two conferences on october 6 in toronto

Learn, Grow, Connect: Practicing community legal education in a diverse Ontario.
October 6 and 7, 2008 at the 89 Chestnut Conference Centre, Toronto..
www.cleonet.ca/conference.

Join us for two full days of panel discussions and small group sessions presented by experts, innovators, and experienced practitioners.

Connect with people from across Ontario who develop and deliver information to help their clients and communities understand their legal rights.

* Gain practical skills and knowledge, such as plain language tips and guidelines, best practices in adapting and translating information into other languages, and models for field-testing and evaluation.
* Learn from other participants and from experts on topics ranging from doing legal information needs assessments to running effective legal education workshops to using popular theatre, Facebook, YouTube, and community media to get your message across.
* Discuss how best practices from other sectors can help build a "practice of community legal education" and how your community legal education work can be supported in the future.

For more information on the program and to register and book your hotel room, visit the conference web site.

The Ontario Literacy Coalition Conference -- Spotlight on Learning: Literacy Takes Centre Stage..
October 6 and 7, 2008 at the Delta Chelsea Hotel, Toronto..

This event brings two learning models together in one program. The Training Event offers workshops and panel discussions for a wide range of audiences with an interest in literacy and life long learning. The Adult Literacy Learner’s Leadership Forum, running concurrently, gives student leaders an opportunity to learn, share and plan for coordinated future partnerships.

The Training Event and Leadership Programs offers a wide range of workshops categorized in the areas of Learner Leadership Forum, Technology (Computer Labs), Labour Market Initiatives, Applied Learning, Research and Policy, Family Literacy as well as Professionalism/Marketing.

Our goal for the event is to shine a spotlight on learning in its many forms. In showcasing the foundational importance of literacy as a cross-cutting integrated component of learning and living, that spotlight is also cast on the bright future of the literacy field in Ontario.

Online Registration is available now.