April 21-23, 2010 

April 17, 18 and 19: 

Welcoming of delegates and guests at the airport and bus terminal 

April 19: 

9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Pre-Conference Courses (2 Courses) 

2:00 p.m.: Meeting with Cuban delegates and registration (Sede Celia Sánchez, University of Holguín, City of Holguín) 

3:30 p.m.: Meeting with international delegates and registration (Hotel Atlántico, Guardalavaca, and Hotel Pernik, City of Holguín) 

April 20: 

7:40 a.m.: International participants taken by bus from Atlántico, Brisas and Río de Mares hotels to the Sede Celia Sánchez Manduley of the University of Holguín, in the City of Holguín 

9:00 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: Pre-Conference Courses and Official Opening of the Conference (Sede Celia Sánchez, University of Holguín, City of Holguín) 

1:30 p.m.: Meeting of the International Organizing Committee 

3:00 p.m.: City Tour 

4:30 p.m.: Opening plenary speaker; Hotel Pernik, City of Holguín 

5:15 p.m.: Reception, cocktail; Hotel Pernik, City of Holguín 

6:30: Buses leave to take delegates and guests back to their hotels 


April 21: 

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session (Hotel Atlántico – Room A) 

Keynote Lecture: The Value of a Language Corpus in Textbook and Lesson Design 
Prof. Joan Saslow, TESOL consultant and author of EFL textbook New York, USA Download abstract here

10:30 to 11:00 a.m. Official Opening of the IV International Seminar on Canadian Studies (Hotel Atlántico – Room B) 

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Conference Paper Sessions (Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Hotel Atlántico) 

2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Conference Paper Sessions (Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Hotel Atlántico) 


April 22: 

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session (Hotel Atlántico – Room A) 

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Conference Paper Sessions (Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Hotel Atlántico) 

2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Conference Paper Sessions (Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Hotel Atlántico) 

8:30 p.m. Cultural Gala (Área Animación, Guardalavaca) 


April 23: 

9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. Plenary Session (Hotel Atlántico – Room A) 

10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Conference Paper Sessions (Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Hotel Atlántico) 

2:30 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Conference Paper Sessions (Rooms 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Hotel Atlántico) 

4:00 p.m. Closing