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qub.ac.uk>Participants' Version 4: 08.08.01 Second Symposium on Language and Politics Queen's University Belfast, 23-25 August 2001 As previously announced, this year's Symposium will explore the following on-going legislative measures critically and constructively through presentations and workshops: * Language rights * Language equality legislation * The European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages and its ratification * Secure status for language * Language maintenance and provision * Language planning * The impact on all-Irish/all-Gaelic education the media, the economy, the media, etc. It will focus attention on the following three headings: * Policy-making for language in general * Implications and applications of language policy for politics, the economy and society * What model of bilingualism (or multilingualism?) is being used, or what kind of bilingualism (or multilingualism?) is being created? Presentations may be made in Irish or in English/Scots/Ulster-Scots. If in Irish, simultaneous translation facilities will be made available for Irish into English. Venue: Queen's University Peter Froggatt Centre, Room 212 Costs: Participation in the symposium (including mid-morning and mid-afternoon refreshments, the book-launch reception, and the Saturday excursion to the Giant's Causeway) will be free to all speakers and participants. However, the Symposium Dinner, to be held on the evening of 24 August 2001, in Queen's recently restored Great Hall will cost �25.00. We very much hope that all those participating in the Symposium will attend the dinner. Accommodation: No accommodation is being arranged or has been reserved, but the organisers are willing to assist with arrangements, if requested. You may wish to contact Queen's University Common Room on +44 (0)28 9066 5938 (single ensuite rooms cost �36.50 per night including VAT and breakfast), or Queen's Elms Halls of Residence on +44 (0)28 9038 1608 (older, very basic single rooms are available on a room-only basis without breakfast - not last year's brand-new rooms, and there will be no catering facilities!) at a cost of �8.20 per night for UK students with a student card, �9.70 for non-UK (including RofI) students with a student card, and �12.00 per night for everyone else. In addition, there are several brand-new three- and four-star hotels close to campus each of which still has availability at the following rates which include a full breakfast: **** The Wellington Park Hotel, 21 Malone Road, tel. +44 (0)28 9038 1111 23rd single �95, 24th single �60 **** The Malone Lodge Hotel, 60 Eglantine Avenue, tel. +44 (0)28 9038 8000 23rd single �85, 24th single �60 *** Duke's Hotel, 65-67 University Street, tel. +44 (0)28 9023 6666 23rd and 24th single �85 *** Madison's Hotel, 59-63 Botanic Avenue, tel. +44 (0)28 9050 9800 23rd single �70, 24th single �50 BB Tara Lodge Guesthouse, 36 Cromwell Road, tel. +44 (0)28 9059 0900 23rd single �60, 24th single �43. In each case, double occupancy would cost only �10-�20 more. Draft Programme Thursday, 23 August 2001 12.00 onwards Registration: Peter Froggatt Centre Foyer 12.30 onwards Lunch: sandwich lunch available for purchase in Peter Froggatt Centre Caf� or in nearby caf�s and restaurants 13.30 Introduction Session 1: Current Government Action in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland 13.45 NI Dr Edward Rooney, Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure 14.15 NI Stephen Peover, Deputy Secretary, Department of Education 14.45 RofI Se�n � Cofaigh, Department of Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands 15.15 RofI Bertie � hAinmhire, Coimisi�n na Gaeltachta 15.45 Tea Session 2: Current or Desired Government Action in Scotland and Northern Ireland 16.15 Scot Prof. Ken MacKinnon, Member, Ministerial Advisory Group on Gaelic 16.45 Scot Dr Dauvit Horsbroch, University of Aberdeen 17.15 NI Repesentative, Tha Boord o Ulster-Scotch 17.45 Participant Workshop on Current Government Action Discussion on Current Government Action 18.30 Close Reception and Launch of Language Links Queen's Visitor Centre Friday 24 August 2001 European Dimensions: Language Rights and the European Charter 9.00 D�nall � Riag�in, Freelance Consultant Language Rights/Human Rights and the Role of the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages 9.30 RofI Se�n � Riain, Department of Foreign Affairs, Dublin Language Planning, and the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages European Comparisons 10.00 Low German Professor Manfred G�rlach, University zu K�ln 10.40 Coffee 11.00 Norway Dr Kevin McCafferty, University of Troms� 11.40 Switzerland Professor Andreas Fischer, Universit�t Z�rich 12.20 Participant Workshop on European Comparators and General Discussion 13.00 Lunch: sandwich lunch available for purchase in Peter Froggatt Centre Caf� or in nearby caf�s and restaurants Linguistic Rights 14.00 NI Professor Brice Dickson, Professor Tom Hadden, Paddy Sloan, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission 14.30 RofI Professor Fionnuala N� Aol�n, Human Rights Commission, Dublin 15.00 Scot Professor Robert Dunbar, University of Glasgow 15.30 Workshop on Linguistic Rights and General Discussion 16.30 Tea Political Applications 1: The Case of Scots 17.00 Scot Ian M�t�, General Register Office for Scotland 17.30 Scot Dr Caroline Macafee, University of Aberdeen Scots: half-full or half-empty? 18.00 Scot Andy Eagle, Bielefeld 18.00 Discussion and Closure 19.30 to 20.00 Symposium Dinner, The Great Hall Scot Michael Russell, MSP, Shadow Minister Irene McGugan, MSP, Convenor, Cross-Pairtie Group i Scots RofI M�ire N� Chochl�in, TD, Junior Minister NI Lord Laird of Artigarvan, Chair, Tha Boord o Ulst�r-Scotch NI Mair�ad U� Mh�irt�n, Chair, Foras na Gaeilge Saturday, 25 August 2001 Political Applications 2: Language and Politics in Northern Ireland 9.30 NI Gordon McCoy, ULTACH Trust From Cause to Quango?: The Peace Process and the Transformation of the Irish Language Movement 10.00 NI Ian Parsley, Freelance Consultant 10.30 NI Gavin Falconer, Belfast The Scots Dialect in Northern Ireland - a Rival for Irish? 11.00 Coffee Educational Applications 11.30 NI A Representative, Council for All-Irish Education, Northern Ireland 12.00 RofI Brendan Mac Cormaic, Council for All-Irish Education, Republic of Ireland 12.30 Workshop on Applications General Discussion 13.15 Final Discussion Closure Lunch: sandwich lunch available for purchase in Peter Froggatt Centre Caf� or in nearby caf�s and restaurants 15.00 Excursion to the Giant's Causeway Dinner (at own expense) in the Bushmills Inn SECOND SYMPOSIUM on LANGUAGE and POLITICS Queen's University Belfast, 23-25 August 2001 (organised within the AHRB Research Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies, with additional funding from Foras na Gaeilge) PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FORM Name __________________________________________________________________ Position ________________________________________________________________ Affiliation _______________________________________________________________ Address ________________________________________________________________ Phone number ___________________________________________________________ Fax Number _____________________________________________________________ Email Address ___________________________________________________________ Any signing, braille or other communicative needs? ______________________________ Please tick if you wish to participate in: * Symposium Reception and Book Launch, Thursday 23 August, 18.30, QUB Visitors' Centre ______ * Symposium Dinner, Friday 24 August, 19.30 for 20.00, QUB Great Hall ______ For which I undertake to pay �25.00 during the Symposium. * Symposium Excursion to the Giant's Causeway on Saturday 25 August, _____ Please return to John Kirk as soon as possible: j.m.kirkMail to author|Respond to list|Read more issues|LINGUIST home page|Top of issue