Applications for the Featured Speaker Workshop Program

Applications to sponsor a Featured Speaker Workshop (FSW) can be made by JALT Special Interest Groups (SIGs), Chapters, and Associate Members (AMs) until Sunday, March 31, 2024.
Sponsoring a FSW is a great way to create goodwill as FSW attendees have positive experiences that they directly connect with your group or organization. Featured Speaker Workshops allow for a high degree of participation and more chances for hands-on experiences involving activities, tasks, and techniques than a regular presentation. Workshops also can incorporate a strong element of experiential learning.
In your application you should state why you think your applicant would make a good featured speaker and what attributes they would add to JALT2024 and the theme “Moving JALT into the Future: Opportunity, Diversity, and Excellence”. In addition, please note that:

Submission vetting will be based on a combination of the following criteria:

Internationally known scholars or authors and candidates from inside or outside of Japan are preferred.
Non-repeaters from previous years will be given preference. A person cannot be a Plenary or Featured Speaker more than twice in three years.
Multiple submissions are allowed, but AMs may be limited to one Featured Speaker.

Each speaker will conduct a 60-minute workshop related to the conference theme and one additional 25-minute presentation. Sessions will be scheduled on either Saturday or Sunday of the conference. Presenters must be available for all days to be eligible for this program.
Featured Speaker Workshop leaders will also be given the opportunity to write an article (800 to 1,000 words) for all JALT members who receive The Language Teacher (JALT’s members-only magazine). The article will appear in the September pre-conference special issue.
Sponsors pay for their speaker’s transportation and lodging and any honorarium they may wish to offer.
JALT waives conference participation fees for the featured speaker.

If you have any questions about sponsoring or co-sponsoring a Featured Speaker Workshop please contact the Director of Conference, Wayne Malcolm.
Make your submission via the Featured Speaker Workshop application form.