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JALT Upcoming Election Announcement

February 25, 2018 JALT Central

An email has been sent out about JALT upcoming election announcement. If you haven't received it, please check your spam folder as messages sometimes get routed there. Please watch your email, spam folder, and social media for instructions and a link to the nomination form.

Thank you.

JALT 2017 Special Election Results

November 23, 2017 JALT Central

Dear JALT members,

From Friday, November 17th at 5pm to Sunday, November 19th at 3:40pm, JALT members cast their votes anonymously at the JALT National Conference in Tsukuba. Additionally, exactly 30 votes were cast by mail from 15 letters that were sent to JALT Central Office on or before...

Call for Nominations From the National Elections Committee Chair

October 17, 2017 JALT Central

The JALT Nominations and Elections Committee (hereafter NEC) would like to announce the special election for two national officer positions, the Auditor and Director of Public Relations, for approximately 1-year terms of office. Any member of JALT in good standing is eligible to be nominated for...

Changes in Board of Directors

October 17, 2017 JALT Central

Joe Tomei, the JALT Auditor, resigned from his position on October 1, 2017. At the request of the Board of Directors, Aleda Krause has agreed to be the Acting Auditor in the interim.

Thomas E. Bieri, Director of Public Relations has also announced his resignation, effective December 1,...

JALT2017 Full Schedule Online

October 6, 2017 JALT Central

The full schedule for JALT2017 is now available online. You can view scheduled presentations by day or content and context area, or search for specific presentations by name or keyword. Start here: JALT2017 schedule.

JALT PanSIG Conference

May 10, 2017 JALT Central

PanSIG 2017 will be held May 19-21 at Akita International University (AIU) in Akita City, Akita Prefecture, Japan.

Pre-registration ended May 8th but you can still register onsite.

Theme: Expand your interestsVenue: Akita International University (AIU)Location: Akita City, Akita...

New journal from the IATEFL MAW SIG "ELT Materials Review"

September 24, 2016 JALT Central

From the IATEFL MAW SIG site: "MaWSIG is planning to publish an annual peer-reviewed academic journal entitled ELT Materials Review. The journal will seek to publish fair, well-researched, pedagogically informed reviews of English Language Teaching materials and empirical or theoretical articles...

August 2016 | JALT2016 Schedule updates, JASAL Conference, and Partner Organizations (including grants!)

August 25, 2016 JALT Central

Dear JALT Members and Friends of JALT,

We have prepared the third conference preview for inclusion in the

September/October issue of TLT, but if you would like an early look at

the PDF, please visit, - http://bit.ly/JALT2016preview3 - for detailed

Plenary, Featured, and...

Positions Available: Technology Advisory Committee

July 12, 2016 JALT Central

Positions Available: Technology Advisory Committee

At the recent JALT Executive Board Meeting in Hiroshima, JALT created the new Technology Advisory Committee. At this point, we need a chair and several members for the committee. These are great opportunities for JALT members to become...

June 2016 | Very brief

June 22, 2016 JALT Central

This is a web archive of the [JALT-Announcements] mailing list sent to over 4,000 recipients.

June 2016 | Very brief

Dear JALT Members and other subscribers,

We have three very brief announcements for you this month. Thank you for your continued support of our group and its...

BOD Elections: Director of Treasury Position

May 11, 2016 JALT Central

Regarding the upcoming JALT election, about a week has passed since the announcement of the candidates was made (http://jalt.org/general/2016-bod-nominations). It had been hoped that the absence of a nominee for the position of Directory of Treasury would have been noted and that by this time...

Call for Nominations

February 5, 2016 JALT Central

Dear JALT Members,


Nominations are now open for the following National positions:


President

Vice-President

Director of Membership

Director of Program

Director of Records

Director of Treasury

Director of Public Relations

Auditor


Basic...

October Announcements Email Message

October 18, 2015 JALT Central

This message went out to our mailing list of members, past conference attendees, and other interested teachers.

Dear JALT members and other friends,

Thank you for your continued support of professional development for language teachers and improved education for students. Many of you...

Creating a sustainable conference

October 8, 2015 JALT Central

For the first time, the JALT International Conference will have a designated Liaison with JALT's Environmental Committee. The document from ASU linked below may be a useful blueprint for a sustainable conference.

https://sustainability.asu.edu/…/g…/Green-Office-Level-1.pdf

If you any...

Announcements | September 2015 All TLA edition

September 24, 2015 JALT Central

September 2015 | All TLA edition

(Republished from our monthly Announcements email list)

Dear JALT Members and other Teachers,

First, it has been a while, so time for another short explanation about this mailing list. We have included all JALT members (current and former) but...

JALT2015 conference schedule now online

September 17, 2015 JALT Central

The complete schedule for JALT2015 is now online. Over 600 presentations, forums, meetings, and workshops are scheduled throughout the 4 days of the conference, making for one of the largest annual events in the Asia-Pacific region for practitioners and researchers of foreign language...

July 2015 | Member dues, grants, new conference speakers, and more

July 22, 2015 JALT Central

Below is a copy of the monthly JALT Announcement email sent to all subscribing members.

Dear JALT Members,

We have lots of news, opportunities, and information for you this month.

Thank you for being a member of JALT,

On behalf of the JALT Board of Directors

Ted O'...

OGM Voting Results

July 1, 2015 JALT Central

The outcome of the ballot for the June 29th OGM has been finalised. Details can be found at http://jalt.org/general/results-first-ogm-absentee-ballot-2015

JALT Seeking Candidates for Two New Officer Positions

June 24, 2015 JALT Central

As part of our strategic plan for JALT in the future, we have created two new positions for members interested in hands on, creative, and practical work in professional development. These positions require experience, energy, and commitment, but also offer the successful applicants support and...

[JALT-Announcements] June 2015 | Voting reminder and more

June 20, 2015 JALT Central

Here is a copy of the monthly Announcement email sent 17 June 2015.

Dear JALT Members,

We have a just few announcements for you this month. The most important is

voting on the proposed increase in JALT membership fees.

On behalf of the JALT Board of Directors

Ted O'...