ELT Calendar for November 2016

November 11th (Friday) 2016

2016 PAC (Pan-Asia Conference)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due February 29, 2016
Organization: Pan-Asian Consortium (PAC) of Language Teaching Societies
Location: Taipei City, Taipei (Taiwan)

November 12th (Saturday) 2016

2016 PAC (Pan-Asia Conference) (day 2 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due February 29, 2016
Organization: Pan-Asian Consortium (PAC) of Language Teaching Societies
Location: Taipei City, Taipei (Taiwan)

JALT National Pre-Conference My Share, and Chapter AGM (Annual General Meeting)
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Miguel Mision, Gregory Birch, and Damian Gowland
Organization: Nagano Chapter (formerly the Shinshu Chapter) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Matsumoto City, Nagano Prefecture

Okayama JALT November Meeting
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kenji Chida; Eiko Nakamura
Organization: Okayama Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Okayama City, Okayama Prefecture

Meisei Professional Development Forum 2016
Time: 9:30 AM - 3:00 PM
Speaker: Call for papers due October 24th.
Organization: Meisei University International Studies Centre
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 13th (Sunday) 2016

2016 PAC (Pan-Asia Conference) (day 3 of 3)
Time: To be announced
Speaker: Call for papers due February 29, 2016
Organization: Pan-Asian Consortium (PAC) of Language Teaching Societies
Location: Taipei City, Taipei (Taiwan)

Acet monthly teachers meeting
Time: 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Speaker: Various
Organization: Association of Childrens English Teachers
Location: Fukuoka City, Fukuoka Prefecture

JALT International Conference Sneak Preview
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: To be announced
Organization: Hiroshima Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hiroshima City, Hiroshima Prefecture

JACET ESP SIG Kanto (November Meeting)
Time: 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Kevin Knight (Kanda University of International Studies)
Organization: JACET English for Specific Purposes SIG (Japan Association of College English Teachers) Kanto
Location: Chofu City, Tokyo Metropolis

November 20th (Sunday) 2016

Kids are like goldfish!
Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Speaker: Robert Pensak
Organization: ETJ Aichi (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Positive Psychology in Language Teaching: A mini-conference on happiness in our classrooms
Time: 10:00 AM - 4:30 PM
Speaker: Sarah Mercer (University of Gratz, Austria), Marc Helgesen (Miyagi Gakuin Women's University), Joseph Falout (Nihon University), Tim Murphey (Kanda University of International Studies)
Organization: Sendai Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

SCBWI Japan Illustration Day: Perfect Partners: Text and Art and the Visual Narrative of Picture Books
Time: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Speaker: Illustrator Barbara McClintock
Organization: The Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) Japan
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 23rd (Wednesday) 2016

Today is Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi)

November Onlineworkshop Topic 1: What Texts are Appropriate for Japanese EFL Learners? Topic 2: Idea sharing for the end of the year events
Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Speaker: Topic 1: Raquel Taniguchi (Musashino University); Topic 2: Various facilitated by Yuco Kikuchi
Organization: ETJ East Tokyo (English Teachers in Japan)
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis

November 25th (Friday) 2016

JALT2016: Transformation in Language Education
Time: 1:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Technology in Teaching (TnT) Workshop Speakers
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 26th (Saturday) 2016

JALT2016: Transformation in Language Education
Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Speaker: Many presenters
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 27th (Sunday) 2016

JALT2016: Transformation in Language Education
Time: 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Speaker: Many presenters
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 28th (Monday) 2016

JALT2016: Transformation in Language Education
Time: 9:00 AM - 2:45 PM
Speaker: Many speakers
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

November 29th (Tuesday) 2016

JALT2016 Four Corners Tour: Scaffolding the Writing Process
Time: 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Speaker: Dorothy Zemach
Organization: Gifu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Gifu City, Gifu Prefecture

November 30th (Wednesday) 2016

JALT Four Corners Tour
Time: 5:50 PM - 8:00 PM
Speaker: Dorothy Zemach (Macmillan), Andy Boon (Toyo Gakuen University)
Organization: West Tokyo Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Tokyo, Tokyo Metropolis