Event

The Other Hokkaido: Gender, Diversity and Minorities (day 1of 2)

Saturday, September 29th, 2001, 9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Speaker: Over 40 speakers from nine different countries

In cooperation with JALT Hokkaido, GALE (Gender Awareness in Language Education) has teamed up with EASH (East Asian Studies Hokkaido) for an international, interdisciplinary conference. The main themes will be gender awareness in language education, educational issues in Japan, gender issues in Japan, minorities and the Japanese family. This event will be a fantastic opportunity for some interdisciplinary networking. See the GALE web site for further information. Hotel information: Special conference price: 5000 yen (single). Either e-mail, fax or telephone the hotel. State your name, arrival date, the number of nights you want to stay and make sure you mention the GALE/EASH Conference. Hotel Tetora Spirit Sapporo, Chuo-ku, Minami 3-jo Nishi 9-Chome (Tanuki Koji), Sapporo, Japan, 060-0063. Tel: 011-272-0005. Fax: 011-272-0006. e-mail: tetra@ingweb.co.jp.

Organization: Gender Awareness in Language Education Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching (GALE SIG of JALT)

Cost: 3,000 yen for 2 days; 2,000 yen for Saturday only

Venue: Hokkaido International School, 1-55 5-jo 19-chome, Hiragishi Toyohira-ku, Sapporo (nearest subway: Sumikawa)

Location: Sapporo City, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan

Contact GALE SIG of JALT

Folake Abass