NPO The Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT) - Executive Event

ALL SIG forum and AGM at JALT National

Joseph Kelley — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:57:36 +0000

Saturday, November 16, 2024 - 12:00am to 11:55pm

Accessibility in Language Learning

Join us as we discuss accessibility in practice.

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event

EBM (February Executive Board Meeting)

Samantha Kawakami — Mon, 23 Jan 2023 06:22:17 +0000

Saturday, February 18, 2023 - 9:00am to Sunday, February 19, 2023 - 3:30pm

JALT Central

The JALT Executive Newsletter (JENL) will be online two weeks before the EBM. This newsletter contains information about the meeting such as the meeting agenda, reports, and minutes of the EBM and Board of Directors meetings.

The specific schedule will be posted in the JENL. Here is a general schedule:

17 February (Friday) evening:
Financial Steering Committee (FSC) Meeting: 18:00 - 21:00
Attendees: FSC members
18 February (Saturday) :
EBM: 13:00 - 17:00 
Attendees: All members
Pre-Conference Planning Committee (PCPC) Meeting: 16:00 - 18:00
 Attendees: PCPC members
 19 February (Sunday):
EBM: 09:00 - 15:30

Address:

305-0032

Ibaraki

Tsukuba

Tsukuba International Congress Center (Epochal Tsukuba)

Japan

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event

Link:

Google map link

EBM (Executive Board Meeting)

William Pellowe — Fri, 26 Mar 2021 06:32:07 +0000

Saturday, June 26, 2021 - 12:00pm to Sunday, June 27, 2021 - 2:30pm

JALT Central

The JALT Executive Newsletter (JENL) is online here (available for JALT members who are logged in). This newsletter contains information about the meeting such as the meeting agenda, reports, and minutes of the EBM and Board of Directors meetings.

This EBM is scheduled for Tsukuba, but will be hybrid, with the majority of attendees on Zoom. Please join the Zoom EBM Meeting between 11:30am and 12:30pm on June 26th.

Address:

Tsukuba

Japan

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event

Online Meeting:

Yes

Cost for JALT Members:

free (this event is by invitation only)

Cost for non-JALT Members:

this event is not open to non-JALT members

JALT EBM (Executive Board Meeting)

William Pellowe — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:42:00 +0000

Saturday, June 13, 2020 - 1:00pm to 6:00pm

JALT Central

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, this EBM will be held online, and limited to a single day. Officers who have indicated that they plan on attending will receive the link, username and password to the Zoom meeting.

Don’t Forget To Have At Hand...

the JENL
The NPO Laws in English and/or Japanese; they are also found in "Officers Resources" on jalt.org
Open mind and open ears

What To Do...

Read the JENL and talk about it with your chapter or SIG co-officers. Pay special attention to the motions in New Business. Officer reports and minutes of past meetings will also give you a picture of all the hard work volunteers are doing at the national level.
Familiarize yourself with the Standing Rules and the Constitution and Bylaws.
And if you’re feeling really ambitious, download and scan the JENLs & meeting minutes from the last year to familiarize yourself with issues that have been covered at previous meetings.

Address:

910-0004

Fukui

Fukui City

3-1-1 Hoei

Japan

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event

JALT EBM (Executive Board Meeting)

William Pellowe — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 23:25:00 +0000

Saturday, February 8, 2020 - 1:00pm to Sunday, February 9, 2020 - 3:30pm

JALT Central

JALT holds three Executive Board Meetings (EBMs) per year (full weekend EBMs in February and June, and a one-hour EBM at the annual international JALT conference). All Board of Director (BoD) members as well as representatives from all of JALT's chapters and SIGs are expected to attend, as well as invited attendees from publications board, various committees, and so on.
Please submit your EBM Registration Form by 17 January 2020.
The JALT Executive Newsletter (JENL) is online (available for JALT members who are logged in). This newsletter contains information about the meeting such as the meeting agenda, reports, and minutes of the EBM and Board of Directors meetings.
Schedule:
7 February (Friday) evening:
Financial Steering Committee (FSC) Meeting: 18:00 - 21:00
Location: Room #403 (小会議室403)
Attendees: FSC members

8 February (Saturday) :
EBM: 13:00 - 17:00 
Location: Room #406 (中会議室406)
Attendees: All members

Pre-Conference Planning Committee (PCPC) Meeting: 16:00 - 18:00
Location: Room #403 (小会議室403)
 Attendees: PCPC members

Chapter/SIG breakouts: various times, 13:00 - 17:00
Location: Room #406 (中会議室406)
Attendees: Chapter/SIG representatives

 9 February (Sunday):
Pre-Conference Planning Committee Meeting: 09:00 - 10:30
Location: Room #403 (小会議室403)  
Attendees: PCPC members

EBM: 09:00 - 15:30
Location: Room #406 (中会議室406)
Attendees: All members

PanSIG Planning Meeting: During lunch break
Location: Room #403 (小会議室 #403)
Attendees: SIG representatives and others interested in joining the ongoing planning of the PanSIG conference.
Prior to attending, attendees should print out the JENL (JALT Executive Newsletter, our agenda for the EBM) or put the JENL on a digital device. There will be no extra copies at the meeting. The JENL can be found in the Officers Resources area of the JALT website (if you're an officer and you're logged in, you should see a link to the Officers Resources area in the site menu).
Don’t Forget To Bring...
the JENL
The NPO Laws in English and/or Japanese; they are also found in "Officers Resources" on jalt.org
Comfortable clothes (we’re quite a casual group) & good walking shoes
Open mind and open ears
What To Do...
Read the JENL and talk about it with your chapter or SIG co-officers. Pay special attention to the motions in New Business. Officer reports and minutes of past meetings will also give you a picture of all the hard work volunteers are doing at the national level.
Familiarize yourself with the Standing Rules and the Constitution and Bylaws.
And if you’re feeling really ambitious, download and scan the JENLs & meeting minutes from the last year to familiarize yourself with issues that have been covered at previous meetings.

Address:

305-0032

Ibaraki

Tsukuba

2-20-3 Takezono

Japan

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event

June EBM (Executive Board Meeting)

William Pellowe — Thu, 09 May 2019 18:57:00 +0000

Saturday, June 15, 2019 - 9:00am to Sunday, June 16, 2019 - 2:30pm

At the EBM (Executive Board Meetings), held three times a year, Chapter Presidents and SIG Coordinators assemble with the National Officers (Board of Directors) and various appointed officers to discuss and decide on JALT policy.
The main EBM starts at 1:00 PM on Saturday. There are smaller, specialized meetings that start earlier on Saturday; please consult the JALT Executive News Letter (JENL), the working document for EBM, for the full schedule. The JENL will be published in the JALT Officer Resources area of this website no later than 15 days before the EBM.
This June 2019 EBM will also include workshops and meetings for Chapter and SIG Treasurers.
On Sunday afternoon, we will hold JALT's OGM (Ordinary General Meeting).

Address:

450-0002

Aichi

Nagoya

4 Chome-4-38 Meieki

Nakamura Ward

Japan

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event

Executive Board Meeting (EBM) in Tsukuba, Ibaraki

Aleda Krause — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 21:44:00 +0000

Saturday, June 3, 2017 - 1:00pm to Sunday, June 4, 2017 - 4:00pm

JALT Central

This is the second EBM of 2017. All members of the Board of Directors, the Auditor, Chapter and SIG representatives, and appointed officers are expected to be there. If you are an Executive Board voting member and can't be there, you should either find someone to attend in your place (and make sure to submit a Power of Attorney form) or send in your proxy vote. The agenda will be in the JENL, which will be online 15 days before the meeting.

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event

Executive Board Meeting (EBM) in Ogaki, Gifu

Aleda Krause — Fri, 16 Dec 2016 21:39:00 +0000

Saturday, February 4, 2017 - 1:00pm to Sunday, February 5, 2017 - 4:00pm

JALT Central

This is the first EBM of 2017. All members of the Board of Directors, the Auditor, Chapter and SIG representatives, and appointed officers are expected to be there. If you are an Executive Board voting member and can't be there, you should either find someone to attend in your place (and make sure to submit a Power of Attorney form) or send in your proxy vote. The agenda will be in the JENL, which will be online 15 days before the meeting.

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event

JALT2015 Focus on the Learner

Director of Public Relations — Mon, 13 Oct 2014 21:14:00 +0000

Friday, November 20, 2015 - 12:00pm to Monday, November 23, 2015 - 5:00pm

JALT Central

Event: 41st Annual International Conference on Language Teaching and Learning & Educational Materials Exhibition

Where: Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center "GRANSHIP", Shizuoka City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan

When: 20th - 23rd November 2015

Theme: Focus on the Learner

Co-chairs: Dexter Da Silva and Kay Irie

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event

2nd JALT EBM of 2013

Clare Kaneko — Tue, 07 May 2013 04:51:00 +0000

Saturday, June 29, 2013 - 1:00pm to Sunday, June 30, 2013 - 2:30pm

JALT Central

The 2nd JALT EBM of 2013 will be held in Kyoto at Campus Plaza . The 1st JALT OGM of 2013 will be held immediately following the EBM.
To register for the EBM, please go to http://jalt.org/ebm-attendance.
Please also check Officer Resources to find other information about the EBM. The JALT Executive Newsletter, JENL, will be published 15 days before the EBM.

Event in Planning:

Scheduled

Event Type:

Executive Event