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(with apologies for cross-posting) 24 September 2011 School of Celtic & Scottish Studies, 27–29 George Square, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh The Ministerial Working Group on the Scots Language: its genesis, its content, its reception and the future 9:30 Registration & Coffee 10:00 Welcome (Chris Robinson, Member of the Working Group) 10:10 Opening Address (Alasdair Allan MSP, Minister for Learning and Skills, Member of the Working Group) 10:30 The Chairman’s View (Derrick McClure, Chair of the Working Group and author of the Report) 11:20 Scots, Politics and the Census (Michael Hance, Member of the Working Group, Director of the Scots Language Centre) 12:00 Questions and discussion 12:30 LUNCH 1:30 A Poet’s View (Rab Wilson, Member of the Working Group, Poet) 2:10 An Inside Outsider Looks On (Jim Alison, HMI National Specialist for English in Scottish Primary and Secondary schools, 1982–1993) 2:50 Questions and discussion 3:20 Close Conference fee: £30.00 ASLS Member’s rate: £25.00 (both rates include tea/coffee and lunch) --------------------------------------------------------- Duncan Jones Association for Scottish Literary Studies 7 University Gardens University of Glasgow Glasgow G12 8QH, UK Tel/Fax: +44 (0)141 330 5309 Website: http://www.asls.org.uk ASLS is supported by Creative Scotland ASLS is a registered charity no. SC006535