Live your language: Increasing the use of minority and official languages
The eighth conference of the International Association of Language Commissioners (IALC) was held in Wales on 11 June 2024. The conference provided an opportunity to explore the real effects of legislating in favour of languages in Wales and beyond. As well as practical sessions sharing the experience of Welsh institutions there were contributions by the following main speakers:
- Raymond Théberge, Commissioner of Official Languages, Canada
- Professor Fernand de Varennes, Former UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues
- Séamas Ó Concheanainn, Coimisinéir Teanga
Official Launch of the Conference
A launch event was held prior to the conference on 10 June in Cardiff Bay. The launch was an opportunity to celebrate ten years since the establishment of the IALC in the company of:
- Efa Gruffudd Jones, Welsh Language Commissioner and Chair of the IALC
- Delyth Jewell MS, Chair of the Culture, Communications, Welsh Language, Sport, and International Relations Committee
- Professor Fernand de Varennes, Former UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues
The launch was sponsored by Delyth Jewell MS.
A special thanks to Darwin Gray for their generous sponsorship.
