eVALBEC – mid-June
2007 ACAL Conference
This
is the electronic newsletter of VALBEC, the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education
Council, and is sent to about 850 practitioners on the first of each month (other
than January). It is also available in the ‘News’ section of our web
site http://www.valbec.org.au
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own judgment about the suitability of each item.
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This is a brief and unscheduled eVALBEC drawing your
attention to an excellent air fare to NZ
IN THIS ISSUE OF e-VALBEC:
ACAL Conference in New Zealand – September
2007
1. Air fare special
2. Registration
3. Speakers
4. Subscribe to eVALBEC?
5. Unsubscribe?
6. Contact VALBEC
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ACAL Conference in New Zealand – September
2007
1. Fare - three days only
In today’s paper there are ads for a very
attractive price for travel to Auckland
$219 per person one way (Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane)
$399 Adelaide and $449 from Perth.
Sale ends at midnight on Wednesday. While we aren’t agents for Air NZ or any
other airline, this is a great price. Check other airlines a well.
Details http://www.airnewzealand.com.au
2. Registration
Registration details, including early bird discounts
http://www.workbase.org.nz/Conference/
3. Speakers and program
Confirmed keynote speakers include
- Dr
Heide Spruck Wrigley from the United States, an internationally recognised
researcher and practitioner in ESOL and literacy
- Ed
Bernacki from Ontario, Canada brings an innovative thinking framework which
he will introduce to conference participants to help them get the most
out of this exciting event
- Secretary
for the New Zealand Ministry of Education, Karen Sewell
- New
Zealand Tertiary Education Commission Chief Executive Janice Shiner
The
conference jointly hosted by Workbase, Literacy Aotearoa and the National Association
of ESOL Home Tutors on behalf of the Australian Council for Adult Literacy (ACAL),
will be held at The Langham Hotel from Friday 28 to Saturday 29 September.
The theme for the conference is the power of and which reflects the
breadth and diversity of adult literacy and language practices. The power
of and reflects our need to bring together learning from many fields and experiences
so that we can continually respond and adapt to the challenges in adult literacy
and language.
More at http://www.workbase.org.nz/Conference/
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6. Contact VALBEC
eVALBEC is the monthly electronic newsletter of
(VALBEC) the Victorian Adult Literacy and Basic Education Council.
E-mail: info@valbec.org.au
Web: http://www.valbec.org.au
Postal: Box 861 Springvale South VIC 3172
Ph: 03 9546 6892
Fax: 03 9546 0421
Don
Don MacDowall
VALBEC Administration
Box 861 Springvale South VIC 3172
Ph 03 9546 6892
Fax 03 9546 0421
Email info@valbec.org.au
www.valbec.org.au