Korean Job Discussion Forums

[gatorchick82]

Will there be a job fair at the KOTESOL conference in October? I need to start looking for next year. Thanks!

[tzechuk]

In all likelihood, yes.

[mrsquirrel]

when and where is it?

[tzechuk]

http://www.kotesol.org/?q=Conference2007

[OiGirl]

See you there!

[OiGirl]

Double post, whatever...I'm not that excited!

[bassexpander]

I wonder if the old Korean bag from Konkuk University will be there? The one who stood up at the last Sookmyung-sponsored conference I was at, praised Nunan for his work, and asked him what could be done to get the lazy foreign teachers in Korea to "better themselves?"

Was that for Cambridge, I think?

She basically took the opportunity to grab the mic, rip on foreigners, and blame the nations English problems on them.

[ddeubel]

I took a look at the info. a few weeks back and posted it up on my community site, to let others know....spreading the love.

But,,,,,,,can someone confirm if what I read is true (I'm only asking because even though it was in bold print, it is just unbelievably outlandish)? I read that presenters have to A) still be paid up members (so KOTESOL gets another membership fee B) they have to pay for the use of audio visual equipment? YES it says they need to reserve the equipment and also pay a fee? WOW! Although the internet is free


Now I really see this as stinking. Either someone is just into being a cash cow or they've just got it plain wrong.

I've spoken at conferences all over the world and never had this happen. I've spoken at two Kotesol conferences already and that wasn't the case either (and gladly did freely). What's up? Can someone confirm this? What is the world and commoditization of education and knowledge coming to?

DD

Maybe like Freddie sings, Time to get a gun......

[makemischief]

Confirmed.

I'm none too pleased about it either. There was an equipment fee last year, but it was 20 across the board.

My workshop requires a lab so I had to shill out 50 ON TOP of membership fees and conference fees. I have heard of worse- but either way I'm none too pleased.

The cash goes mostly to the increasingly expensive facilities methinks- the actual budget allocations are published annually in their "English Connection" magazine. Fair or not (I side with not) it is at least apparent where it goes.

That said all positions of the national council are being run for unopposed so I figure unless I take an active role in changing the regulations I just have to either take it or leave it (and not present).

We could always have some fun and do a write-in for you DD? Not that many people take the time to vote, and write-in votes could catapult you to the tip top....^^

[TECO]

Man, that's nuts!

One of my colleagues told me that there was a conference put on at his school last year and the College of Foreign Language and Literature asked their faculty to use their own personal cash to pay for the conference. Never heard of that before.

My experience is that required equipment (computers, whiteboards, markers, overhead projectors, microphones, etc., etc.) are part of the package for renting the venue for a conference.

[tzechuk]

There has always been an equipment fee - it's not new. Things are expensive to rent, you know? We don't have 100 notebook computers in a store room and every year, we need to rent them from some company... things like beam projectors, too - we don't own any.. we rent them. We only pass a fraction of the costs onto our presenters.. the rest is covered by the conference budget.

And yes, you have always had to be a member to present - this is international industry standard - this is the same every year.

Oigirl - see ya there!!!!! And makemischief, too!! Oh and anyone else .. heh..

[ddeubel]

Thanks for confirming that.

[jinks]

[makemischief]

[tzechuk]