Plain
Language
Conferences

The Plain Language Association International holds an international conference every two years, focusing on the standards, research, and practice of plain language and related professions.

These conferences bring together plain-language experts from around the world to present the latest research and techniques. We invite professionals from all fields to attend and explore the benefits of plain language in their work.

2007 PLAIN Conference

PLAIN's sixth international conference was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands
from Oct. 11-14, 2007.

The Six Intenational Plain Language Conference brought together experts from around the world to present the latest research and techniques in plain language.

The conference was hosted by Bureautaal, a Dutch communications consulting agency specializing in plain language.

2007 Award Winners

Christine Mowat, Acting Chairperson of the Plain Language Association International, presented awards to two outstanding visionary leaders in the field of plain language, Mark Adler and Joe Kimble. For the text of Christine's award speeches, see below:

• Mark Adler
• Joe Kimble

2007 PLAIN Conference Presentations

• Welcome speech and associated PowerPoint presentation - by Christine Mowat, Acting Chair, PLAIN
  President, Wordsmith Associates
  
• Speech and presentation - by Ron Wahl, In Plain English
  
• Tools and Techniques for Working with Subject Matter Experts by Nad Rosenberg, TechWRITE, Inc.

Note: Clarity No. 59 will be publishing papers from the Amsterdam conference by April or May, 2008.

2009 PLAIN Conference - Sydney, Australia

Raising the Standard!
Save the dates: October 15 - 17, 2009

Reports from past conferences

• Plain Language: Adding Up the Benefits, Washington, D.C., November 2005
• At The Heart of Communication, Toronto, Ontario, September 2002
• Plain Language in Progress, Houston, Texas, February 2000
• Language that works! Calgary, Alberta, September 1997
• More than Just Language, Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1995

Conference presentations and reports are copyrighted by their authors and published on the PLAIN Web site with permission. Please contact the author directly for permission to reproduce any of this material.