2009 PLAIN Conference

Raising the Standard!

The Plain English Foundation is delighted to host the seventh biennial Plain Language Association InterNational (PLAIN) conference.

When: Thursday 15 October to Saturday 17 October 2009.

Where: Four Points by Sheraton, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia.

Who: Government, industry and plain language practitioners from Australia and around the world.

Why: To learn how plain language is improving services and saving money in government, industry, the law, medicine, engineering and finance.

Click here for more information about the 2009 conference.

 

 

 

2007 PLAIN Conference

PLAIN's sixth international conference was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
from Oct. 11-14, 2007.

The Sixth International Plain Language Conference brought together experts from around the world to present the latest research and techniques in plain language.

The conference was hosted by Bureautaal, a Dutch communications consulting agency specializing in plain language.

2007 Award Winners

Christine Mowat, Acting Chairperson of the Plain Language Association International, presented awards to two outstanding visionary leaders in the field of plain language, Mark Adler and Joe Kimble. For the text of Christine's award speeches, see below:

	Mark Adler
	Joe Kimble

2007 PLAIN Conference Presentations

	Welcome speech and associated PowerPoint presentation - by Christine Mowat, Acting Chair, PLAIN President, Wordsmith Associates
	Speech and presentation - by Ron Wahl, In Plain English
	Tools and Techniques for Working with Subject Matter Experts by Nad Rosenberg, TechWRITE, Inc.

Note: Clarity No. 59 will be publishing papers from the Amsterdam conference by April or May, 2008.

International Conference on Modern Legal Drafting

Modernising Construction Contracts in Malaysia
Save the date: July 22 and 24, 2008
Conference brochure and registration form

Reports from past conferences

	Plain Language: Adding Up the Benefits, Washington, D.C., November 2005
	At The Heart of Communication, Toronto, Ontario, September 2002
	Plain Language in Progress, Houston, Texas, February 2000
	Language that works! Calgary, Alberta, September 1997
	More than Just Language, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1995

Conference presentations and reports are copyrighted by their authors and published on the PLAIN Web site with permission. Please contact the author directly for permission to reproduce any of this material.