorten the trip, although they
land you in western Nova Scotia. Is fe/idir an turas a ghearradh le
ba/id o/ Phortland agus Bar Harbor, Maine, ach te/ann na ba/i/d go
hiarthar na hAlban Nua.
Phone numbers of boats / Uimhreacha fo/in na mba/d:
St. John, NB - Digby, NS: 902-566-3838
Portland, ME - Yarmouth, NS: 800-341-7540, 207-775-5616, 902-742-6460
Bar Harbor, ME - Yarmouth, NS: 800-341-7981, 902-794-5700
(office opens 1st of April. osclai/onn an oifig seo an che/ad la/
d’Aibrea/n)
C. ACCOMMODATIONS / Lo/ISTi/N
1) Welcome Inn, 41 James St., Antigonish, NS B2G IR6 (Hwy. 104,Exit 31)
Fo/n: 800-251-0008; 902-863-4212; Facs: 902-863-1700
Daily Conference Rates / Ra/tai/ Laethu/la na Comhdha/la:
double room / seomra du/bailte : $59.95 (Can.) + tax/ca/in
single room / seomra singil : $54.95 (Can) + tax/ ca/in
(Conference rate rooms held under the name “Nilsen.” Glacadh na seomrai/
seo faoin ainm “Nilsen.”)
Credit cards / Cartai/ Creidiu/na: VS, MC, AE, ER, DC, DIS
check-in: noon / si/niu/ isteach: no/in
check-out: 1 pm / si/niu/ amach: 1:00 tra/thno/na
2) University dorm rooms (without private bath) / seomrai/ na hOllscoile
(gan seomra folctha pri/obha/ideach): $22 (Can.) daily / gach la/.
(Further information from / tuilleadh eolais o/n ru/naire, Nicole
MacKenzie: 902-867-2300, nmacken at juliet.stfx.ca)
3) Bed & Breakfast / Leaba & Bricfeasta
General Information / Eolas Gineara/lta: 800-565-0000 (Nova Scotia
Tourism)
Green Haven B & Bt, 902-863-2884/5059; MacIsaac’s B & B, 902-863-2947
Shebby’s B& B, 902-863-1858, 800-863-1858
The following list their season as opening June 1 but might be worth
trying. Osclai/onn na cinn seo ar an che/ad la/ de Mheitheamh, ach
b’fhe/idir gurbh fhiu/ glaoch orthu:
Bekkers B & B, 902-863-3194/1713; Old Manse Inn, 902-863-5696, O/S / as
se/asu/r 863-5259; White Lights B & B 902-863-9374
4) Cabins / Ca/ba/in do mhuiri/n no/ do ghru/pa beag. Twelve miles from
/ dha/ mhi/le de/ag o/ Antigonish. Cribbons Cottages & B & B,
902-863-6320/2936
D. CONFERENCE FEES / Ra/TAi/ NA COMHDHa/LA
(Friday and Saturday / De/ hAoine agus De/ Sathairn)
May 1 Bealtaine: Pre-registration deadline / Spriocla/ re/amhchla/raithe
(Conference fees go up $5.00 after deadline.
Beidh $5.00 mar chostas breise i ndiaidh an sprioclae. )
member pre-reg late-reg
ball re/amhchla/ru/ cla/ru/ de/anach
2 days $16 (US) 21
1 day $12 17
social $10 10
non-member pre-reg late reg
neamhbhall re/amhchla/ru/ cla/ru/ de/anach
dha/ la/ $21 26
la/ amha/in $17 22
ta/ille sho/isialta $10 10
New Membership ($15) + Conference combined
Ballai/ocht Nua ($15) + Comhdha/il le che/ile
pre-reg late reg
re/amhchla/ru cla/ru/ de/anach
2 days / la/ $25 30
1-day / la/ $21 26
New Student Membership ($10) + Conference Combined
Ballai/ocht Nua do Mhic / d’Ini/onacha Le/inn + Comhdha/il le che/ile
2 days / la/ $20 25
1-day / la/ $16 21
Membership / Ballai/ocht: Members receive a quarterly newsletter and
discounts on NAACLT conferences and publications such as the _Journal of
Celtic Language Learning_ (JCLL) and they vote in NAACLT elections.
Back issues of JCLL are available from the ERIC Clearinghouse in
Washington DC. For JCLL subscription information, or for membership
without attending this year’s conference, contact Thomas Ihde
(ihde at email.njin.net).
Faigheann baill nuachtlitir cheathru/nach agus lascaini/ ar
chomhdha/lacha NAACLT agus foilseacha/in mar _Journal of Celtic Language
Learning_ (JCLL) agus is fe/idir leo vo/ta/il i dtoghacha/in NAACLT.
Ta/ iarcho/ipeanna de JCLL le fa/il o/ ERIC Clearinghouse i Washington
DC. Ma/ ta/ tu/ ag iarraidh eolais faoi shi/ntiu/s do JCLL , no/
ballai/ocht do NAACLT gan freastal ar chomhdha/il na bliana seo,
teagmhaidh le Thomas Ihde (ihde at email.njin.net)
E. ALCOHOL / ALCo/L: Alcohol is very expensive in Canada. Visitors may
want to bring their own. Visitors may bring 40 oz. bottle of whiskey /
whisky or wine OR 24 cans or bottles of beer. Ta/ an t-alco/l an-daor i
gCeanada. Bheadh se/ fiu/ntach don chuairteoir a chuid/cuid fe/in a
thabhairt isteach. Is fe/idir le gach cuairteoir 40 unsa fuisce no/
fi/on No/ 24 canna/buide/al beorach a thabhairt isteach.
F. REGISTRATION FORM / FOIRM CHLa/RAITHE
Please print out this form and mail with your check (payable to NAACLT)
to:
Prionta/il amach an fhoirm seo, le do thoil, agus seol le do sheic
(ini/octha do NAACLT) chuig: Dr. Kenneth Nilsen, NAACLT ‘97. Celtic
Studies, St. Francis Xavier University, Antigonish, NS B2G 2W5, CANADA
(knilsen at juliet.stfx.ca)
Please fill in the amount you are paying for each item and the total.
Li/on isteach na rudai/ a bhfuil tu/ ag i/oc astu agus an tsuim, le do
thoil:
1. Day trip / Turas lae $25 ___________
($28 after / i ndiaidh May 1 Bealtaine)
2. Lobster dinner / dinne/ar gliomach $25 ___________
($28 after / i ndiaidh May 1 Bealtaine)
3. Gaelic class / rang Gàidhlig $15 ___________
4. Social fee / ta/ille sho/isialta $10 ____________
(required for miscellaneous
entertainment and light refreshments during conference / riachtanach do
shiamsa ilchinea/lach agus shneaiceanna e/adtroma i rith na comhdha/la)
5. Conference (member rate) _______________
comhdha/il (ra/ta baill)
or / no/
6. Conference (non-member rate) _______________
comhdha/il (ra/ta neamhbhaill)
or / no/
7. Conference + Membership _______________
comhdha/il + ballai/ocht
or / no/
8. Conference +Student membership _______________
comhdha/il + ballai/ocht do mhic le/inn
agus d’ini/onacha le/inn
9. TOTAL / SUIM _______________
(Do not pay NAACLT for accommodation or Halifax airport bus)
TRAVEL INFO / EOLAS TAISTIL
10. I would like information on ride sharing from the Philadelpia, New
York, Boston area. Those interested should correspond by e-mail or
should be able to accept “collect” charges for return calls. Ba mhaith
liom eolas ar mharcai/ocht o/ Philadelphia, Nua Eabhrac no/ Bhostu/n.
Ba cho/ir don te/ a bhfuil an t-eolas seo uaidh/uaithi teagmha/il a
dhe/anamh fri/d an phost leictreonach no/ ba cho/ir don te/ sin a bheith
sa/sta ta/illi/ a ghlacadh ar ghlaonna ar ais “iompaithe”.
Yes _______ No ________
Ba mhaith __ Ni/or mhaith __
contact / teagmhaidh le:Dr. Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew (jladrew at chesco.com or
/no/
rblyn at sas.upenn.edu)
10. I plan to fly to Halifax and would like to reserve space on the
University’s bus. Beidh me/ ag eitilt go Halifax agus ba mhaith liom
spa/s a choinnea/il ar bhus na hOllscoile.
yes _________ no _________
ba mhaith ____ ni/or mhaith __
arrival time / am mo theachta:
________________am pm
(time may be submitted separately; pleaseindicate if more than one
passenger; is fe/idir an t-am a sheoladh ni/os moille; ma/ ta/ ni/os mo/
na/ paisine/ir amha/in ann, le/irigh an uimhir)
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