2nd Announcement
2nd Announcement: 10th Helen Keller World Conference and the 4th WFDB General Assembly
SECOND ANNOUNCEMENT
World Federation of the DeafBlind, WFDB, 10th HKWC and 4th WFDB General Assembly will be held in the Manila area, Philippines November 6-11 2013.
Hosting organization
National Council on Disability Affairs, NCDA
Dates and programme
- Tuesday 5th and Wednesday 6th: Arrival days.
- Wednesday 6th evening: Welcome reception.
- Thursday 7th and Friday 8th: The Helen Keller world conference.
- Saturday the 9th: Excursion day. There will be different excursions to choose among.
- Sunday 10th and Monday the 11th: WFDB GA
- Monday the 11th evening: Conference dinner with Philippine
entertainment.
- Tuesday 12th: departure day.
Venue
We are still in negotiations with hotels in the Manila area regarding expenses and other details. The third announcement will contain further information on venue and details regarding accommodation and expenses, in addition to a more detailed program for the world conference.
Conference fee
The conference fee will be:
- 300 euros per person for deafblind participants
- 300 euros per person for interpreters/assistants from developing countries and for interpreters that does not get their costs covered
- 350 Euros per person for interpreters/assistants and others from developed countries
The fee will includes welcome reception on the 6th, conference dinner the 11th, 5 days of lunches, 5 days of coffee/tea breaks, mineral water during the conference and conference material. It does not include excursions, airport transfer, transport to the conference, dinner the remaining days, visa, vaccination or other personal expenses.
The cost for one day participation is 50 USD including lunch, coffee/tea breaks and water.
Family members who do not participate in the conference have to pay their own costs.
SPONSORED PARTICIPANTS
WFDB will sponsor a limited number of participants from developing countries. Maximum one deafblind participant with interpreter/assistant per country will be sponsored. If you need sponsorship, please contact WFDB as soon as possible indicating travel cost from your country to Manila, Philippines.
Conference theme
"Accessibility and inclusion for people with deafblindness in everyday life - CRPD for everyone everywhere"
Plenary sessions and workshops will cover the following themes:
- Accessibility and inclusion in education
- Accessibility and inclusion in technology
- Accessibility and inclusion in work
- Accessibility and inclusion in organizational work and meaningful leisure activities
These are only proposals and open for additional subthemes.
Call for abstracts
Abstracts of plenary presentations or workshops covering one of these areas, must be sent to the WFDB office at geir.jensen@fndb.no before 1st of May 2013
All lectures must be held by people with deafblindness and will provide examples of how CRPD can be used and be of help for people with deafblindness in different aspects of their daily life.
The lectures will be given on voluntary basis and no financial or other compensation will be given to lecturers.
Additional information
- Meetings of General Assembly are open and consist of deafblind representatives representing the national members, see the WFDB constitution article 5.
- Information about nominations and nomination form, for the different positions in WFDB have been sent out and are available at WFDB´s web
- Applications and motions to be considered by the General Assembly must be received by May 1st at geir.jensen@fndb.no
- The agenda and all relevant documents related to the General Assembly will be sent to all members by the Secretary General at least four (4) months before the date of the meeting.
Welcome to the 10th HKWC and the 4th WFDB General Assembly 2013
On behalf of Dr Sonnia Margarita Villacres Mejia, WFDB President,
Geir Jensen
Secretary General WFDB
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