Events

Literacy BC provides a regularly updated list of literacy-related events and initiatives in Canada.

Check out the dates below for research-related events and initiatives:

Thursday, May 25, 2006
Research-in-Practice Gathering hosted by RiPAL-BC
6 -8 pm Portofino Room, Executive Hotel, Vancouver.  
RSVP to RiPAL@literacy.bc.ca

May 28-30, 2006
"The City: A Festival of Knowledge" 25th Annual National Conference
The Canadian Association for the Study of Adult Education, Toronto
http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/CASAE/cnf2006/cnf2006.html
Contact: Dr. Daniel Schugurensky
Phone: (416) 923-6641, Ext. 2536
E-mail: dschugurensky@oise.utoronto.ca

Monday, May 29, 2006
Forum on Research in Practice
co-hosted by Festival of Literacies and RiPAL-BC
7:00-8:30 pm, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, Peace Lounge (south wing), 7th floor, Toronto. 
RSVP to literacies@oise.utoronto.ca    

June 28-30, 2006
Accountability and Public Trust: Restoring the Balance.  Exploring the impacts of and alternatives to recent accountability measures in Adult Literacy and Basic Skills. 
Centre for Literacy of Quebec Summer Institute. http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/whatsnew/sli2006/1.htm
     
July 27-30, 2006, Canadian Community-Based Research Skill-Building Institute for Partnership Teams, Barrie, Ontario http://www.wellesleycentral.com/ITGUpload/doc/83/CBRInstituteInfo.pdf