[etni] October ETAI Newsletter

From: ETAI office <etaioffice@xxxxxxxxx>
To: ETNI list <etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 23 Oct 2010 18:35:07 +0200
ETAI:  Keeping in Touch
 Newsletter 33:  October, 2010
Dear Readers,


I'm slowly coming to the surface after the flood of tasks, which I had put
off until after the holidays, nearly drowned me. Now, before October ends, I
offer you the October issue of the ETAI Newsletter.



A few weeks after the last newsletter, the ETAI board met in Tel Aviv ?
hosted by the British Council in their very pleasant conference room. There
we were introduced to the new director, Simon Kay and heard from Helen Sykes
about possible future workshops for English teachers sponsored by the
British Council. Watch for details about that in future announcements.



ETAI's financial situation was also discussed at the meeting. It was decided
that, in order to cover our rising costs ? the office, costs of running the
conferences, and printing the ETAI Forum, certain fees for members,
including membership and major conference registration fees, will be raised
slightly. Mini-conference fees will stay the same: free for members and
30NIS for non-members.

Speaking of mini-conferences... This year's first mini-conference is
scheduled to take place in Afula, on Wednesday, October 27th at Oren School.
There is an impressive line-up of speakers and varied sessions to appeal to
all teaching levels. You can see the full program on the ETAI site -
http://www.etai.org.il/   Remember that if you have an idea for a
mini-conference in your area, you can write to Fran Sokel -
fsokel@xxxxxxxxx, who
 is the Board member in charge of these events.



Next on ETAI's calendar, after Afula, is the Winter conference in Beer Sheva
on December 5th, at Ben Gurion University ? "Myths and Truths in English
Teaching". We are in the process of collecting speaker proposals now, and
would be very happy to see your proposal appear in our e-mail box! So far,
we have lined up 3 excellent plenary speakers, including Dr. Judy Steiner,
Dr. Elisheva Barkon, and Professor Yishai Tobin of Ben Gurion University.  Do
consider sending in a proposal and sharing your ideas and expertise. You can
download a proposal form on the ETAI site. Fill it in and e-mail it to the
address at the bottom of the form.



Especially in this period of changes in the English curriculum, ETAI can be
a great source of support and sharing. Henry Ford is quoted as saying,"
Coming together is a beginning. Keeping together is progress. Working
together is success.?  Let's encourage our colleagues to join us in coming
together at ETAI conferences and let's work together to make them a success.



               All the best,

                      Mitzi Geffen

                      ETAI Chair

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