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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:iceb-announce@groups.io">iceb-announce@groups.io</a> <<a href="mailto:iceb-announce@groups.io">iceb-announce@groups.io</a>> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Natalie Martiniello<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><img border=0 width=697 height=73 style='width:7.2604in;height:.7604in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D9F14F.BB238D40" alt="Logo for ICEB, International Council on English Braille"></span><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center;text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>International Council on English Braille<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Eighth General Assembly<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoTitle><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Call for papers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Date</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>: 27<sup>th</sup> September 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Introduction<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The International Council on English Braille (ICEB) is holding its Eighth General Assembly from Saturday, 25 May 2024 to Thursday, 30 May 2024 at The Grand Millennium hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. We are delighted to invite friends of braille to submit papers (either full presentations or shorter posters) for delivery at the event. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The theme for the week will be “Two Centuries of Braille”. Between the ages of 13 and 16, Louis Braille worked on perfecting the basis of the braille system. Join us as we celebrate achievements in the world of braille and look forward to the exciting innovations and developments ahead. The following list gives some ideas for topics; however, it is not exhaustive. If you have something exciting you would like to share please get in touch:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Electronic reading of braille across different devices.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Research, education and teaching of braille to children.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Technological developments in braille production.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Research and Teaching of braille to blind adults, including issues related to computer-assisted environments.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Tactile graphics: research into readability and cost-effective production techniques.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Methods and issues surrounding braille writing. <o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>UEB research and results of UEB implementation.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Challenges facing developing countries in the production and teaching of braille.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The future of braille code monitoring and maintenance.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>For further inspiration please see the </span><a href="https://iceb.org/GA20.html"><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'>papers presented at the last General Assembly</span></a><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB'> held online in 2020.</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><h1><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Process for submission<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>There will be two categories of papers, either a presentation or a poster session. If your paper is about a product, it will be categorised as a poster session.<o:p></o:p></span></p><h2><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal'>Abstracts<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Closing date for submission of Abstracts of up to 400 words is Saturday, November 18th, 2023. Late abstracts will only be considered if there are insufficient suitable abstracts received by the due date. Please provide the abstracts as Microsoft Word or text (.txt) attachments to </span><a href="mailto:natalina.martiniello@umontreal.ca"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>natalina.martiniello@umontreal.ca</span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Abstracts will be assessed and selected by the Papers Subcommittee of the ICEB, who will advise submitters of the acceptance (or non-acceptance) of their papers by Friday, December 8th, 2023.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>What to include in your abstrac</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>t: To assist the Committee in assessing your proposal, please ensure that you address the following points as part of your abstract of up to 400 words:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><ul style='margin-top:0in' type=disc><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Title of paper;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Is the paper for inclusion as a presentation or poster session;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Name(s) of author(s), including organisational or corporate affiliations;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Contact details of author(s) (address, telephone and email);<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Key objectives of paper - up to five key points;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Outline of paper;<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Name and contact details of presenter of the paper (if different from above).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul><h2><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-style:normal'>Papers (posters or presentations)<o:p></o:p></span></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Completed papers are due by February 29th, 2024 as both a Microsoft Word file and a braille file (brf/dxb). The brf files should be 25 lines by 30 cells, suitable for embossing on A4 or 8.5 by 11-inch paper. Note – If you are unable to produce a braille file, we can give you guidelines on how to do this. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The papers should be sent to Natalie Martiniello </span><a href="mailto:natalina.martiniello@umontreal.ca"><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>natalina.martiniello@umontreal.ca</span></a><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Presentations should be a maximum of 3,500 words in length, exclusive of abstract, footnotes and appendices. Posters should be no longer than 1,350 words.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Papers may be written by two or more co-authors, or by an individual. Authors or co-authors need not be delegates to the General Assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>All accepted papers will be emailed to ICEB member countries by March 29th, 2024. This deadline is so that delegates may read and discuss the contents with others prior to their attending the General Assembly.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-14.35pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Delivery of Papers<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Delivery of full presentations</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>: As delegates are expected to have read the paper, each presenter will be asked to give a summary of their paper in up to 25 minutes, allowing time for questions and discussion to follow. A presenter is not required to be a paper's author/co-author nor to be a delegate to the Assembly. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Delivery of poster sessions</span></b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>: Each presenter will have 10 minutes to explain and demonstrate their item. Delegates will then be able to explore the products further in an exhibition area. Poster speakers should ensure that their posters are accessible to blind attendees.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please note that papers and posters are to be presented in person. Due to the full schedule, time limits will be maintained. All accepted papers will be published in the proceedings of the General Assembly and will be posted on the ICEB website after the Assembly. Presenters will be expected to register and pay for attendance at the General Assembly. If you have any further questions, please write to <a href="mailto:info@iceb.org">info@iceb.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-14.35pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h1><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Summary of due dates:<o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-14.35pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>November 18th, 2023: Abstracts due.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-14.35pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>December 8th, 2023: Abstracts selected and submitters contacted via email<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-14.35pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>February 29th, 2024: Completed papers due.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.2in;text-indent:-14.35pt;text-autospace:none'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>March 29th, 2024: Accepted papers distributed to ICEB delegations via email<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><span lang=FR-CA><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>