Programme

Day 1 – Wednesday 18 June 2025

12:00-14:00 Registration & networking
14:00-14:30 Welcome
14:30-15:30 Accessible communication | Matamala
15:30-16:15 Making English work: How comprehensibility and acceptability empower global communication | Maaß
16:15-16:30 Tea/coffee break
16:30-17:30 Making English work: How comprehensibility and acceptability empower global communication | Maaß
18:00-19:30 An introduction to Easy Language | Brickley & Chinn
19:30-20:00 Drinks reception & networking (@ Pub San Tommaso)

Day 2 – Thursday 19 June 2025

08:30-09:00 Registration
09:00-10:00 My lucky and controversial life in the Plain English field, 1979-2025 | Cutts
10:00-11:00 From clarity to compliance: Plain Language and and the role of ISO norms | Maaß
11:00-11:15 Tea/coffee break
11:15-12:00 From clarity to compliance: Plain Language and and the role of ISO norms | Maaß
12:00-13:00 Easy English in healthcare as a literacy event | Chinn
13:00-14:00 Lunch break
14:00-16:00 Effective feedback in different communication styles | Katan
16:00-16:15 Tea/coffee break
16:15-17:00 Did I only pay for the rental or does the phone become mine? An eye-tracking study on deceptive mobile phone advertisement | Pavia
17:00-18:00 Parallel session: Photovoice workshop | Chinn / Inside the LLeGS Lab | Pavia & Pagliara
18:30-20:00 Accessible film @ Auditorium di San Tommaso
20:30 Social dinner @ Il Retro Bistrot

Day 3 – Friday 20 June 2025

09:00-11:00 Plain and Easy English and conversation analysis | Chinn
11:00-11:30 Tea/coffee break & networking
11:30-13:30 Being effective in tourism | Katan
13:30-14:00 Light lunch @ Aula Bottigella Hall and garden
14:00-15:00 Plain and Easy English and conversation analysis | Chinn
15:00-16:30 Plain Language & EU projects | Knapp & Matamala
16:30-16:45 Closing remarks
Social programme for attendees: Guided tour of the Botanical Garden of the University of Pavia