Celebrating Heritage, Culture and Education, 2005 Conference of the Adult Basic Education Association of BC. April 27-30, 2005. Nicola Valley Institute of Technology, Merritt BC
http://www.nald.ca/PROVINCE/BC/abe/confe.htm

National Conference and Exhibition Opportunity - the Canadian Association for Distance Education (C A D E) and SFU: Learning Virtually ... Anywhere, Vancouver. May - 9-11, 2005
Meet and exchange ideas with decision-makers and influencers in the distance and online education space across Canada. The program covers a wide range of topics on distance education practices. You can also participate as an exhibitor at the "Solution Seminar Series" to present your product offerings or services. For more information see the CADE website: www.cade-aced.ca/

Essential Skills in Action: Contributing to Canada’s Workforce. May 16 & 17, 2005. Winnipeg, Manitoba
SkillPlan and the Essential Skills Capacity Building project partners are pleased to present a national practitioners’ conference on Essential Skills. The conference themes are: Awareness & Promotion – plug into your essential skills network; Implementation – strategies to use in any learning environment; Materials & Tools – relevant, practical instructional resources; Research & Theory – what we have learned from others. To register, visit www.skillplan.ca.

Adult Basic Education, Literacy, Media and Technology: Points of entry, points of connection. Views from here and abroad. Montreal, June 27 – 29, 2005. Co-sponsors: The Centre for Literacy, AlphaPlus, CTAD (UK), NALD. With David Rosen
The 2005 Summer Institute at The Centre for Literacy in Montreal will focus on the ways that technology can be used to create communities of practice. Some questions to stimulate conversation: What do we mean by “technology” (old vs. new) and how does it fit into the definition of literacy?; Can technology serve as a point of entry to literacy?; How can technology help us share and manage knowledge?; How does technology support information literacy?; How can we foster a positive attitude toward technology?
http://www.centreforliteracy.qc.ca/whatsnew/sli2005/1.htm

CALL FOR PROPOSALS

Integrating Literacy, National Literacy Secretariat, Human Resources Skills Development Canada. Call for preliminary proposals for the 2005-2006 Integrating Literacy national funding stream. To be eligible for funding, projects must be national in scope and support one of the following five activities: the development of learning materials, research, the improvement of access and outreach, the improvement of coordination and information sharing and increasing public awareness. Projects will be considered on the basis of the strategies and partnerships they bring to the task of integrating literacy in Canada’s social and economic life. Current activities include projects that increase access to literacy for people with different learning requirements, address literacy as an indicator of quality of life, and engage cultural institutions in the promotion of literacy. The sole deadline for 2005/06 is May 15, 2005 (postmarked). Further information can be found at:
www.rhdcc.gc.ca/asp/gateway.asp?hr=en/hip/lld/nls/call/callipe.shtml&hs=lxa