Draft Agenda - It could change and probably will change

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Correction: Presenter Steven Bird - Title "Online Language Archives Community" should read "Open Language Archives Community", this will be corrected in next update.

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Conference Highlights - updated 17/3/2009

• On Tuesday 31st March from 6pm to 8pm a pre-conference function is being held at the Koori Heritage Trust, our hosts for this will be the Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages (VACL), the function will be catered for by Black Olive catering. VACL will also be hosting some very important Language Resources to be launched on this evening by various Victorian Language groups.
  
  
• This will be a great kickoff to the exciting and agenda packed two days of the conference.
  
  
• Key Note Presentation will be by Aunty Joy Murphy, Wurundjeri Elder.
  
  
• Day one will also see the National launch of the "Our Languages" Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander language website.
  
  
• Presentations over the two days will be consisting of both Plenary and hands on with access to technology equipment being plentiful.
  
  
• In the evening of Day One a dinner will held at the William Angliss Restaurant.
  
  
• Day two will see another packed day of exciting presentations.
  
  
• All of the Exhibitor tables are full so there should be plenty for you to see and talk to during the breaks.
  
  
• The Puliima conference only comes around every two years so here is the last opportunity to be involved and not miss this exciting event.

Presenters

• Sharing Culture: Jodie & Gadj Maymuru of Sharing Culture
  
  
• We Say - Dictionary Development Software, Cathy Bow and Karl Rolfe of SIL Australia
  
  
• OLAC: Accessing the World's Language Resources, Steven Bird of Dept of Comp Sci, Univ of Melbourne.
  
  
• Aboriginal Languages of Victoria - Resource Portal for Language Reclamation and Research, Dr Heather Bowe of Monash University, Assoc Prof Kathy Lynch of University of the Sunshine Coast & Dr Julie Reid of Monash University
  
  
• Miromaa & Beyond, Dr Christina Eira of Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
  
  
• Interactive Audio Pen, Alexander Pantelic of The Australian Book Connection
  
  
• Talking Head Paul Paton and Dr Christina Eira of Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
  
  
• Unlocking Literacy Program, Maxine Cowie of Starjump
  
  
• Online Digital Repository of Maori Songs, Rachael Ka'ai Mahuta of The National Maori Language Institute, AUT University
  
  
• AustLang - Keeping Australia's Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Languages Alive, Dr Kazuko Obata of Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
  
  
• Creating Language Audio Books, Peter Henwood of Pak Media
  
  
• Te Whanake Maori Language Teaching and Learning Resources, Professors Tania Ka'ai and John Moorfield of The National Maori Language Institute, AUT University
  
  
• Online Language Community Access Program, Jason Lee of Australian Institute of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Studies
  
  
• Language & Culture Courses in the HSC, Glenda Nalder of Griffith University
  
  
• Audio Recording - Practical demonstration of equipment and good standard, Musos Corner and Dynamic Music (Australian Distributors for Zoom Digital Recorders)
  
  
• Preserving Traditional Songs and Dance, Mayrah & Jason Dreise of QUILAC
  
  
• MARVIN workshop, NTICED

Exhibitors

• Miromaa Aboriginal Language and Technology Centre
  
  
• Victorian Aboriginal Corporation for Languages
  
  
• Interactive Audio Pen, Alexander Pantelic
  
  
• Maxine Cowie - Starjump
  
  
• Peter Henwood - Audio Books
  
  
• Sharing Culture
  
  
• ZOOM/Muso's Corner