[RNLD] 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"


Optional Workshop 1 - Language Enablement Roundtable (Thursday 9th August 2012).

It is possible to register for the optional workshops independently of
the conference registration.

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.


Andrew

-- 
Andrew Cunningham
Project Manager, Research and Development
Social and Digital inclusion Team
Public Libraries and Social Engagement
State Library of Victoria
Australia

acunningham at slv.vic.gov.au
lang.support at gmail.com