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DESCRIPTION:In a multicultural and multilingual country such as Canada\, la
 nguage issues and language politics are omnipresent. And yet\, linguistic 
 diversity is all too often a missing category of Equity\, Diversity and In
 clusion (EDI) initiatives and strategic plans. What exactly is linguistic 
 diversity\, and how can it be measured? What is the role of multilingualis
 m and linguistic diversity in EDI? And\, perhaps most importantly\, why sh
 ould linguistic diversity matter to us at all?\n\nIn this panel discussion
 \, we will consider linguistic diversity as an intrinsically EDI concern. 
 We'll delve into the correlation between linguistic diversity and creativi
 ty and innovation as drivers of equitable and inclusive societal growth\; 
 the connection between linguistic diversity and diverse knowledge building
  in academia and beyond\; and how linguistic diversity and cognitive healt
 h correlate. We'll also consider how these often neglected benefits of lin
 guistic diversity contribute to the development of more inclusive and soci
 ally-sustainable communities.\n\n \n\nLinguistic diversity is also a conce
 rn that has particular relevance to the digital space. In today's increasi
 ngly digitalized world\, a language that does not have a digital voice\, i
 s a language that does not exist. How can linguistic diversity be preserve
 d in the digital age? Are digital technologies\, including AI\, contributi
 ng positively to preserving and promoting linguistic and cultural diversit
 y\, especially in the case of digitally-disadvantaged languages\, such us 
 Indigenous languages? What barriers to inclusion are faced by minority lan
 guages in the digital space\, and how might digital technologies be design
 ed so as to promote linguistic diversity?\n\n \n\nJoin our interdisciplina
 ry panel of experts in their exploration of these and many other critical 
 questions\, and learn how language\, EDI concerns\, and technology interse
 ct in ways you may not have considered before.\n\n \n\nModerator:\n\nCarol
 a Weil\, Dean of Continuing Studies\n\n \n\nPanelists:\n\nMaría Sierra Cór
 doba Serrano\, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Director\, M.Sc.(A
 ) in Multilingual Digital Communication\, ɬÀï·¬ School of Continuing Stud
 ies \n\n \n\nMichael David Miller\, Associate Librarian\, ɬÀï·¬ Universit
 y Libraries\n	\n	Cecily Raynor\, Associate Professor of Digital Humanities\,
  Undergraduate Program Director (LLC) & Director of Latin American and Car
 ibbean Studies (LACS)\, ɬÀï·¬\n\n \n\nSiva Reddy\, Assistant P
 rofessor\, School of Computer Science and Department of Linguistics\, McGi
 ll University\, Canada CIFAR AI Chair\n\n \n\n\n	Register\n\n
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LOCATION:Room 1041\, 10th floor <br> 680 Sherbrooke St. West <br>Montreal\,
  Quebec<br>H3A 2M7 CANADA
SUMMARY:Homecoming: Linguistic Diversity and Inclusion in the Digital Age 
URL:/continuingstudies/channels/event/homecoming-lingu
 istic-diversity-and-inclusion-digital-age-360096
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