Language Policy Hackathon

Pii and MCIS Language Solutions invites you to our full day Language Policy Hackathon to discover and create solutions towards removing cultural and language barriers in our every day lives. Individuals from Cabinet Office, Ministries of Health, Education, Labor and more will  be present to lend insights to mitigate cultural barriers in health services, job training and employment, labor relations services, media and communications, and criminal justice issues such as human trafficking. A Keynote Speech will be delivered by Award-winning Filmmaker, judge at TIFF, HotDocts, Min Sook Lee. This will also be an opportunity for academics and policy professionals to work with managers in language services along with non-profits that help the public with these crucial issues. Representatives from multiple Non-profit organizations across Ontario will be present to help participants create solutions including WelcomeHomeTO, Lifeline Syria and more! A final report will be published documenting the participants' names (if consent is provided) and solutions, along with a best practices consultation guide resulting from the sessions. Breakfast and Lunch are included!  Please RSVP by Friday January 25th, and bring your laptops! Table Topics: Immigration and Social Services, Criminal Justice, Education and Job Training, News and Media, Legal Services, Healthcare, Labour Relations. **Videographers and photographers will be present** Hackathon Agenda 8:30am – 9:00 am – Breakfast and registration 9:00 am - 9:15 am – Opening Remarks and Prayer by First Nations Elder, Verne Ross  9:15am - 9:30am - Keynote Speech by Min Sook Lee  9:30 am - 10:20am -  Background presentations on language policy issues  10:15am - 10:30 am - Break  10:30 am - 12:30pm - Journey-mapping workshop  12:30 pm-1:15 pm - Lunch 1:15 pm - 2:45pm – Journey-mapping Implementation 2:45 pm-3:00 pm - Break  3:00pm - 3:15pm - Video showing and experience sharing 3:15pm – 4:00pm -  Report back of findings  4:00 -4:45pm – Feedback on solutions  4:45pm - 5:00pm - Closing remarks, Closing Prayer by First Nations Elder, Verne Ross