We are excited to announce that planning and preparations for Puliima 2017 have begun!
Puliima 2017, the sixth Indigenous Language and Technology conference, will be held in October 16th-20th in Cairns, Queensland. Puliima is a biennial event aimed at bringing people together from all over Australia to highlight and share the fantastic work being done in our traditional languages, prominence is given to exploring and sharing pioneering language program work and ideas, exciting products and equipment that can be used in community based language projects. The Forum allows people to network with an inspirational group of people who all share a common ambition of preserving and celebrating the languages of your country.
2017 looks set to be the year where the light shines on our languages, with the theme 'Our Languages Matter' to take centre stage for our National NAIDOC celebrations. NAIDOC week will be emphasising and celebrating the uniqueness and importance that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages play in our cultural identity. Puliima will aid in the extension of this spotlight as our languages can, and should be, celebrated all year.
This year Puliima events will run over a coarse of 5 days and include Keynote Speakers, Panel Discussions, Seminars, Hands-on Workshops, Entertainment and more.
Event Details
| Where: | Pullman Cairns International 17 Abbott Street, Cairns, Queensland, 4870 |
| When: |
Puliima Dates: 16th-19th October 2017 Workshops: 16th-17th October 2017 Friday: TBA |
| Sponsor Puliima: | Like to be a sponsor of Puliima 2017? Phone +61 2 4940 9100 or email contact AT puliima.com or complete the online enquiry form. |
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First time at Puliima? |
Take a look at our Wrap Up Pages from Puliima 2015 to look at all the exciting activities we get up to at the conference. |
