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rld 2009, at the University of Leicester, 3-4 April 2009, was about “Grasping the Nettle”.
ALL President Pauline Swanton invited delegates ‘facing all manner of challenges‘, to ‘share experiences and information, learn new skills and catch up on news and views‘.
The conference, as ever, embraced and supported languages of all kinds and in all sectors, with a wide variety of sessions and contributors.
Elsewhere, Spain had Europe’s first case of swine flu, and London hosted the G20 summit.