43rd Annual Conference Cardiff 2009

43rd Annual International Iatefl Conference And Exhibition

Cardiff 31st March - 4th April 2009

IATEFL's conference in Cardiff this year promises to be every bit as exciting as previous conferences. We plan to provide you with a Welsh flavour and a very memorable experience. It will be held at the City Hall and Museum.

ONLINE REGISTRATION HAS NOW CLOSED

When arriving in Cardiff - Onsite registration - please join the unpaid queue (left hand side) when entering the City Hall. Have your registration form ready, if you have not already sent it in, and go to the payment end of registration. All those of you who have already registered and paid can join the paid queue (right hand side) when entering the City Hall, to pick up your badges. Please note there are only places available in five of the PCEs - YL, ESP, ELTM, PRON and ESOL. These will be sold on a first come first served basis.

Plenary speakers:

• Claudia Ferradas (Argentina)
• Bonny Norton (Canada)
• Marc Prensky (USA)
• Fauzia Shamim (Pakistan)
• Elana Shohamy (Israel)

Cardiff Online @ http://iatefl.britishcouncil.org/2009
Join us for interactive web coverage of this year's IATEFL Conference in Cardiff.
Watch keynote sessions and presentations live or on-demand and share ideas with teachers all over the world.
Follow all the action as it happens on the Cardiff Online website.

Dates to note

31st March 2009 - Pre-Conference Events and Associates' Day
1-4 April 2009 - Conference and Exhibition

Accommodation details

Accommodation can be booked through Cardiff and Co. You can contact Cheryl Walker on telephone number 00 44 (0)29 2087 1023. Reservation deadline is 22nd March 2009. Alternatively you may click on this direct link to create new reservations: https://www.conferencebookings.co.uk/delegate/CDFIATEFL09

Cardiff and Co have also sent us these useful links for downloadable maps of Cardiff, a What's On guide and where to eat and drink. Follow these links directions, What's on, and restaurant guide or visit their website http://www.visitcardiff.com/.

As usual, Cambridge University Press will be offering a 20% discount on all purchases from the bookshop on their exhibition stand at IATEFL 2009, plus a flat rate of £3.50 postage and packing for any order to any destination. Click here to find out more!

Scholarships to attend the 2009 conference have all been allocated, but general details can be found on our scholarship page, together with guidelines available to download. The deadline for scholarships to our 2010 conference will be set later but will be in September 2009.