DIALOGUE OF CULTURES
The first woman to be elected Head of State in a national election worldwide, Her Excellency Mme Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, President of the Republic of Iceland 1980-1996, currently UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador for Languages, will celebrate her 75th birthday on April 15th, 2005.
The Dialogue of Cultures conference will provide a unique forum for discussions relating to cultural and linguistic diversity and its economic, political, social, cultural and technological ramifications. Eminent figures and distinguished scholars on the international scene, covering a range of backgrounds and cultural perspectives, will present their views on issues relating to globalisation and uni-versus multipolarity, issues which are already coming to define the landscape of the 21st Century
The Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages at the University of Iceland (UI), the Rector of UI, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture, the City of Reykjavík and the Nordic Council of Ministers are primary sponsors of the event.
Among keynote speakers:
Mary Robinson, former president of Ireland and United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.
David Crystal, one of the world's foremost authorities on reference publishing and an expert on endangered languages.
International workshops – workshop language in parenthesis
? Language and cultural diversity. Digital documentation for endangered languages (English).
? Dialog mellem domæner (Danish).
? Icelandic literature - now and then (English).
? Icelandic literature as translated into other languages (Different languages).
? Women in politics in Iceland (English).
? French workshop (French).
? Translation as cultural dialogue (English).
? Dialog der Kulturen: Wir und die anderen (German).
? The international press and the western worldview (English).
? Cultura y las lenguas románicas por medio del cine (Different languages)
Please find information on workshops in Icelandic here.
The conference opens with a welcoming reception in the main auditorium at the University of Iceland and ends with a gala dinner at the restaurant Pearl Friday evening April 15th.
Welcoming reception: April 13th between 17:00-19:00, main auditorium at the University of Iceland.
Conference programme: April 14th and 15th
Gala dinner: At the restaurant Pearl, Friday, April 15th
Registration: Registration and conference information at www.vigdis.hi.is/doc
For more information about registration and travel arrangements please contact the conference organizer: www.yourhost.is
For further information, please don’;t hesitate to contact Lára Sólnes at larasol@hi.is (tel: +354 525 4209/4076 ) or Sigfríður Gunnlaugsdóttir at sigfrid@hi.is (tel: + 354 525 4191)