6 - 9 July 2008, Wellington

The MLTA of NSW is pleased to be hosting the AFMLTA 17th Biennial Conference in 2009 at the Four Points Sheraton Hotel, Sydney.

The theme for the conference is Dialogue Discourse Diversity and the conference committee would like to invite teachers, linguists and scholars from all relevant fields in Australia and New Zealand to participate and present about their research or professional practice.

The Call for Papers is now open. The deadline for abstract submission is August 29th 2008. Abstract requirements are available from the conference website.

Registration for the conference is not yet open. Details and access to register online will be available from the conference website in the second half of 2008.

Invited Plenary Speakers
Opening Plenary — Professor Miles Turnbull
Closing Plenary — Professor Ofelia Garcia
Keith Horwood Memorial Lecture — Professor Joseph Lo Bianco

To be added to the email list for conference updates please email Melissa Gould-Drakeley or Ruth Fielding

Sponsorship and Support
Would you or your organisation be interested in supporting the 2009 AFMLTA Biennial Conference?
Any support would be welcomed. Please visit the conference website for information on Gold, Silver or Bronze sponsorship options and exhibitor booth prices.

We would like to warmly extend an invitation to NZALT members to bring your ideas, research and classroom expertise to the conference to share with the languages teachers of Australia.

We hope to welcome you to the Sydney conference!

Conference Organising Committee
Co-Conveners — Melissa Gould-Drakeley and Ruth Fielding
Treasurer: Sana Zreika
Social Coordinator : Enaam Darido and Carmen Di Napoli
Advertising / Promotions: Susie Newman-Lever and Ghislaine Barbe
Academic Chair: David Coleman & Robyn Moloney
Assistant to Academic Chair: Stamatia Spanos
Website Coordinator: Janelle Byrne
Assistant to Web coordinator: Leonie Wittmann
Committee Members: Carmen Dettino, Helen Sarantopoulos, Marianna Valeri, Lianne Stephens, Marc Grossman, Cathy Winston, Lesley Harbon

We look forward to welcoming you to Sydney for the AFMLTA 17th Biennial Conference 2009!