http://torun.indymedia.org/5226 IMC Torun / 2009-07-25 (Focus) http://torun.indymedia.org//favicon.ico http://torun.indymedia.org/5226 http://torun.indymedia.org/5223 <h2>94th World Esperanto Congress</h2> <p>The 94th World Esperanto Congress will take place from Friday 25th July to Friday 1st August at the <a href="http://www.pb.bialystok.pl/">Białystok Politechnic</a> in the city of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bia%C5%82ystok">Białystok</a> where <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L._L._Zamenhof">L. L. Zamenhof</a>, the founder of Esperanto, was born.</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Congress_of_Esperanto">wikipedia</a> _The World Congress of Esperanto (in Esperanto: Universala Kongreso de Esperanto) has the longest tradition among international Esperanto conventions, with an almost unbroken run of more than a hundred years. The Congresses have been held since 1905 every year, except during World Wars I and II. The World Esperanto Association has been organizing these Congresses since the 1920s. These congresses take place every year and gather on average about 2000 participants (since World War II it has varied from 800 to 6000 depending on the venue). The average number …</p> </blockquote> en 2008-02-18T21:54:12+00:00