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Pre-conference Workshops  
 

Four pre-conference workshops will be held on 8th Dec 2008 (Mon) in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. They will be led by our plenary speakers. Two workshops will be offered simultaneously:

8 Dec 2008 (Mon)
Morning session (9a.m. - 12noon)
8 Dec 2008 (Mon)
Afternoon session (2 - 5p.m.)

A. Prof GU Yueguo
Come to Grips with Video Data ¡X Introducing Techniques in Agent-Oriented Modeling and Video Data-Mining

Venue: BC 303

C. Prof Giovanni Parodi
Corpus linguistics approaches and
the study of disciplinary-oriented genres

Venue: BC 303

B. Prof Janet Holmes
Making talk work and making work talk: developing teaching materials from workplace discourse**

Venue: BC 304

D. Prof Patrice Buzzanell
Current Trends in Organizational Communication Theory and Research

Venue: BC 304

The early bird registration fee for each workshop is HK$500 (student rate: HK$250) Workshop registration fee does not include lunch. Please refer to the registration page for further information.

**Workshop B is Full! There are enough participants on the waiting list and no registration for workshop B will be accepted from now on.

If there are any dropouts, participants on the waiting list will be offered a place on a first-come first-served basis. Please do not pay until you are notified that a place is reserved for you.

If you have registered for the workshop(s) but cannot attend for any reasons, we would appreciate it if you could let us know by 1 December (Mon). We will give the opportunity to other interested participants.