Congratulations to Dr Ruying Qi on the launch of the Bilingualism Resesarch Laboratory of which she is Director! Prof. Yip and Prof. Matthews were invited to give keynote speeches at the 2nd Symposium on Bilingualism and Intercultural Communication at the University of Western Sydney.

Prof. Virginia Yip and Prof. Stephen Matthews will give invited lectures in the Distinguished Speaker Series in the 2nd Symposium on Bilingualism and Intercultural Communication, August 7 and 9, Sydney, Australia.

The main purpose of this special workshop supported by the School of Humanities and Communication Arts, University of Western Sydney and Fairfield City Council for Bilingualism is to highlight the potentials and challenges of raising bilingual children. The presenters are leading international experts whose main area of expertise is childhood and community bilingualism. Participants of this workshop will have the rare opportunity to share their experiences and to learn from distinguished leaders in the field. Local participants will enjoy shared knowledge and insights with UWS academics and students who are future educators and bilingualism workers at this special workshop.