Programme
7th Annual Conference "The Relationship between Official Languages and Regional and Minority Languages in Europe" Dublin, 4-6 November 2009 Hosting institution: Foras na Gaeilge
4 November (Wednesday) Arrival of the participants in Dublin (17.30-18.30 Meeting of the Executive Committee) 19.00 Informal reception for the participants 5 November (Thursday) 9.00-9.30 Registration Morning Session 9.30-10.30 Opening Welcome address by the Head of Foras na Gaeilge Special addresses by representatives of the EU and the Irish Government Opening address by the President of EFNIL 10.30-11.15 First keynote lecture by Prof. Miquel Strubell (Barcelona) 11.15-11.45 Coffee break 11.45-12.30 Second keynote lecture by Prof. Robert Dunbar (Aberdeen) 12.30-13.00 Discussion 13.00-14.00 Lunch (buffet) Afternoon Sessions: 14.00-14.45 Third keynote lecture by Prof. Peter Hilpold (Innsbruck) 15.00- 17.30 First working session (round table): Reports on the situation in: · France: Michel Alessio · Hungary: Istvan Kenesei · Italy: Nicoletta Maraschio, Cecilia Robustelli · Lithuania: Jolanta Zabarskaite · Slovakia: Slavomir Ondrejovich · Sweden: Lena Ekberg (Coffee break at 16.00) 19.00 Conference Dinner 6 November (Friday) Morning Sessions 09.00-11.00 Second working session (round table): Reports on the situation in: · Austria: Ulrike Haslinger · Bulgaria: Anna Lazarova, Vasil Rainov · Ireland: Pádraig O Riagain · Poland: Walery Pisarek · Spain: Manuel Casado Velarde 11.00-11.15 Coffee break 11.15-13.00 Open session Reports on ongoing projects Discussion: “How to be more effective in establishing relationships with the institutions of the EU?” 13.00-14.00 Lunch (buffet) Afternoon Session 14.00-16.00 General Assembly Document Actions |
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