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La Francophonie in the Caribbean and Beyond

An online symposium
Held Friday, December 5, 2003
by the Hispanic Division of the Library of Congress

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On December 5, 2003, the Hispanic Division presented a symposium devoted to both the context of La Francophonie and the experience of living within the global French-language community. In recognition of the bicentennial of its independence, special attention was devoted to Haiti. The languages of the symposium were English and French. Simultaneous interpretation of French to English was provided by conference participant Dr. Marie Racine.

Welcoming remarks


Dr. Georgette Dorn
Chief, Hispanic Division

Dr. Dorn's Remarks (0:27)


Dr. Joan Higbee,
French Caribbean Specialist, Hispanic Division

Dr. Higbee's Remarks (1:53)

The Context and Diversity of La Francophonie

Introduction (2:15)
-- Dr. Joan Higbee

The Context and Diversity of La Francophonie (28:54)
--Dr. Marie Racine



Dr. Marie Racine

The Rare Book Bibliographie of Saint-Domingue

Introduction
Dr. Joan Higbee
and Interpretation by Dr. Marie Racine

The Rare Book Bibliography of Saint-Domingue (40:42)
--Mr. Patrick Tardieu


Dr. Marie Racine and Mr. Patrick Tardieu

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie on the World-Wide Web: The Campus Numérique de Port-au-Prince

Introduction
Dr. Joan Higbee
and interpretation by Dr. Marie Racine

The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie on the World-Wide Web: The Campus Numérique de Port-au-Prince (29:15)
--Dr. Abdoulaye Salifou



Dr Abdoulaye Salifou and Dr. Marie Racine

The following web sites compliment presentations made by symposium participants. Addresses are listed after the name and topic of the relevant speaker.

Dr. Marie Racine, La Francophonie:

AGENCE INTERGOUVERNEMENTALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE http://agence.francophonie.org/;
ASSEMBLEE PARLEMENTAIRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE http://apf.francophonie.org/;
ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALE DES MAIRES FRANCOPHONE http://www.aimf.asso.fr/index_temp.asp;
LA FRANCOPHONIE http://www.france.diplomatie.fr/francophonie/index.html;
ORGANISATION INTERNATIONALE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE http://www.francophonie.org/.

Mr. Patrick Tardieu, The Rare Book Bibliography of Saint Dominigue:

BIBLIOTHEQUE HAITIENNE DES PERES DU SAINT-ESPRIT (no current link available)
BIBLIOTHEQUES ET ARCHIVES D'HAITI (no current link available)

Dr. Abdoulaye Salifou, The Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie on the World-Wide Web: The Campus Numérique de Port-au-Prince:

AGENCE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE (AUF) http://www.auf.org/;
AGENCE UNIVERSITAIRE DE LA FRANCOPHONIE. BUREAU CARAIBE http://www.caraibe.auf.org/;
INSTITUT FRANCOPHONE DES NOUVELLES TECHNOLOGIES DE L'INFORMATION ET DE LA FORMATION (INTIF) http://intif.francophonie.org/.

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