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 also a few other teachers such as conference participants or others who have shown an interest in JALT. If you wish to leave the list at any time, there is an unsubscribe link at the end of each message.
Thank you for your time and interest,
On behalf of the JALT Board of Directors
Ted O’Neill
Director of Public Relations
On to the Three Letter Acronyms (TLAs)
1. FAB 8 NeuroELT
2. IFF Or, what to eat at JALT2015?
3. OGM Or, the business of running JALT as an NPO
4. ALT A website worth visiting
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1. FAB 8
The JALT BRAIN-SIG, and Nara, Kyoto, Kobe, and Osaka chapters are all co-sponsors of the upcoming NeuroELT Conference. There is still time for Kansai area teachers (or even those further afield) to attend.
FAB8 INTERNATIONAL NeuroELT CONFERENCE:
September 26 (Sat) – September 27 (Sun)
Pre conference meeting is on 25(Fri).
Info at: http://fab-efl.com
Price for full conference: 12,000 yen
One-day visitor: 8,000 yen
*1,000 yen discount for JALT/ETJ/JII/KoTESOL/ITEC members
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2. IFF Or, what to eat at JALT2015?
We are very excited this year to have an International Food Fair (IFF) for JALT2015 participants. There will be several food and beverage vendors providing vegetarian and nonvegetarian meals. The IFF will be located at the back of Granship just outside the Main Hall.
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3. OGM Or, the business of running JALT as an NPO
2015年第2回総会開催通知
Notice of the Second 2015 JALT Ordinary General Meeting (OGM)
日時：2015年11月22日(日)
Date: November 22, 2015 (Sunday)
時間：17:15 – 18:15
Time: 5:15 p.m. – 6:15 p.m.
場所：静岡コンベンションアーツセンター 「グランシップ」、会議ホール・風
Location: Conference Hall – Winds, Shizuoka Convention & Arts Center「Granship」
議案 / Agenda:
第1号議案 議長選出 / Item 1. Appointment of the Chair
第2号議案 議事録署名人選出/ Item 2. Determination of signatories
第3号議案 平成26年度事業報告承認の件 / Item 3. Approval of Business Report (2014/04/01 – 2015/03/31)
第4号議案 その他の重要事項 / Item 4:Other Important Issues
*　11月初旬に、会員の皆様に議案の詳細と個別の不在投票へのリンク先をEメールでご案内いたします。
*An email containing details of the agenda and a link to an individualized ballot will be sent to you during the first week of November.
Eメールがお手元に届きましたら、不在投票の方法に従って投票をしてください。
本総会は、特定非営利活動法人（NPO）としての地位を保つ為に必要なもので、過半数以上の会員の皆様による出席（定足数）をもって、正式に開催することができます。
幸い当学会では、会員の皆様に向けて電子投票システムを提供させていただいており、不在投票をしていただくことで、本総会の出席者としてみなすことができます。
お手数をおかけいたしますが、ご支援とご協力のほどよろしくお願いします。
When you receive the email, please follow the instructions on how to complete the absentee ballot. Importantly, we need a majority of JALT members to be present at the OGM for it to be valid. Holding a valid OGM is necessary for us in order to maintain our status as a nonprofit organization (NPO). Fortunately, you can vote by online absentee ballot and be counted present for the meeting, as per the JALT Constitution.
Thank you very much for your membership and your support.
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4. ALT A website worth visiting
In our continuing series of websites that may be useful to language educators, this month we feature ALT. The Association for Learning Technology is the UK’s leading membership organisation in the learning technology field. https://www.alt.ac.uk/.
Articles from the last 19 years of Research in Learning Technology, their internationally peer-reviewed journal, are freely available at http://bit.ly/ALTRLTJALT.