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The campaign's main platform is an annual international conference attracting organisations, experts, trainers and policy makers from the fields of literacy and education. The LitCam Conference takes place during the Frankfurt Book Fair, providing a forum to present the current status of literacy, basic education and media literacy around the world. Each year, the conference is moderated by a renowned keynote speaker and various worldwide organizations present their projects. The LitCam Conference is complemented by a series of workshops on three core issues, rounded off by an evening get together.
The goal is to establish an international platform for the exchange of experiences and ideas and to raise international awareness. The LitCam Conference is positioned as the main annual event of the UN Literacy Decade. Shashi Tharoor, the acclaimed Indian novelist and former Under-Secretary General of the United Nations, acts as the LitCam patron. The LitCam Launch Event on 2 October 2006 took place under the patronage of Shashi Tharoor and included guests such as Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands. The LitCam Conference 2009 takes place on 12 and 13 October at the Congress Center of the Frankfurt Fair. The topic for 2009 is "Literacy and Media" Save the Date!!! |
