Workshop History

The next workshop on African sign languages will be held at WOCAL 12 in Vienna, Austria in August 2027. This will be the 7th consecutive workshop held during WOCAL, which meets every three years.

6th African sign languages workshop • WOCAL 11 Hybrid (August 2024); hosted by University of Nairobi, Kenya

Workshop attendees on last day of WOCAL 11 in Nairobi, Kenya (hybrid online/in-person)

5th African sign languages workshop • WOCAL 10 Online (June 2021); hosted by Leiden University, Netherlands

Day 1 of workshop at WOCAL 10 online (hosted by Leiden University)

4th African sign languages workshop • Rabat, Morocco at WOCAL 9 (Aug. 2018)

Some workshop attendees at WOCAL 9 in Rabat

3rd African sign languages workshop • Kyoto, Japan at WOCAL 8 (Aug. 2015)

Workshop at WOCAL 8 in Kyoto

2nd African sign languages workshop • Buea, Cameroon at WOCAL 7 (Aug. 2012)

Goedele & Sam in Buea
Presentation by Goedele de Clerk and Sam Lutalo-Kiingi at WOCAL 7 in Cameroon

1st African sign languages workshop • Cologne, Germany at WOCAL 6 (Aug. 2009)

WOCAL6-AfrSLs
Workshop at WOCAL 6 in Cologne