Conference Theme: Using Sign Language is the Future; the Future is Using Sign Language
Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research 15 (TISLR 15)
15ኛው የምልክት ቋንቋ ምርምር ዓለማቀፍ ጉባዔ
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
January 14 – 17, 2025
TISLR 15-Ethiopia-2025,First time in Africa
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Welcome to TISLR 15
Addis Ababa University is pleased to host the 15th Theoretical Issues in Sign Language Research (TISLR 15) for the first time on the African continent. It will take place from January 14 – 17, 2025. TISLR 15 brings sign language specialists across the world to the political capital of the continent, Addis Ababa. It will primarily be held in person, virtually and hybrid.
Date: January 14 – 17, 2025.
Venue: United Nation Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) conference hall. For further information, see this Map one or Map two.
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Video Translation: “Ethiopia is an East Africa Country. There are various conferences being held. Participants come in peace and return in peace. For TISLR 15 is a special conference which will be held in January 2025. Deaf, Hearing and Hard of Hearing people coming from all over the world. We are working with the security personnel to keep the safety and security of participants. You will be welcomed by a warm hospitality of Ethiopia. “
አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ በአፍሪካ ለመጀመሪያ ጊዜ የሚካሄደውን አለም አቀፍ የምልክት ቋንቋ ጉባኤ ሊያስተናግድ እንደሆነ ተገለፀ።
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አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ጉባኤውን ለማስተናገድ የተመረጠው በአፍሪካ አካል ጉዳተኞችን ማዕከል ያደረጉ በርካታ ጥናት እና ምርምሮችን ጨምሮ እንደ አህጉርም ከፈተኛ ቁጥር ያላቸው አካል ጉዳተኞችን ማስተማር በመቻሉ መሆኑ ተገልጿል።
15ኛው አለማቀፍ የምልክት ቋንቋ ጉባኤ በመጪው አመት ወርሀ ጥር የሚካሄድ ሲሆን ከመላው ዓለም የተውጣጡ ከ600 በላይ ተሳታፊዎች የሚታደሙበት እንደሚሆን ይጠበቃል።
ጉባዔውን በጋራ ለማስተናገድ የሴቶችና ማህበራዊ ጉዳይ ሚኒስትሯ ኤርጎጌ ተስፋዬ (ዶ/ር) የዩኒቨርሲቲው ፕሬዝዳንት ሳሙኤል ክፍሌ (ዶ/ር) በዛሬው ዕለት የመግባብያ ስምምነት ተፈራርመዋል። የኢትዮጵያን ስም ከፍ የሚያደርጉና የሀገራትን ትስስር ለማጠናከር የሚያስችሉ ተግባራትን ዩኒቨርሲቲው እያከናወነ መሆኑን ዶ/ር ሳሙኤል በፊርማው ስነስርአት ላይ የገለፁ ሲሆን ዶ/ር እርጎጌ በበኩላቸው አዲስ አበባ ዩኒቨርሲቲ ፓን አፍሪካ ዩኒቨርስቲ እንደሆነ ዳግም ያረጋገጠበት መሆኑን ገልጸዋል።
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Main Organizer – Addis Ababa University, College of Humanities, Language Studies, Journalism and Communication
Schedule – Day 0 (Monday, January 13, 2025) – Pre events, Registration, Interpreters meeting, Welcoming reception.
Day 1 – Day 4 (Tuesday, January 14 – 17, 2025) – TISLR 15
January 18 and 19 – Guided tour to the Ethiopian Epiphany and the main sites of Addis Ababa
Official Languages of the Conference -Ethiopian Sign Language, American Sign Language, English and International Sign. Additionally, CART services will be provided in English.