Programme Under the Sponsorship of the President of the French Republic with the support of · UNESCO · the World Blind Union · the International Committee for the Commemoration of the Bicentenary of Louis Braille’s Birth (CINAL) · the National Committee for the Social Promotion · of Blind and Partially Sighted People (CNPSAA) · the “Les Auxiliaires des Aveugles” Association with the cooperation of the French national commission for UNESCO January 5th to 8th, 2009 - UNESCO headquarters - PARIS International Conference organized by the Valentin Haüy Association (AVH) and the National Institute for the Young Blind (INJA) “Braille 1809 – 2009” Writing with 6 dots and its future More details about each day : Monday, January 5th Tuesday, January 6th Wednesday, January 7th Thursday, January 8th Monday, January 5th 9.00 – 10.00 am: Welcome to the participants. 10.00 - 10.45 am: Session Chair: Philippe Chazal, Chair of CNPSAA, France Official speeches · Gérard Colliot, Chair of the Valentin Haüy Association · Pierre Naves, Chair of the Governors of the National Institute for the Young Blind · the Rt. Hon. David Blunkett, former Minister · Lord Colin Low, Chair of the European Blind Union · Maryanne Diamond, Chair of the World Blind Union · UNESCO representatives · Representative of the President of France 10.45 - 11.00 am: break 11.00 - 12.15 am: Plenary Session  “Louis Braille and his time” · Session Chair : Tommaso Daniele, Chair of the Italian Blind Union    · 11.00 - 11.20 am:   Euclid Herie, Canada · 11.20 - 11.40 am:   Françoise Madray-Lesigne, France · 11.40 - 12  noon:    Michael Mellor, USA · 12.00 - 12.15 pm:   Debate with the floor 12.30 - 2.00 pm: Lunch  2.15 - 3.30 pm: “The braille system and its applications” Round Tables (options) 1. Music: · Chair : Kicki Nordström, Sweden; introduction, followed by ten minutes per participant · Nadine Baptiste-Jessel, France · William McCann, USA · Antonio Quatraro, Italy 2. Mathematics: · Chair : Jean-Marie Cierco, France; introduction, followed by fifteen minutes per participant · Mateja Jencic, Slovenia · Françoise Magna, France 3. Information Technology: · Chair:  Judy Dixon, USA; introduction, followed by ten minutes per participant · Frédéric Brugnot, France · Christian Coudert, France · Pierre Ferland, Canada 3.30 - 4.00 pm: break 4.00 - 5.15 pm: Workshops – 3 Options : Workshop (A): Cartography, relief drawings and children’s books : · Presenter: Philippe Claudet, France · Kim Charlson, USA · Catherine Feignez, France · Pierre Ferland, Canada Workshop (B)  : Tactile handling of line, Space, Works of Art · Presenter : Hoëlle Corvest, France · Christian Bessigneul, France · Michel Bris, France · Cyrille Gouyette, France Workshop (C):  Braille and games · Presenter: Tommy Théberge, Canada · Lydia Gonzalez, Belgium · Alain Plourde, Canada Back to top Tuesday, January 6th 9.00 -  9:45 am: Morning coffee 9.45 - 10.50 am: Plenary Session “Braille in the world and in various languages” · Session Chair: Lord Colin Low, Chair of the European Blind Union; Great Britain ·   9.50 - 10.15 am:      General statement: Pedro Zurita, Spain · 10.15 - 10.40 am:      Braille in Japanese: Tetsuji Tanaka, Japan · 10.40 - 10.50 am :     Debate with the floor 10.50 - 11.10 am: break 11.10 - 12.30 am: “Braille in the world and in various languages” Plenary session (continued) · Session Chair : Vincent Michel, Chair of CINAL, France  · 11.15 - 11.35 am: Braille in Arabic: Nasir Ali Abdullahl Al Mousa, Saudi Arabia · 11.35 - 11.55 am: Braille in Slavic languages: Oleg Pilyugin, Russia · 11.55 - 12.15 pm: Braille and the deaf-and-dumb: Lex Grandia, Denmark · 12.15 - 12.30 pm: Debate with the floor 12.30 - 2.00 pm:  Lunch   2.15 - 3.30 pm: Round Table  “Braille unification : success and obstacles” · Chair : Richard Lavigne, Executive Director of the French-speaking Blind Union, Canada; introduction, followed by ten minutes per participant · Jean-Marie Cierco, France · Wiraman Niyomphol, Thailand · Otto Prytz, Norway · Joseph Sullivan, USA 3.30 - 3.50 pm: break 3.50 - 5.15 pm: Round-table “Users perspectives over the world - braille in the developing countries” · Chair: Rodolfo Cattani, Italy · Bouraïma Asmanou, Togo · Imed E. Chaker, Tunisia · Boniface Gnonlonfoun, Benin · Paul Tézanou, Cameroon 5.30 pm: Depart for the Valentin Haüy Association 6.00 - 8.00 pm: Inauguration of the new media library of the Valentin Haüy Association, followed by drinks Back to top Wednesday, January 7th What future prospects for braille ? Session Chair : Françoise Sabotier-Grenon, Head of INJA, France 9.00 - 9:45: Morning coffee 9.45 - 11.15 am: Plenary Session “Braille in the context of new technologies, addition or competition?” ·   9.50 - 10.15 am: Braille and scientific research: Joana Belarmino, Brazil · 10.15 - 10.40 am: Braille and professional integration: Philippe Chazal, France · 10.40 - 11.05 am: Braille and school integration: Marie-Renée Hector, France · 11.05 - 11.15 am: Debate with the floor 11.15 am - 12 noon: break and tour of the stands 12.15 - 1.45 pm:  LUNCH 2.00 - 3.00 pm: Round-table “Braille in our daily life”   · Chair: John Helbrunn, Denmark; introduction, followed by ten minutes per participant · Séverine de Bock, France · Tonny van Breukelen, Netherlands · Agathe Douvry, France · Monica Maiorano, Italy 3.00 – 4.00 pm: Round-table “Social integration and Employment”   · Chair: Fred Reid, United Kingdom; introduction, followed by ten minutes per participant · Hervé Cochet, France · Roger Cosandey, Switzerland · Chuji Sashida, Japan Simultaneously: Round-table “Braille and children”   · Presented by ONCE (Spain) Session chair: Ana Peláez 4.00 - 4.20 pm: break 4.20 - 6.00 pm: Closing Session Chaired by Maryanne DIAMOND, Chair of the World Blind Union, Australia 4.20 - 4.30 pm: Introduction by Maryanne Diamond 4.30 - 4.45 pm: Contest results: · “Le Poinçon Magique” (“The magic stylus”), organized by the Valentin Haüy Association and Union Francophone des Aveugles (the French-speaking Union for the Blind) · “Siaka Diarra”, a literary contest of short stories, organized by Union Francophone des Aveugles 4.45 - 4.55 pm: The Louis Braille medal, created in the United States by Marc Maurer 4.55 - 5.15 pm: Synthesis of the sessions by Françoise Madray-Lesigne, France 5.15 - 5.45 pm: Closing speech by William Rowland, South Africa 7.30 pm: CLOSING BANQUET in the Paris City Hall (Hôtel de Ville)                in the presence of Bertrand Delanoë, Mayor of Paris Back to top Thursday, January 8th Following the footsteps of the brilliant inventor · Historical exhibition : “Louis Braille, his life and works” The National Institute for the Young Blind, 56, boulevard des Invalides, 75007 Paris. (Items from the Louis Braille Museum, Coupvray, from the National Institute for Young Blind People Museum and from the Valentin Haüy Association Museum) · Taking the route of Louis Braille’s ashes o visit by groups of Louis Braille’s tomb at the Pantheon o and/or visit to the house where Louis Braille was born in Coupvray Back to top Retour au sommaire (français) Retour page d’accueil Back to summary (English) Back to homepage