• All participants are required to register online using this link:https://tinyurl.com/bddm2f4a.
  
  
• Those who will attend but will not present may proceed to confirm their registration by paying their registration fee at their preferred channel of payment and upload proof of payment on the same registration link above.
  
  
• For presenters, payment should be made only after receipt of notice of acceptance by email of their proposal abstract. Presenters will be asked to confirm payment and registration by uploading proof of payment on the same registration link above.
  
  
• Upon receipt of proof of payment, participants will receive a confirmation email and the most recent electronic copy of the 2024 Conference Information Guide. The 2024 Conference Information Guide contains a list of hotels near the conference site and those located within the city, emergency contact numbers, as well as contact information of the conference secretariat and organizers.

General Guidelines on Session Presentation and Presentation Files and File Sharing

1. All plenary presentations have a maximum run of two hours each
2. Plenary presentations can take the form of a mini-lecture, forum/roundtable discussion, fireside chat, performance, or any non-text
3. There is a possibility that some sessions will involve plenary speakers participating virtually via live stream or speaking through pre-recorded
4. Plenary sessions are scheduled in the morning from February 23-25,
5. Plenary speakers are given 45 minutes each for their lecture/presentation, followed by 15 minutes for question and answer (Q&A)/open
6. For approved individual presenters who could not make it physically to the conference, they may record their timed presentation following guidelines on pre-recorded
7. All presenters will be sent a link from where they can upload their presentation with specific
8. All presentation files are preset and queued in a designated computer in an assigned room, hence no storage devices such as USB flash disks are allowed to be accessed using the designated computers by presenters who wish to make last-minute
9. The organizers will make presentation files available upon the owner’s consent to participants in a designated
10. Individual and panel presentation files shall be submitted using the following filename format:

conference track_ family name of presenter_ presentation category (individual, panel)

Examples:

language_nolasco.ppt_individual
literacy_macahilig.ppt_individual
lifelonglearning_arzadon.ppt_panel

11. To avoid cross-platform issues involving file transfers, presenters are enjoined to submit their slide deck in Powerpoint format, accompanied by a .pdf Presenters may replace their submitted slide deck three (3) days before their scheduled presentation.

Paper Presentation Guidelines

1. All panel/paper presentations are allotted 60 minutes per
2. For those submitting proposals as a panel, the following time allocation should be followed:

For panels with two speakers/presenters, 25 minutes each to present, 10 minutes for Q&A; For panels with three speakers/presenters, 15 minutes each to present, 15 minutes Q&A; For panels with four speakers/presenters, 10 minutes each present, 20 minutes Q&A;

For panels with five speakers/presenters 10 minutes each to present, 10 minutes Q&A;

3. Those submitting as individual presenters are given a maximum of 15 minutes to
4. All panel presenters are encouraged to reserve no less than 10 minutes for the Question and Answer (Q&A) and general discussion at the end of the
5. Questions are not to be entertained between The Q&A that takes place after the presentations.

Submit presentation slides here: https://bit.ly/405nqYt.

6. Panel presentations should indicate in their reply to organizers if they prefer their own Otherwise, the Conference organizers shall assign a moderator for their panel. The moderator is chosen from among registered conference participants.
7. In keeping with continuing protocols, and in the event some presenters could not be physically present, a recorded presentation is allowed, provided the presentation material shall be sent or uploaded to a designated site one week before Day 1 of the
8. In self-recording presentations, panel/individual presenters are advised to use a high-quality phone camera or stand-alone video recorder with a resolution of not lower than 0 megapixels and with clear audio and video output. Recorded presentations with loud background noise, with libelous, malicious, sexual, and offensive content will not be accepted.
9. Recorded presentations should strictly observe time allotment as specified Presenters are therefore advised to rehearse their presentation before recording and uploading.
   
   

Session Moderators Guide

1. 1. Communicate with members of the panel they moderate before the (The Conference Committee in charge will provide moderators with contact information.)
   2. Secure copies of presentations of the panel they are
   3. Take note of the key points from the presentations for Q&A answers and
   4. Ensure that sessions start and end on time as the sessions are
   5. Introduce himself/herself and welcome participants to the
   6. Announce the session title, the theme/track, and the time
   7. Announce that the presentation slides used will be available at the designated site/drive after the
   8. Inform everyone that the Q&A and discussion will be at the end of the session, and not after each
   9. Give a brief introduction (one short sentence from the bio note) of the speakers to the
   10. Manage the Q&A and general discussion to flesh our key insights and learnings from the
   11. Summarize, at the end of the session, the key points of the
   12. Thank the speakers for their presentation

The conference provides the venue for indigenous peoples and advocates of indigenous languages and cultures, the academia, government, private sector, and industries to celebrate after more than two years of extended lockdowns and exchange ideas on how communities can work together to meet the common development goals enshrined in the Global Action Plan of the International Decade of Indigenous Languages and those defined in the 2030 Agenda.

Ricardo Ma. D. Nolasco, PhD
Conference Steering Chair
Founding Chair, 170+ Talaytayan MLE Inc     

Rolyn C. Daguil
President, Caraga State University
Conference Steering Committee Co-Chair  
Email: op@carsu.edu.ph

Vicky Tauli Corpus
Executive Director, Tebtebba Foundation
Conference Steering Committee Co-Chair
Email: vicky@tebtebba.org

Joy T. Capistrano
President, Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology

Shella Torralba
Director, Sentro ng Wikang Filipino
Caraga State University

Maria Mercedes Arzadon, PhD
UP College of Education
2024 Conference-Workshop Co-Director
Email: mearzadon@up.edu.ph

Antonio D. Igcalinos
President and Trustee, 170+Talaytayan
Secretariat Committee Co-Chair
Email: tonyigcalinos@gmail.com

Conference Track Chairs

Presenters are advised to make payments only after receipt of Notice of Acceptance. Non- presenters can register and pay anytime. Payments can be made through any of the following:

Bank transfer

Name of Bank                 Philippine National Bank
Branch                              UP Diliman Campus

      Account Name              170+ Talaytayan MLE Inc.

      Account Number           1086 7001 2526

Visa, Mastercard, Amex, JCB credit/debit card payment via PayPal

Send payment to talaytayanmle@gmail.com using your linked account. Write “Payment for Registration of [your name]” in the Notes dialog box.

Pay from your GCash to the PNB bank account number above.

Note: Service fees for payments made via Paypal, e-wallet, or bank transfer shall be paid for by the participant

Click here to complete and confirm your registration: https://tinyurl.com/bddm2f4a. Follow instruction therein on sending proof of payment.

Caraga State University's main campus in Butuan City is the venue of the conference. All activities related to the conference will take place within its campus. To know more information about the university, click here: https://www.carsu.edu.ph/.  

Butuan City is the regional hub and administrative capital of Caraga Region. The city can be reached by bus, plane, and boat from several points in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. The Butuan Airport located in Bancasi is about 30 minutes away from the city center and hosts daily flights of three major local airlines to and from Manila and other key cities in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Transport to and from the airport consists of taxicabs and vans operated by concessionaires.

Butuan City is a major business destination and home to several hotels as well as plenty of budget accommodation. Click this link https://bit.ly/47WwsKC, to copy and paste this link on your browser, to download the list of hotels and inns located near the venue and within the city.

Conference participants are advised to book in advance to take advantage of low, off-season rates. Those who come early and stay after the conference can explore cultural and historical sites within the city. The city government has a list of these sites here: https://www.butuan.gov.ph/tourism/  

For more emergency contact information, click here: https://bit.ly/405MP4n.

The three-day Conference is a paid event. The conference fee covers lunch and snacks for three days, conference kit, and honorarium of invited speakers. Contributions from partner agencies and development organizations are most welcome to cover costs for logistics and communication.