Dear Associate Member,
JALT Hokkaido, JALT PIE SIG, and JALT Okinawa would like to invite you to participate in the 2023 JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Teaching Conference New Directions and New Techniques: Teaching in the New Normal.
This year we are holding our conference in conjunction with the JALT Performance in Education (PIE) SIG and the JALT Okinawa Chapter. The two-day conference (February 4th and 5th) will be held Saturday February 4th at the Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center (managed by PIE SIG) and on Sunday at Hokkai Gakuen University Toyohira Campus (managed by Hokkaido JALT Chapter). PIE SIG will also have a presentation room at Hokkai-Gakuen on Sunday. The exact times for the conference have not been decided yet but is usually between 9:00 and 4:30 each day. There will also be a meet and greet social event on Saturday night which you are also very welcome to attend (and sponsor!)
There will be a full lineup of presentations, a symposium with education leaders, and, with your support, displays from your company. The conference will take place during the Sapporo Snow Festival, so educators can not only attend our conference, but also enjoy one of the biggest snow festivals in the world.
Our conference has been one of the biggest language teaching conferences in northern Japan for the past 30 years, with average attendance between 80 to 120 attendees. COVID has prevented us from putting on our conference for the last 2 years and we are ready to open up to the world again — and we would like you to be a part of it.
We will prepare a high-traffic exhibition display area with coffee and snacks to guarantee a lot of people will come to see you. Teachers from all over Hokkaido are eager to come to our conference, and one of the main reasons is to see the latest in educational products from our Associate Members. Why not come the week before the conference and visit the universities and private language schools before the conference while the teachers are still thinking about the last term and what they might like to do in the new term?
We offer the following packages for our JALT Associate Members.
*Please note that these exhibition spaces are only offered on Sunday, February 5th at Hokkai-Gakuen University.
Package A:
Two display tables with power, one presentation slot (45-minutes), B5 size advertisement in our online downloadable conference guide, event admission for up to three company representatives (staff and presenter). 20,000 yen
or
Package B:
Two display tables with power, B5 size advertisement in our online downloadable conference guide, event admission for up to two company representatives. 15,000 yen
***Please note that, as per JALT rules, money spent for this event can be reported to JALT Central Office and counted towards your overall contribution to JALT in calculating your status in the JALT conference exhibition booth selection process.
Registration Deadline: December 1st, 2022
To register as an event sponsor, or for more information, please contact me by email at michaelmielke@gmail.com
Kindest regards, Michael Mielke
The 2023 JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Teaching Conference Coordinator
The 2023 JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Teaching Conference at a Glance
Registration Deadline: December 1st, 2022
Date
February 4th
February 5th
Time
9:30AM – 4:30PM
9:30AM – 4:30PM
Venue
Sapporo Cultural Arts Community Center
Hokkai-Gakuen University Toyohira Campus
Exhibition Space at Hokkai-Gakuen
*Can be sent early and stored at Hokkai-Gakuen
Estimated number of participants
20-30
80 – 120
Package A
Package B
Number of Presentations (not including poster presentations)
15-20
20-25 + Symposium and Poster Presentations
Two display tables with power, one presentation slot (45-minutes), B5
Two display tables with power, B5 size advertisement in our online,
size advertisement
downloadable
in our online,
conference guide,
downloadable
event admission for
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up to two company
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20,000 yen
15,000 yen