European Federation of National Institutions for Language
http://efnil.org/conferences/13th-annual-conference-helsinki/preliminary-programme
13th Annual EFNIL Conference
in Helsinki/Helsingfors on 7-9 October 2015
hosted by
Kotimaisten kielten keskus / Institutet för de inhemska språken
Institute for the Languages of Finland
“Language use in public administration –
theory and practice in the European states”
Preliminary Programme
7th October
18:00 (Informal) Reception at Old Town Hall hosted by the City of Helsinki (Aleksanterinkatu 20)
8th October
9:30-11:30 Opening session:
Pirkko Nuolijärvi (Director of Institute for the Languages of Finland): Welcome Address
Anita Lehikoinen (Permanent Secretary, Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture):Address
Gerhard Stickel (EFNIL): Introduction
Ann D’haen-Bertier (European Commission, DG Interpretation): The importance and use of languages in the EU Institutions, in particular from the perspective of interpretation.
Christos Ellinides (European Commission, DG Translation): Translating for Europe – Citizens First!
11:30-12:00 Coffee break
12:00-14:00 2nd session:
Georg Rehm (META-NET): Cracking the Language Barrier for a Multilingual Europe
Rickard Domeij (Sweden): Can official web sites be accessible for all? A Swedish language policy perspective
Eivor Sommardahl and Aino Piehl (Finland): Plain language in two official languages. Is there an advantage?
Ari Páll Kristinsson (Iceland): Language in public administration in present-day Iceland. Some challenges for majority language management
Moderation: John Simpson
14:00-15:00 Lunch
15:00-16:00 3rd session:
Cecilia Robustelli (Italy): Language use in public administration in Italy.
Nicoletta Mariolini (Switzerland): Language use of public administration in Switzerland
Moderation: Guy Berg
16:00-16:30 Coffee break
16:30-17:30 4th session:
Walery Pisarek (Poland): Project Jasnopis [Clearwriting] and other recent endeavours for improvement of communication between public institutions and citizens in Poland
Júlia Vrábľová – Slavomír Ondrejovič (Slovakia): Language use in public administration – theory and praxis in Slovakia
Moderation: Tamás Váradi
19:00 Conference Dinner at restaurant Sunn, Aleksanterinkatu 26
9th October
9:00-10:30 5th session:
Anne Kjærgaard (Denmark): Text revisions in practice in the Danish public administration: an investigation of the effect that revising a tax letter has on its readers
Margarethe Kvarenes (Norway): Plain language in Norway’s civil service: A joint initiative under changing political winds
Jutta Ransmayr (Austria) Language use in public administration in Austria
Moderation: Cecilia Robustelli
10:30-11:00 Coffee break
11:00-12:00 6th session:
Karlijn Waterman (Netherlands): Petra-e
Bessie Dendrinos (Greece): The development of the European Civil Society Platform for Multilingualism
12:00-13:00 General Discussion
Language use in public administration- What do we want?
Moderation: Sabine Kirchmeier-Andersen
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 General Assembly (for members of EFNIL only)