29th January 2017.
"AFRICA FEDERATION OF SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS (AFSLI) CONFERENCE POSTPONED".
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) for the Africa Federation of Sign Language Interpreters (AFSLI) conference in conjunction with Deaf Resources Center (DRC), Association of Sign Language Interpreters of Nigeria (ASLIN) and the Nigeria National Association of the Deaf (NNAD) national Headquarter, regret to announce the postponement of the conference earlier slated to hold in Abuja, Nigeria from 13th to 17th March 2017. This is with immediate effect.
While efforts were being made to ensure a hitch free conference in the Nigeria Federal Capital it suddenly came to the notice of the LOC that the Abuja Airport which most participants from the international community have booked for their safe landings will be shutdown by the federal government to allow for major renovation works at the Airport effective from 8th March to 23th April 2017. Therefore we had no other option than to delay the conference by three months.
The LOC wish to inform both local and international participants and the general public that the next hosting month and dates for the AFSLI Conference are 24th to 28th May 2017 respectively. Other logistics will be communicated and make known in due time.
Participants and all intending donors and partners may wish to use the ample time provided by the shift to make ends meet.
All inconveniences are highly regrettable.
Signed:
Julius Shemang.
(Publicity Secretary)
For: LOC.
