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Sponsors: The Forum will be co-sponsored by the ILI, MOCEF,
Turkish Ministry of National Education Non-Formal Education General
Directorate, UNESCO, UNICEF, Norway, World Bank, and other
institutions to be named.
Focus: The Forum will provide an opportunity for discussion among policymakers,
researchers, and practitioners from all over Central Asia, including
the five Central Asian states (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan,
Kazakhistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgizstan) and the three Caucasian
republics (Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan), and Turkey, as well as
other interested countries in the larger region. One special focus of this
Forum is on “lifelong literacy”, which is meant to encompass the development
of literacy from birth onwards.
Participation/Costs/Site: The Regional Forum is limited to about
150 persons. You are invited to indicate your interest and/or nominate
persons to attend, as well as to suggest papers or topics to the
Secretariat. Participation costs must be borne by individuals or sponsoring
agencies. The Forum participant fee for those outside of Turkey
is US$150/person; the fee for Turkish participants will be lower. The
Forum will be held at in Istanbul, Turkey. Information about hotel
accommodations and rates will be provided as a later date.
For more information contact Ayla Goksel (contact points above) or
Dr. Daniel A.Wagner/ Dr.Mohamed Maamouri, International Literacy
Institute, University of Pennsylvania, 3910 Chestnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA 19104-3111 USA, Tel: (215)898-9979/9803, Fax:
(215)898-9804, E-mail: ILI@literacy.upenn.edu
See: http://www.literacyonline.org for a Regional Forum Overview.
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