Friday, November 4th
9:00 Accreditation of participants
9:30 Opening ceremony:
- Carles Padilla, Dean of the Faculty of Language Studies, Translation and Communication, Universitat de València
- Rubén Trenzano, Director-general for Language Policy and Multilingualism Management
- Susanna Pardines, Coordinator of Fundació Nexe’s Identity and Culture Lab
10:00 Inaugural session: «What is the place of multilingualism in the present EU? The European Roadmap for Linguistic Diversity». Vicent Climent-Ferrando, Network to Promote Linguistic Diversity (NPLD). Introduced by Raquel Casesnoves (UPF)
11:30 AM. Coffee break
12:00 noon. Panel: «The official status of languages and linguistic rights». Moderated by Rafael Castelló (UV)
- The case of Finland. Kaisa Kepsu-Lescelius, Head of the think tank Magma’s Research Department
- The case of Catalonia. Bernat Joan i Marí, Member of the European Parliament (2004-2007) and Secretary of Language Policy of the Catalan Government (2007-2010)
- The case of Valencian Country: Anselm Bodoque, Universitat de València
- The case of Wales: Patrick Carlin, Cardiff University
14:00 PM. Lunchtime
16:00 PM. Panel: «Europe and linguistic rights». Moderated by Vicenta Tasa (UV)
- «The legal landscape for linguistic diversity in Europe». Eva Pons, Universitat de Barcelona
- «The management of multilingualism in Europe». Miquel Strubell, LINGUAPAX INTERNATIONAL
- «Protocol to Ensure Language Rights: Civil society empowerment». Paul Bilbao, Kontseilua Secretary General and European Language Equality Network (ELEN) Vice-President
17:30 PM. Second session: «Linguistic (in)security in Europe: on the ineffectiveness of multilateral conventions», Albert Branchadell, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Introduced by Miquel Nicolàs (UV)
19:00 Closing ceremony
- Xabier Macías, President of the Centre Maurits Coppieters
- Miquel Nicolàs, Catalan Philology Departament, Universitat de València
- Gonçal Grau, President of Fundació Nexe