The 2017 ECSPM symposium, attended by about 100 language professionals, was organised with the support of the Hellenic Open University and the School of Education of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. It addressed three themes a) the social, aesthetic and linguistic literacies for the creative participation in European societies of displaced populations and people in adversity; b) the role of translation, technology and linguistic resources for the safe-guarding of multilingualism in Europe; c) The work of other ECSPM member and partner organisations. Below is a link to the programme and links to the speakers’ PPT presentations.

‘CURING THE LIMBO’: AN INTERVENTION FOR THE INTEGRATION OF REFUGEES BY THE MUNICIPALITY OF ATHENS
Prof. Thalia Dragona

RESEARCH-DRIVEN EDUCATIONAL ACTIONS FOR REFUGEES: THE P.R.E.S.S.
Prof. George Androulakis

DEMOCRATIC SCHOOL GOVERNANCE FOR INCLUSION: A WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACH
Prof. Mary Leontsini

CRITICAL SKILLS IN LIFE AND WORK: A PROJECT FOCUSED ON IMMIGRANT POPULATIONS
Dr. Cor van der Meer

PRO-LANGUAGE: THE PROTECTIVE ROLE OF LANGUAGE IN GLOBAL MIGRATION & MOBILITY: LANGUAGE POLICIES IN REFUGEE SETTINGS
Prof. Theo Marinis

EUROPEAN LANGUAGE RESOURCE COORDINGATION 
Dr. Stelios Piperidis

‘CRACKING THE LANGUAGE BARRIER’ FOR A MULTILINGUAL EUROPE
Dr. Georg Rehm

LAF: EUROPEAN PLATFORM FOR LITERARY EXCHANGE, TRANSLATION AND POLICY DEBATE
Alexandra Büchler

EUROPEAN ARTISTS’ RIGHTS
Guðrún Gísladóttir

PRESENTING THE NETWORK TO PROMOTE LINGUISTIC DIVERSITY
Vicent Fenollar i Sastre

THE WORK OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE OF MODERN LANGUAGES
Sarah Breslin

PRESENTING THE LIFELONG LEARNING PLATFORM – EUROPEAN CIVIL SOCIETY FOR EDUCATION
Ulla-Alexandra Mattl

PRESENTING THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF LANGUAGE TEACHER ASSOCIATIONS
Prof. Terry Lamb

PRESENTING THE WORK OF THE EUROPEAN FEDERATION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS FOR LANGUAGE
Johan Van Hoorde

PRESENTING THE CENTER FOR MULTILINGUALISM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KONSTANZ
Prof. Tanja Rinker