Think Tank
Programme
| FRIDAY, 27
July |
|
| 17:00 | Arrivals Meet at the Queen Mother Building Evening Meal from 18:00 |
SATURDAY, 28 July |
|
| Time | Topic |
| 08.30 | Registration |
| 09.00 | Welcome |
| 09.15 | Session 1:
Keynote Jinny Storr (Shirley McNaughton) |
| 10.00 | Session 2: Bliss
as
a Language Ann Sutton: A reflection on the relationship of Blissymbolics with natural languages and picture based systems |
| 11.00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 11.30 | Session 3: Bliss
as
a Language Sally Millar: tba |
| 12.30 | LUNCH |
| 13.45 | Session 4: Bliss
as
a Language David McNaughton: Adoption of Blissymbolics and Diffusion of Innovations |
| 14.50 | Tea/Coffee |
| 15.10 | Session 5:
Character sets / Fonts Michael Everson: The Blissymbols Character Set and Font - Writing in the language of Bliss |
| 16.15 | Session 6:
Character sets / Fonts George Sutton: Blissymbolics: Path to the Future |
| 17.15 | Close of day |
| 19.00 | Ceilidh &
Meal
All Souls’ Church Hall The Phenobarbitones Band Click here to learn some dances... (opens new window) |
SUNDAY, 29 July |
|
| Time | Topic |
| 08.30 | Registration |
| 09.00 | Introduction to Day 2 |
| 09.00 | Session 7:
Technology/Fonts Peter Watson: Font Development |
| 10.00 | Session 8:
Applications David MacKay: Bliss-Dasher - Efficient semantic writing with any muscle. You might want to watch a general-purpose Dasher presentation on Google Video to get a better idea about what is going on in Dasher. Click here to open another window with the presentation. |
| 11.00 | Tea/Coffee |
| 11.30 | Session 9: Bliss
and the WWW Russell Galvin: How BCI can help overcome technological barriers to Blissymbolics Usage on the Internet |
| 12.30 | LUNCH |
| 13.45 | Session 10:
Concept
Coding Andy Judson: The Internet and Concept Coding Framework |
| 14.50 | Tea/Coffee |
| 15.10 | Session 11: Mats Lundälv: Blissymbolics - a Bridge to Communication |
| 16.10 | Session 12: The
Way
Forward tba |
| 17.00 | Close of day |
| 17.30 | Walk along Tay
River (Discovery Quay & Docks) Followed by Chinese Buffet |
| Affiliate Meeting Arrivals |