Supporting Deaf People 2005
An International Online Conference
March 10th - 16th 2005
This is the third in the series of the highly successful Supporting Deaf
People online conferences. The last SDP conference included 230 delegates
from 19 countries, spread over 5 continents.
This is a call for papers for the 2005 conference. These should be no more
than 1500 words long and can be on any topic linked to deafness, supporting
deaf people, being deaf, etc. To express an interest, discuss ideas and for
further information contact Judith Mole ([log in to unmask]).
Payment, as well as free conference attendance, will be available for
selected conference presenters.
Deadline for expressing an interest to submit a paper is 1st December 2004.
If your idea is accepted, you will have to provide an abstract for your
paper by the 15th of December 2004, after which time the final presenters
will be chosen.
Further info:
Supporting Deaf People 2005 - An International Online Conference
March 10th - 16th 2005
Keynote Presenters confirmed so far: Jemina Napier (Macquarie University,
Australia) and Marc Marschark & Patty Sapere (National Technical Institute
for the Deaf, USA). British keynote to be confirmed.
Who is the conference for?
The conference is aimed at all those involved in the support of Deaf people
and Deaf people themselves. This includes: Sign Language Interpreters,
Communication Support Workers, trainee interpreters, note-takers and CSWs,
lecturers for Deaf people, interpreting agencies and support service
providers as well as Deaf students, clients and trainers of interpreters.
What is an online conference?
An online conference uses the internet as a conference 'venue'.
Participants are given a password to access the various conference and
seminar groups as well as a live chat room. Participants can log in at any
time from any place and the conference is text based, so no extra
equipment/software is needed. Anyone with access to the internet can
participate. Participants will have the opportunity to have a look at the
conference site in advance of the conference to familiarise themselves with
the layout of the site.
Why have an online conference?
Traditional conferences require a physical location so participants have to
travel and stay in a particular place. Using an online conference means
that participants can access the conference from anywhere in the world and
can do this at any time - whether it is midnight in Britain or 11am in
Australia. Participants will be able to log on as little or as much as they
wish to - before, after or during office hours. A summary of discussions
will be available each day.
For more information, frequently asked questions, papers from the previous
conferences, etc. please see: http://www.online-conference.net/sdp3/index.htm
Conference registration is open. Sign up now for the early bird discount.
For submission of papers or more detailed information, please contact:
Judith Mole,
Direct Learn Services Ltd.
http://www.directlearn.co.uk
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