Events Coordinator: Javier Zanon
Language and Communications Programme/OHRM/DM
2008 Events
Author Paul Auster reads from his book "Man in the Dark"
DH Auditorium - 22 October - 1 p.m. Reception to follow.
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| Concert-Opera: Las Horas VacĂas |
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Las Horas Vacias is a one-hour and fifteen minute opera/monodrama which depicts a lonely woman addicted to the internet and who lives her own fantasy world. It is an attempt to explore a psychological process, so common in our contemporary world: the loneliness and the increasing feeling of emptiness in developed Western societies. The author, Ricardo Llorca, will give an introductory talk. A reception will follow the concert. | Special Exhibition at UN Headquarters New York marks the 2008 International Year of Languages (IYL). |
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International Year of Languages: Facilitating Communication among Nations (20 October-8 November 2008). The exhibition, the first of its kind, is organized by the Department for General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM) and illustrates its role in promoting dialogue and cooperation at the UN tthrough the use of the six official languages. |
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| Speaking Tables |
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There will be 6 tables, each table with an assigned United Nations official language: Arabic, French, English, Russian and Spanish. Regular cafeteria customers will be invited to join and speak the table’s language. Each table will have a host that will moderate the conversation flow. The topics of the conversations may be as casual as participants desire. |
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| UN Multilingual Book Club |
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The Book Club will be posted Organization-wide on iSeek on a regular basis. In addition to the title and author, the posting will include the biodata and picture, as well as the response to a brief questionnaire by the participants. Senior leadership on the Organization will launch this project, but later on, other staff member will be invited. |
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| Maslenitsa, Russian Farewell to Winter |
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Traditional Russian festival with speeches, songs, food, and drinks organised in collaboration with the United Nations Russian Book Club. An evening of Russian poetry, stories, songs and conversation. |
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| Caligrapher's Expo |
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Activity for Chinese and Arabic only Calligraphers will write people’s names on cards during lunchtime. Educational talks about calligraphy will be scheduled as well. |
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| Chinese Festival of Song and Dances |
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In the DHL Auditorium, 20-30 Chinese graduate students at Columbia, Yale and NYU will perform Chinese songs and dances. |
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| Language Learning Needs Survey |
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Conduct E-survey at New York-based potential participants in LCP Programmes to determine Language uses, needs and Language Learning Preferences. |
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| Language Wall of Honor |
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Allocate space in the Secretariat Lobby to create exhibits that showcase excelling UN language students. In addition to images, photographs, text and other materials, we have an ongoing video of testimonials from the students and the teachers in the LCP. |
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| Book Sale |
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Promoting multiculturalism and languages while raising funds for a literacy children’s fund. |
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| iSeek Campaign |
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Series of Postings on iSeek to promote language learning at the LCP and to announce the 2008 International Year of Languages events. iSeek banner campaign with banners that promote multilingualism, multiculturalism and the LCP DID YOU KNOW? Series will feature language anecdotes. |
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| Film Series |
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Select movies that promote multilingualism and multiculturalism and project them in the DHL Auditorium with a Q & A with directors afterwards. |
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| Talk Series |
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Invite prominent scholars, linguists and authors to speak about language, multiculturalism and related subjects. They will be held in the DHL Auditorium with a reception afterwards. |
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| How Many Languages are spoken at UNHQ? |
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A massive gathering of information to determine the number of languages spoken. |
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