MyLanguage conference

[Andrew Cunningham]

Hi,

I thought some of you may be interested in the keynote presentations
at the MyLanguage Conference, Brisbane, 6th – 9th August 2012 at SLQ.
http://www.mylanguage.gov.au/conference.html

International Keynote presentations from:

* Michael Kaplan, Microsoft
  "The Windows Language Roadmap, and the Distance between 96% and 97%
of the World"

* Roy Boney Jr & Jeff Edwards, the Cherokee Nation
  “The Cherokee Nation and Internet Technology: Saving a Culture by
Revitalizing its Language”.

* Kimberley A. Christen, Dept. Critical Culture, Gender & Race
Studies, Washington State University
  "gather.create.share. respectfully and responsibly: ethics in the
digital ecosystem"

* Sarah Morris, Te Papa, The Museum of New Zealand
  "The Mixing Room Project - co-creating with refugee background youth"

There are a number of optional workshops on  Thursday 9th August 2012.
It is possible to register for the optional workshops independently of
the conference registration.

Optional Workshop 1 - Language Enablement Roundtable

A number of presentations at this year's MyLanguage conference address
issues of getting unsupported languages to work on computers and on
the web. The Language Enablement Roundtable will leverage off the
discussions at the conference and provide a unique opportunity to
develop a practical vision for language enablement for those languages
that have little, if any, web presence or are not fully supported by
computers and mobile devices.

This is a unique experience to develop a practical vision for language
enablement for those languages that have little if any web presence.

Optional Workshop 3  - Indigenous Language Workshop

Indigenous languages represent a very important part of the heritage
of all of Australia. Languages are storehouses of cultural knowledge
and tradition, but sadly these languages are endangered to the point
that all of them may disappear in the next few decades. The worldwide
concern with language endangerment has singled out Australia as the
continent where languages are disappearing the fastest.

This workshop will highlight different projects and programs that are
assisting to preserve or reestablish the language(s) of Aboriginal and
Torres Strait Islander communities.


Andrew

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Andrew Cunningham
Senior Project Manager, Research and Development
Vicnet
State Library of Victoria
Australia

andrewc at vicnet.net.au
lang.support at gmail.com