Fwd: Invitation and Call for Presenters

>Date: Tue, 05 Mar 2002 14:04:54 -0500
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>Subject: Fwd: Invitation and Call for Presenters
>
>>FYI
>>Subject:
>>Invitation and Call for Presenters
>>From:
>>GLADNET <mailto:info@gladnet.org><info@gladnet.org>
>>Date:
>>Sun, 3 Mar 2002 14:56:48 -0500 (EST)
>>To:
>>undisclosed-recipients:;
>>
>>
>>Invitation and Call for Presenters
>>
>>On behalf of the Board of Directors of GLADNET and the Executive of the
>>European and North American sub Commissions of the International Commission
>>on Technology and Accessibility (ICTA)of Rehabilitation International, you
>>are kindly invited to attend a conference, "Information Technology,
>>Employment and Daily Living" which will be held June 8 & 9, 2002. Join us
>>in Paris, France at a gathering of international pacesetters in the
>>disability and employment community.
>>
>>The meeting programme will also include Business Meetings for ICTA Europe
>>and GLADNET Members. The events will be held at the Salle Laroque, Ministry
>>of Solidarité et Emploi, 8 avenue Ségur, Paris. The facilities are fully
>>accessible.
>>
>>Programme
>>
>>The Programme is being planned with the generous support of the Ministry of
>>Solidarité et Emploi, Paris
>>. The organisations involved are concerned with
>>activity including accessibility, education, employment, rehabilitation,
>>information technology, research & development in buildings, transport and
>>the environment for older and disabled people with special needs.  There
>>will be presentations by experts from Europe and North America addressing
>>topics Information Technology, Employment and Daily Living. Our Main
>>Speakers include:
>>
>>-       Senior personnel from European Union Section for Information
>>Society and Technology for older and disabled people with
>>          special needs in Brussels;
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>>-       Susanne Bruyère, Director, Programme on Employment and Disability,
>>Cornell University;
>>
>>-       Aldred H. Neufeldt, GLADNET Chair and Professor, Rehabilitation
>>Studies Centre, University of Calgary, Canada
>>
>>-       Dinah Cohen, Director, Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program,
>>          US Defence Departme
>>nt, The Pentagon, Washington;
>>
>>-       Martin Gerry, Deputy Commissoner, Office of Disability and Income
>>Security Programs,
>>          US Social Security Administration, Washington (tentative);
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>>-       Maija Konkkolla, Chair of ICTA Europe, on The Influence of
>>Technology on my work as a visually handicapped architect;
>>
>>-       John Gill, Chief Scientist, Royal National Institute for the Blind,
>>UK, on
>>          Accessible Information and Communication Technology Systems.
>>
>>You may wish to make a short presentation at the Meeting about some new
>>work which you are doing on the topics of Information Technology,
>>Employment and Daily Living. We do stress that the meeting will concentrate
>>on contributions which deal with some aspect of Technology, not merely on
>>Employment or Living.  Please indicate by March 15th, 2002 your interest in
>>making a presentation. Papers selected for the meeting will be confirmed to
>>you in goo
>>d time. The submitted absracts sent to us will be printed in the
>>final participants programme.
>>
>>If you are interested in making a presentation, please complete the form
>>that is at the end of this message.   We will require an abstract with a
>>maximum length of 800 words.  In your submission, please provide the
>>information requested in the form at the end of this message.
>>
>>Please arrive in Paris on Thursday, 6th, June, as there will be separate
>>Business Meetings for GLADNET and ICTA Europe held Friday 7th, 2002, which
>>will finish at 17.00. The main Seminar Programme will start at 09.30 on
>>Saturday, 8th June, and continue on Sunday 9th June, finishing at 16.30
>>(4.30pm). We plan a small Reception on the Saturday Evening. It is possible
>>that we can help to arrange local site visits, if required on the Thursday
>>afternoon or on Monday morning.
>>
>>We are planning a small Reception on the Saturday evening at the end of the
>>Me
>>eting. The local organisers will also be recommending Restaurants where
>>you might eat dinner in the evenings, but you will have to pay for your own
>>dinner. The estimate for dinner cost is about 35+ Euros in Paris.
>>
>>Meeting Fee
>>
>>The Meeting Fee will be 100 US Dollars. This will cover the meeting
>>expenses including coffee, lunch and tea, during the meeting on Friday and
>>up to and including lunch and tea on Sunday. The Meeting Fee will not
>>include any dinner or breakfast, nor does it cover accommodation. This is a
>>standard charge payable by all attending regardless of arrival and
>>departure timings.
>>
>>Accommodation
>>
>>A web page for accessible accommodation in Paris can be found
>>at 
>><http://www.europehotelink.com/search.htm>http://www.europehotelink.com/search.htm. 
>>Use the search criteria
>>"handicap" and "Paris." Individuals attending this meeting are required to
>>book their own
>>hotel accommodation. If you wish to have further details of
>>accommodation we suggest that you ask your local Travel Agent.
>>
>>Payment for the meeting
>>
>>The Meeting Fee is US $100 per person, including assistants. The closing
>>date for receiving requests with payment is 28 April 2002 and must be paid
>>through the GLADNET Office in Canada. Pay either by VISA credit card or by
>>bank transfer. We cannot accept applications after28 April 2002.
>>
>>If you pay by Bank Transfer you must ensure that the full amount arrives in
>>that bank on or before 28 April, 2002 and that all bank handling charges
>>(both in your country and in Canada) are debited to your account. Please
>>instruct your bank to send the completed payment form with the Bank
>>Transfer to (Part of the application form below) to include your Name,
>>Address, and Paris June Meeting  in the description so that the payment
>>can easily be identified as your payment for thi
>>s meeting.
>>Receipts will be issued for all money received.
>>
>>By VISA
>>
>>A VISA Payment Form is posted to the GLADNET Web site.  Or,  you may wish
>>to use print out the VISA payment form that is at the end of this message,
>>
>>By Funds Transfer
>>
>>You may wish to transfer funds to the GLADNET Account at:
>>
>>Bank of Nova Scotia
>>3701 Strandherd Drive
>>Nepean, Ontario
>>Canada
>>K2J 4G8
>>Account 00166 0179 310
>>
>>By Mail
>>
>>GLADNET / ICTA Meeting
>>Box 612, Station "B"
>>Ottawa, Ontario
>>Canada
>>K1P 5P7
>>
>>Financial assistance to attend
>>
>>We are sorry that on this occasion there are no bursaries or financial
>>assistance available. If you cannot pay the meeting expenses there is no
>>subsidy available. This is a standard charge to all attending regardless of
>>arrival and departure timings. Please do not cause any embarrassment by
>>asking for a reduction in your meeting fee.
>>
>>We are very keen to know as soon
>>  as possible who is planing to come to
>>France  If you are attending send the whole form back as soon as possible
>>to arrive not later than Saturday 28th, April, 2002.
>>
>>Registration Form
>>
>>A registration form is found at the end of this message.  Or, you may wish
>>to use the electronic registration form found on the GLADNET site.
>>
>>We look forward to hearing from you.
>>
>>_______________________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>Registration Form
>>
>>Please copy this form to another message and return to :
>>
>>Margaret Ellis, Secretary, ICTA 
>>Europe,  <mailto:westsqas@aol.com>westsqas@aol.com and Carl Raskin,
>>Executive Director, GLADNET, <mailto:info@gladnet.org>info@gladnet.org
>>
>>You may also wish to use the online reservation form on the GLADNET site
>>_____________________________________________
>>__________________________________________________
>>Your Name:
>>
>>Position:
>>
>>Address:
>>
>>Tel:
>>
>>Fax:
>>
>>e-mail address:
>>
>>Name of accompanying person:
>>
>>1.      I can / cannot attend the proposed June meeting in Paris.
>>          [Please indicate the appropriate response (yes/no]
>>
>>Friday, 7th June
>>Saturday, 8th June
>>Sunday, 9th June
>>
>>2.      Are you part of one or more of the organsiations which are
>>arranging this meeting?
>>
>>2.1     I am a member of GLADNET
>>2.2     I am a member of  ICTA Europe
>>2.3     I am a member of  ICTA North America
>>
>>
>>_______________________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>VISA Payment Form
>>
>>Please copy and print the following form on a separate paper and Fax to
>>+613 825 2953, or use the meeting VISA payment form on the GLADNET website
>>
>>_______________________________________________________________________________
>>________________
>>
>>5.2.      If you wish to pay the meeting fee ($US 100) by credit card
>>please complete and sign the following:
>>          Please charge the  VISA card
>>               Full Name on the card
>>               (Capital
>>Letters)............................................&....................&&&&.
>>
>>          Card
>>number.........................................................................................
>>
>>          Expiry
>>date............................................................................................
>>
>>             Total Amount to be
>>paid......................................................................
>>
>>
>> 
>>Signed.....................................................................................................
>>
>>_______________________________________________________________________________________________
>>
>>Abstract Submission Form for Pre
>>senters
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>>          I would like to give a short presentation [10 minutes plus some
>>discussion time] about some new aspect of work involving technology applied
>>to living or working, as part of the programme.
>>I am sending an abstract summary of the presentation
>>
>>My topic will be: I will require :
>>
>>Overhead projector
>>
>>35 mm slide projector
>>
>>Powerpoint
>>
>>
>>
>>ABSTRACT Submission.  Please return not later than March 15th, 2002
>>This will be reproduced in the final programme.
>>
>>Topic name:
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>>
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>>Author(S) name(S), position(S), addresses, contact details, email etc.
>>Please underline to lead author.
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>>Do any of the author(s) belong to:
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>>ICTA Europe/ ICTA North America/GLADNET (please delete as appropriate)
>>Summary of presentation (not more than 800 words)
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>>Signed..........................................................Date..............................................
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>ÐÏࡱá

-- 
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Director, Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI), World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
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