
Programme
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19:00 Welcome Reception at KUNSTEN – see details
09:00 Opening of the conference:
Lars Søbye, Principal of Centre for Deafblindness and Hearing Loss, chair of the Local Planning Committee
Gillian Morbey, President of Deafblind International (DbI)
Mai Mercado, Minister for Children and Social Affairs in Denmark (video)
Ulla Astman, Chair of the Regional Council in The North Denmark Region
Marianne Thyssen, European Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs, Skills and Labour Mobility (video)
Jude Nicholas, chair of the Scientific Committee
10:00 Coffee break
10:30 Jude Nicholas (Norway) and Liz Duncan (United Kingdom), Scientific Committee (SC) Introduction to the opening plenary speech and the sub topic Social Connectedness
10:45 Chief Executive Richard Hawkes, British Asian Trust (United Kingdom) and ass. prof. Niels-Henrik Møller Hansen, The Centre for Youth Research, Aalborg University (Denmark) Isolation according to Social connectedness – the general human aspect
11:45 Break
12:00 Workshops – Session 1 – see details
12:45 Lunch
14:15 Workshops – Session 2 – see details
15:00 Posters & coffee break – see poster details
15:30 Liz Duncan, SC Introduction
15:35 Scott Davert (USA) Technology according to social connectedness
16:15 Torbjörn Svensson (Sweden) and Machteld Cossee (The Netherlands) Identity according to social connectedness
16:45 Rasmus Munk Pedersen (Denmark) How talking tactile with more than one gives access to social connectedness
17:00-17.15 Ole E. Mortensen (Denmark) Ending the day
17.30-19.00 Special event (not part of the scientific programme):
The small world of Macteld Cossee – a documentary and following talk with Macteld Cossee Room: W1 / Det lille Teater (1st floor)
08:15 Practical information
08:30 Ole E. Mortensen Moderation
09:00 Jude Nicholas, SC Introduction to the sub topic Touch and to the plenary speech
09:05 Dr. Alberto Gallace, University of Milano-Bicocca (Italy) Touch and the Body: tactile awareness and the science of interpersonal touch
10:15 Jude Nicholas and Linda Eriksson (Sweden), SC A brief response to the plenary
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Workshops – Session 3 – see details
11:45 Break
12:00 Workshops – Session 4 – see details
12:45 Lunch
14:15 Workshops – Session 5 – see details
15:00 Posters & coffee break – see poster details
15:30 Jude Nicholas and Linda Eriksson, SC Introducing the personal stories
15:45 Karine Vassbotn Hestholm (Norway) and Grzegorz Kozłowski (Poland) A personal story from a person with acquired deafblindness on the importance of the sense of touch
16:30 Grete Steigen (Norway) and Kari Schjøll Brede (Norway), SC A personal story from a parent/professional working with people with congenital deafblindness on the importance of the sense of touch in developing communication, reducing social isolation and improving social connections
17:00-17.15 Ole E. Mortensen Ending the day
17:30 Special event (not part of the scientific programme):
Demo: Tactile aids
Room W5 / Latinerstuen
08:15 Practical information
08:30 Ole E. Mortensen Moderation
09:00 Trees van Nunen (The Netherlands), SC Introduction to the sub topic Closeness and to the plenary speech
09:05 Prof. J.P.J. (Joris) Slaets, University Medical Centre Groningen (The Netherlands) Closeness and ageing
10:00 Liz Duncan and Sanja Tarczay (Croatia) Personal stories and the relation to deafblindness
10:30 Coffee break
11:00 Marleen Janssen (The Netherlands) and Hans-Erik Frölander (Sweden) Introduction to the Research Symposium
Research Symposium with the presentation of the latest research – see details Room: PL / Europahallen
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11.00 Special event (not part of the scientific programme): Ethics, Economy and Human Rights – the Great Debate – see details
Reflective presentations on financial, ethical and human right issues followed by a panel and plenary debate with focus on the tension between the three issues Room: W3 / Musiksalen
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11.00 Special event (not part of the scientific programme): Visit to Centre for Deafblindness and Hearing Loss in Aalborg – see details
13:00 Lunch
14:15 Workshops – Session 6 – see details
15:00 Posters & coffee break – see poster details
15:30-17.00 Network meetings
18:45 Pre-dinner drinks and Social Dinner, Comwell Hotel Hvide Hus – see details
9:15 Practical information
9:30 Ole E. Mortensen Moderation
Speeches about the future from the voices of:
10:00 Frank Kat (The Netherlands) The future from the voice of DbI
10:15 Stefan Wiik (Sweden) The future from the voice of the parents
10:30 Sanja Tarczay (Croatia) The future from the voice of organizations of deafblindness
10:45 Coffee break
11:15 Henriette Hermann Olesen (Denmark), SC Introduction to the plenary speech
11.20 Ass. Prof Joakim Garff, Søren Kierkegaard Research Centre, University of Copenhagen (Denmark) In the vision of great Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard
11:55 Closing speech by SC
12:00 Gillian Morbey, DbI Awards and closing of the conference
13:00 Lunch or lunch-to-go
