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tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

Did you go to the KOTESOL Conference??

Only ONE person came up to say hi to me - I was so thrilled that he did!

Anyone else went?? Did you have a good time??

The Hammer · Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:21 pm Post subject:

No, how was it?

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

It was great - we had the highest turn out ever - over 900 people!!!

schwa · Joined: 18 Jan 2003 Location: Yap

I was there.

I took in some excellent presentations & some duds. I enjoyed hobnobbing with acquaintances past & present, & meeting new folks too. It was useful seeing what all the publishers are putting out these days, but most of their offerings are dismayingly similar.

By sunday afternoon it seemed everyone was comparing bags bulging with sample books & materials -- I'd guess most attendees recouped their admission fee in freebies.

Nice mood to the whole event.

Sorry I didnt greet you tzechuk, or maybe I did! (I dont know who you are offline but I'll bet we've met.)

crazylemongirl · Joined: 23 Mar 2003 Location: almost there...

My school put their english comeptition on saturday morning and I was nursing a nasty flu so I stayed in bed. Sounds like I missed a good one.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

So only one or two people went to the conference here??

the_beaver · Joined: 15 Jan 2003

Paji eh Wong · Joined: 03 Jun 2003

I went but I skipped the opening ceremony and the pleneries.

teachmeenglish · Joined: 14 Dec 2004

I was there too. saw you at the opening, quite well done. Did not see you when you were not busy so did not say hello, sorry.

sid · Joined: 02 Feb 2003 Location: Berkshire, England

I was there - as always there were more than enough good presentations to make it well worthwhile.

Had wondered at past conferences how the lovely MC with surname 'Kim' had neither a Korean or Korean-preferred American accent - this time I spotted the famous baby in tow and the penny droppped!

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004

xtchr · Joined: 23 Nov 2004

I also went to the conference and was pleased with the seminars/presentations that I attended. I picked up quite a few new and useful ideas to try and use at work.

One small complaint though is that the Employment Centre place was tiny, with piles of pamphlets lying on the floor for people to rummage through. Others were apparently having (not very private) interviews at the same time. So I think that is one aspect of the conference that could be set up more professionally.

SuperHero · Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout

I was there, but every bloody presentation had tech problems. No projector, equipment arriving 20-30 minutes late clearly not well organized.

tzechuk · Joined: 20 Dec 2004