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|project=[[Mental Attributes Profiling System|MAPS]] | |project=[[Mental Attributes Profiling System|MAPS]] | ||
|place= Nicosia <br>Cyprus | |place= Cyprus University, Nicosia <br>Cyprus | ||
|dates= | |dates= 18 May 2002 | ||
|participants_type=Psychologists, Special Educators, Speech Therapists, Scientists, Educators, Parents, Students | |participants_type=Psychologists, Special Educators, Speech Therapists, Scientists, Educators, Parents, Students | ||
|participants_num= | |participants_num= 220 | ||
|total_duration=1 day | |total_duration=1 day | ||
|link= | |link=[http://www.futureworlds.eu/wiki/File:Dyslexia_2002_5th_PressRelease.pdf Press Release] | ||
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The 2002 Conference on Computers and Dyslexia was organized by the [[Dyslexia Group]] of the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]] with co-organizers the [[Cyprus Dyslexia Association]] and [[CYBER KIDS]]. The Coordinator for the organization was [[Stella | The '''2002 Conference on Computers and Dyslexia''', also the 5th, was organized by the [[Dyslexia Group]] of the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]] with co-organizers the [[Cyprus Dyslexia Association]], the Department of English Studies of the University of Cyprus ([[Andreas Papapavlou]], and [[CYBER KIDS]]. The Coordinator for the organization was [[Stella Ioannides]]. Opening and talks by: | ||
* [[Andreas Aloneftis]], ex- Minister | |||
* [[Takis Hadjigeorgiou]], Chair of Education Committee of the Cyprus Parliament | |||
* [[Andreas Demetriou]], Vice Dean of the University of Cyprus | |||
Speakers included Dr. Rod Nicolson from the University of Sheffield (UK), who offered an overview of latest delevlopments in the field, Dr. [[Timotheos Papadopoulos]] from the University of Cyprus who presentd his team's new program on intervention, and Dr. Maria Zafrana, from Aristoteleion University in Athens, who talked about the need for a complete re-design of education. Mrs. Aleca Palekythritou, Secretary of [[Cyprus Dyslexia Association]] informed about the association's pioneering initiatives especially in the area of legal aspects. | |||
==Workshops== | |||
* Dr. [[Yiannis Laouris]] and [[Pantelis Makris]] organized a special workshop to train special educators and psychologists in the application of the [[Mental Attributes Profiling System]] instrument. | |||
* Dr. Maria Zafran organized a workshop to share Mantesorry materials for promoting child development. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Dyslexia5Conf 02 01.jpg | File:Dyslexia5Conf 02 01.jpg | ||
File:Dyslexia5Conf 02 02.jpg | File:Dyslexia5Conf 02 02.jpg | ||
