Global Issues in Language Education Special Interest Group of JALT

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TESOL 2009 - FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS (June 2)
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Dates: March 26 - 28, 2009
Place: Denver, Colorado, USA
Deadline: June 2, 2008 (next Monday)
Website: http://www.tesol.org/2009convention/

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PGL 2008 CONFERENCE - CALL FOR PAPERS
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PEACE AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE (PGL 2008)

Theme: Imagining Ourselves in a World of Peace
Dates: September 27 - 28, 2008
Place: Seisen University, Tokyo, Japan
Deadline: June 27, 2008
Submit to: <pgljapan@yahoo.co.jp>
Website: http://www.pgljapan.org

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JALT HOKKAIDO MINI-CONFERENCE
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GILE SESSIONS AT JALT HOKKAIDO EVENT

Theme: Focus on JALT's Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
Dates: June 22, 2008
Place: Hokkaido International School, Hokkaido
Contact: Tim Grose <grose@earth.sgu.ac.jp>
Website: http://www.jalthokkaido.net

<> JALT Hokkaido will hold a “JALT SIG” intro event on June 22
<> This aims to introduce Hokkaido teachers to JALT's various SIGs
<> GILE Membership Chair Tim Grose is coordinating our GILE sessions there
<> This will include a talk by Mark Shrosbree, a GILE intro session by Tim and a GILE display
<> If you are at all able, please travel up to Sapporo to attend this!

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LINGUAPAX ASIA CONFERENCE
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Theme: Language and Propaganda”
Date/Place: Oct. 26, 2008 University of Tokyo
Deadline: May 23, 2008
Website: http://www.linguapax-asia.org

<> Linguapax Asia will hold its annual fall conference this October in Tokyo
<> the theme is an important one - Language and Propaganda
<> do submit a presentation if you are at all interested in this area
<> Deadline for proposals is this Saturday (May 23)

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YOUTH SUMMIT IN BERLIN
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Date/Place: August 22-27, 2008 Berlin, Germany
Deadline: May 31, 2008
Website: http://www.djjg.org

<> this 2008 Youth Summit will be held in August in Berlin
<> it will bring together German and Japanese youth for academic and social events
<> places are available for 50 young people from Japan aged 18 - 30
<> The deadline for applications is May 31
<> Do encourage your students to apply