Nanjing University, November 16-19, 2006
Theme: "Globalization and localization of CALL"

First Call for Papers

The Third Pacific Association for CALL Conference (PacCALL) will be held at Nanjing University in cooperation with Southeast University, Nanjing, China, 16-19 November 2006.

Confirmed keynote speakers:

Michael Coghlan, eLearning Consultant, TAFE SA, Adelaide, Australia
Cynthia White, Massey University, New Zealand
Prof. ZHAO Wen, Head of the Language and Multimedia Centre, School of Foreign Studies, Northeast University
Dr. GU Yueguo, from Beijing Foreign Studies University
Proposals for Papers (35 minutes); Demonstrations (35 minutes); Symposia (120 minutes) and Posters sessions are now invited via the PacCALL website, http://www.paccall.org/2006/proposal-e.php. The deadline for receipt of proposals is 31 July 2006.

Successful applicants will be notified by August 20th, 2006, although those who require an earlier decision for funding purposes may request so in the comments area of the proposal web form.

Important Dates

July 31 -- Deadline for the submission of proposals
August 20 -- Notification of acceptance or rejection
Pre-Registration opens
October 15 -- Pre-registration deadline (Mandatory for presenters)
November 16-19 -- 3rd Annual Conference

Conference Schedule

November 16 (Thursday)

Optional Sightseeing Tour
Pre-Conference Workshops
Evening: Welcome Reception
November 17 (Friday)

Opening Plenary Session
Presentations
Poster Sessions
Exhibits
Conference Banquet

November 18 (Saturday)

Presentations
Poster Sessions
Exhibits
Annual General Meeting
Closing Plenary Session
November 19 (Sunday)

Post Conference Workshops
Optional Tour

Further details can be found via the PacCALL website, http://www.paccall.org/

http://www.paccall.org/

Welcome to PacCALL
- the Pacific Association for Computer Assisted Language Learning -

PacCALL - language educators promoting Computer Assisted Language Learning in the Pacific, from East to Southeast Asia, Oceania, across to the Americas.
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Building an active, innovative and
supportive professional association.

The PacCALL Mission Statement

Pacific CALL / PacCALL promotes the use and professional support of CALL throughout the Pacific region, from North, East, and Southeast Asia, to Oceania, and the coastal countries of the Americas. In bringing professionals together from this tremendously diverse cultural and linguistic area, we hope to recognize the interconnected nature of the region and the tremendous possibility for CALL to assist both language learners and educators around the Pacific.