Activities

Activities

As part of our fundraising activities, leading up to the 2012 Conference, we offered professional development opportunities for Deaf & hearing interpreters, and interested others.

Thank you for your support!

Past Functions

1.Deaf Interpreting, Trenton Marsh - April 3 - 4 , 2009
ASL Testimonial 1
ASL Testimonial 2
2.Deafhood, Nigel Howard - June 6, 2009 - photos
3.Blink and You’ll Miss It! Interpreters’ Strategies for Uncovering the Implicit Text, Terry Janzen, University of Manitoba - January 14, 2010
4.Ethical Decision Making: A Practice Profession Approach, Karen Malcolm - June 12, 2010
5.Lorraine Leeson Workshop - October 22-23, 2010
AVLIC 2012 Co-Chairs, Sue Tompkins (L) and Debra Russell (R), welcome special guest speaker, Dr. Lorraine Leeson (centre) from Ireland to the first in a series of two presentations she made while in Calgary. The workshops were sponsored by Bow Valley College, Calgary Board of Education, Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services and FLIC.
6. Ukrainian Deaf Community: Education, Organizations and Change with Nataliz Adamyuk and Lesia Leschenko, December 6, 2010.
7. March 19, 2011
Sara McFayden, COI, M.Ed. “Connecting the Chunks: Going for Cohesion in Your Interpretations” Alberta School for the Deaf

8.June 9, 2011 - Edmonton - International Deaf Panel & Dinner Lecture - with Rouzbeh Ghahreman, Mohammad Naser, Kalsoom Gillani, Anna Grela and Zofia Lapiak.
9.Sept 23-24, 2011 - Dr. Erin Wilkinson
Friday night presentation: “Entering the World of Deaf Communities and their Signed Languages: Hidden Treasures Waiting for Us to Discover”
Saturday workshop: “Learning and Applying Linguistic Tools to Enhance a Better Understanding about Vocabulary and Grammar in ASL”
10.March 17, 2012 - Edmonton - Dr. Erin Wilkinson - Workshop: Learning and Applying Linguistic Tools: Enhance Your Understanding about Vocabulary and Grammar in ASL
11.April 2, 2012 - Edmonton - Dessert with Deb - a dialogue about Preparation Strategies & Considerations