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Planning to attend this year's TESOL Conference?
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Are you planning to attend this year's International TESOL Conference in Toronto?
Yes
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 12%  [ 2 ]
No
75%
 75%  [ 12 ]
Maybe
12%
 12%  [ 2 ]
Total Votes : 16

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esl_prof



Joined: 30 Nov 2013
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 8:27 pm    Post subject: Planning to attend this year's TESOL Conference? Reply with quote
If so, what are your objectives? What do you hope to take back to your school/classroom after it's all over?

If not, why not?
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spiral78



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PostPosted: Fri Feb 13, 2015 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It's bad timing - the last week of our spring semester. Otherwise, I'd be there for sure. Have attended past conferences.
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DrTongue



Joined: 08 Mar 2013
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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 1:58 am    Post subject: See you in Toronto Reply with quote
Yep, will be going. A colleague and I will be presenting, my first time doing so as it happens, so my primary objective is to get through that without making a complete ass of myself. Otherwise, I'm hoping to see and hear some things that I can use with my new crop of students, a group who is quite a bit lower than I've taught in a long time.
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suphanburi



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PostPosted: Sat Feb 14, 2015 3:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
No.

Bad timing, too far and too expensive to get plane tickets.

Attending Asia TEFL or any of the PAC conferences on the other hand is a very real possibility
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fat_chris



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
I also listed "no" for many of the reasons above.

It's right at the beginning of my semester, I've a teacher training trip to Mongolia for a week at the end of March, and I prefer to attend the "local" conferences here in Asia instead (ThaiTESOL, LaoTESOL, as well as more local conferences in China in 2015).

I have never been to a TESOL International conference, but I could see myself attending at least one of these in the next four years:

Baltimore, MD in 2016
Seattle, WA in 2017
Chicago, IL in 2018
Atlanta, GA in 2019

Warm regards,
fat_chris

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fat_chris



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:17 am    Post subject: Re: See you in Toronto Reply with quote
DrTongue wrote:
Yep, will be going. A colleague and I will be presenting, my first time doing so as it happens, so my primary objective is to get through that without making a complete ass of myself. Otherwise, I'm hoping to see and hear some things that I can use with my new crop of students, a group who is quite a bit lower than I've taught in a long time.


DrTongue,

Best of luck with that. That's a pretty big deal to be presenting at TESOL. Have fun with it and get some good networking in!

Warm regards,
fat_chris
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nomad soul



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
fat_chris wrote:
I prefer to attend the "local" conferences here in Asia instead (ThaiTESOL, LaoTESOL, as well as more local conferences in China in 2015).

Why are there no TESOL International affiliates in China?
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fat_chris



Joined: 10 Sep 2003
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nomad soul wrote:
fat_chris wrote:
I prefer to attend the "local" conferences here in Asia instead (ThaiTESOL, LaoTESOL, as well as more local conferences in China in 2015).

Why are there no TESOL International affiliates in China?


There are! I attended one in Guangzhou in November 2013. It was a very nice affair.

Warm regards,
fat_chris
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suphanburi



Joined: 20 Mar 2014
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
nomad soul wrote:
fat_chris wrote:
I prefer to attend the "local" conferences here in Asia instead (ThaiTESOL, LaoTESOL, as well as more local conferences in China in 2015).

Why are there no TESOL International affiliates in China?


pick one or 10.
http://www.asiatefl.org/

Also the PAC : The Pan-Asian Consortium of Language Teaching Societies ... IATEFL and TESOL International support the development of PAC.
http://pac-teach.org/

I have presented at 2 of the Asian TEFL/TESOL conferences this year and have been asked to present at the PELLTA ( http://www.pellta.org ) conference in May.

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