Nordic Development Workers Seminar
Sørmarka/Oslo 8.-10. mars 2002

List of participators;

Denmark
Lily Krarup
Bettina Pedersen
Helle Skjoldan
Lars Wallin

Sweden
Ingvar Edwall
Kerstin Kjellberg
Carina Nilsson

Finland
Inkeri Lahtinen

Norway
Nora Edw. Mosand
Odd-Inge Schröder
Rune Anda
Hege Roaldstveit Lønning
Astrid Sund (Friday only)
Toralf Ringsø (Sat-Sun)
Sissel Gjøen
Sonja Holten (Friday only)
Svein Arne Peterson (Friday only)
Gunnar Dehli (Friday)

Lecturers
Oddrun Grønvik (Friday only)
Knut Midttun (Saturday morning, only)

Interpreters
Lee Bonnesen, Denmark
Matz K. Bulken, Denmark
Gøran Forsberg, Norway
Camilla Foote, Norway
Katrine Godborg, Norway
Swedish interpreters x 2

Program

Friday, 8 March
Lunch 12.00 - 13.00 with practical information
13.00 - 15.10 Oddrun Grønvik from the University of Oslo:
Language strengthening work in Africa. For those of us involved in Sign Language Dictionary project, this will be an opportunity to learn more about the context sign linguistic development work in Africa can consider and learn from.
15.10 - 15.40 Coffee and fruit
15.40 - 17.30
Discussions and presentations of current and previous Sign Language Dictionary projects, experiences, expectations, questions and challenges. Presentation from each country about 20 minutes.
18.00 Dinner
Evening: Nordic Development Working group - meeting

Saturday, 9 March
09.00 - 12.00 (Coffee break about 10.30)
Knut Midttun from the Atlas Alliance (disability development office) will come and talk about phasing out projects, in order to make them self sustainable and durable.
12.00 - 13.00 Lunch
13.00 - 15.10
Lily Krarup from LF will present and discuss the new WFD Policy on Development Work. This will be followed by questions and discussions on the policy.
15.10 - 15.40 Coffee and fruit
15.40 - 17.30
Updates, challenges and presentations of present projects and plans - by participators from each country. Presentation by each country 20 minutes, discussions and questions.
18.00 Dinner
Evening: Rune Anda will show slides from his latest trip to China

Sunday 10 March
09.00 - 11.00 Evaluation, plans for further work and cooperation
11.30 End of seminar with early lunch.