Pre- and post-congress excursions 2018

Some details of the excursions before and after the Second Tri-nation Congress 2018 in Bekasi, Indonesia, have been released. The pre-congress excursion will be in Anyer, 23 to 27 March 2018. The program will be mainly about coastal activities and the volcano Krakatoa. The post-congress excursion will be in Bali, 3 to 6 April 2018. The program is to be determined.

Free Language Festival in Hunters Hill (NSW)

The Language Festival Association is hosting a free language festival on Saturday, 15 July 2017, at Gladesville Road Community Centre, Hunters Hill. The purpose of this language festival is to promote awareness of language diversity, by providing “tasters” of multiple languages and cultures in a fun environment. A highlight will be a fascinating presentation by Australian linguist, Dr Gregory Cooper, on ‘Accents and Pronunciation’. In the early 1980s Dr Cooper travelled to remote north-western Pakistan to study an as-yet unwritten […]

Free Language Festival in Liverpool (NSW)

The Language Festival Association is hosting a free language festival on Saturday, 6 May 2017, at Liverpool Library. The purpose of this language festival is to promote awareness of language diversity, by providing “tasters” of multiple languages and cultures in a fun environment. A highlight will be a fascinating presentation by Australian linguist, Dr Gregory Cooper, on ‘Accents and Pronunciation’. In the early 1980s Dr Cooper travelled to remote north-western Pakistan to study an as-yet unwritten language. Just by interacting […]

2017 congress: photos & comments

Australia-New Zealand Congress/Summer school – Brisbane (06 – 15 January 2017) The 2017 Congress and Summer school was held at International House, 1/5 Rock St, St Lucia QLD 4067. Our special guest was JoMo, a singer from Occitania, France, well known in the Esperanto community for his energetic and toe-tapping songs. The program included: • Esperanto classes in two levels • Famous Australian author Trevor Steele, on the history & culture of Esperanto • Evening of theatre and music • […]

Free Language Festival in Erina (NSW Central Coast)

The Language Festival Association is hosting a free language festival on Saturday, 3 December, at Erina Fair. The purpose of this language festival is to promote awareness of language diversity, by providing “tasters” of multiple languages and cultures in a fun environment. A highlight will be a fascinating presentation by Australian linguist, Dr Gregory Cooper. In the early 1980s Dr Cooper travelled to remote north-western Pakistan to study an as-yet unwritten language. Just by interacting directly with the native speakers, […]

2016 Tri-nation congress report

Tri-nation Esperanto congress and summerschool, Bandung, Indonesia : 23 – 28 Mar 2016 “Selamat Datang untuk congress Darby trunk negara pertama. Welcome to the tri-nation Esperanto congress.” With these words, the three national associations welcomed 101 participants, among them 40 foreigners. When we (Australians, Indonesians and New Zealanders) decided to organise this tri-nation congress in January 2015 we hesitated and – of course – feared a flop. But ultimately we were able to harvest and enjoy the fruits of our […]

Annual General Meeting (by Skype): 12 Dec 2015

The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of AEA will be held on 12 December 2015 at 4:30 pm (Eastern summertime) by Skype. If you wish to take part in the meeting, please send your Skype name to the president, Sandor Horvath at sandorhorvath07 [at] gmail.com, by 11 December. We have arranged it this way because our AGMs normally occur during congresses, but the next one will be in March 2016, in Indonesia.