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Seoul KOTESOL Conference 2009
The annual Seoul KOTEOSL conference is coming up in a few weeks on March 28. I’m planning on attending and will probably be spending most of my time in the “Research Strand” room – you can see what’s on offer by checking the schedule on the page linked above.
The Extensive Reading SIG is also having a meeting following the conference. here is the email I recieved – I will also be attending this meeting.
A few Extensive Reading Special Interest Group announcements and updates:1. We’d like to have our first ERSIG meeting of the year on March 28th at 5 PM at Soonshil University. This will follow the KOTESOL Seoul Chapter Annual Conference, which will run from 10 AM – 4:45. We were originally planning on having the meeting during the National Conference, but this is a bit late in the year for the things we need to get going.
The agenda for the meeting is as follows:
A. Set the ground work for our two main events of the year, the Extensive Reading Colloquium held during the KOTESOL International Conference, and our own Extensive Reading Symposium (held in Cheonan last year, tentatively planned for Seoul this year).
B. Discuss website issues (see next)
C. Discuss an ER Mentor program to help people set up ER in their schools.
D. Anything else ERSIG members would like to bring up.Not sure yet what room we’ll be meeting in. More on that soon. We might even make it a dinner-meeting at a nearby restaurant. Please let me know if you plan on attending.
2. Call for a new ERSIG Webmaster
Currently our Webmaster if Tim Dalby, but he’s moved on to a bigger position in KOTESOL and we need someone to fill his shoes. After much discussion with KOTESOL brass, we’ve decided that the ERSIG site should stay on the KOTESOL domain. This means we need someone who can work with the Drupal content management system. I’ve been assured that it is relatively user-friendly. Any volunteers?Hope to see a lot of you on the 28th!
Sean. inscribed these words of wisdom on Wednesday Mar 4, 2009 at 08:19 AM
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kwandongbrian wrote 28 words on Thursday Mar 12, 2009 at 05:01 PM
My invitation arrived yesterday. I am interested but expect trouble scheduling the trip. I will keep you informed as I would like to meet up if I attend.