Event

English Australia Conference 2009

Dates

September 17 – 19, 2009

Venue

Hilton On the Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Organizer

English Australia

Theme

Engaging with the many dimensions of ELICOS: learning, teaching, supporting, marketing, leading

Keynote speakers

* Adam Fraser, Australia's leading educator, researcher and thought leader in the area of human performance

* Jack Richards, professor of applied linguistics, Regional Language Center, Singapore

* John de Jong, Vice President of Test Development for Pearson Language Tests and Chair in Language Testing, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Plenary speakers

* Danny Samson, professor of management, The University of Melbourne, Australia

* Anne Burns, professor, Department of Linguistics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

* JJ Wilson, faculty member, School of Education, Western New Mexico University, US

Pre-conference workshops

* Supporting New EAP Teachers (for Directors of Studies)

* Beyond Micro-skills: Teaching Meaningful Note-taking (for EAP Teachers)

Registration fees

* Early bird registration (before July 31)

EA Member: A$665 (about $547)

Non-member: A$840 (about $690)

* Standard registration

EA Member: A$750 (about $616)

Non-member: A$910 (about $748)

* Student registration

EA Member: A$360 (about $296)

Non-member: A$360 (about $296)

Contact

Tel: +61 7 3334 4470

Fax: +61 7 3334 4499

E-mail: For all registration and travel related queries, please contact travel@eventscentral.com.au.For all program and other queries contact eaconference@eventcorp.com.au.

Web: www.eaconference.com.au