European Federation of Parents of Hearing Impaired Children (FEPEDA) and the Finnish Association of Parents for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (KLVL) are very pleased to invite all Fepeda member associations to participate in the 15th FEPEDA Family Meeting, which will take place at the Harjattula Manor in Turku, Finland from 2nd August till 7th August 2011.

The patron of the family meeting is the President of the Republic of Finland Tarja Halonen.

The main theme of the week is ‘What is it like to be a hearing impaired child or young person in Europe 2011?’ Programme for adults includes interesting lectures and thematic workshops related to this theme. For children and young people there will be plenty of activities arranged at or near the meeting venue.

Enclosed you will find the following further information:

  1) Preliminary programme
  2)Official language and interpreting
  3)Cost and booking
  4)Information on the venues
  5)Information on Turku and Finland
  6)Instructions on registration and payment
  7)Contact details of the organizing team

Family meeting is open for all families of deaf and hard of hearing children of any age. We look forward to seeing you all in Turku!

With best regards

Eeva Tikka President of Fepeda
Sari Paloposki Vicepresident of KLVL, Fepeda Secretariat

EuroFest Finland 2011 program and form

Eurofest Finland 2011 Bulletin 2, March 2011