TBLT 2007 registration reminder

[National Foreign Language Resource Center]

Our apologies for any cross-postings . . .


Dear colleague,

The early-bird registration deadline for the Hawaii TBLT 2007 conference
is May 15, 2007. Registration forms and instructions are available on the
TBLT 2007 web site at:

http://www.hawaii.edu/tblt2007/registration.html

**Important note for participants registering from outside of the U.S.:
It is possible to pay registration fees via a direct bank-to-bank wire
transfer, should you need to do so. If you would like to utilize this
method for paying your registration fees, please send a message to us at
organizers at tblt2007.org and we will provide you with further instructions.

Here is an overview of the TBLT 2007 schedule. For more information,
please consult the web site.

All conference events will take place in the Imin International Conference
Center on the University of Hawaii at Manoa Campus. Please see the
"Transportation" page on the web site for directions to the conference
venue. The only exception will be the Friday evening optional social event
hosted at the Waikiki Aquarium.


Thursday, September 20

2:30-4:30 pm: Registration

4:30-6:00 pm: Welcome and Plenary Session #1:

	Kris Van den Branden, Task-based language education: from theory to
	practice... and back again.

6:00-8:00 pm: Opening Reception


Friday, September 21

8:00-8:30 am: Registration (ongoing throughout the day)

8:30-10:00 am: Concurrent Presentation Sessions

10:00-10:30 am: Coffee Break

10:30-11:30 am: Concurrent Presentation Sessions

11:30-1:00 pm: Lunch

1:00-2:30 pm: Concurrent Presentation Sessions

2:30-3:00 pm: Coffee Break

3:00-4:00 pm: Concurrent Presentation Sessions

4:00-4:30 pm: Break

4:30-6:00 pm: Plenary Session #2:

	Peter Robinson, Rethinking-for-speaking and L2 task demands: The
	Cognition Hypothesis, task classification and sequencing

	AND

	Peter Skehan, Evidence and interpretation: Attentional
	limitations and the Cognition Hypothesis in task-based
	performance

6:30-9:00 pm: TBLT 2007 Social at the Waikiki Aquarium (extra ticketed
	event)


Saturday, September 22

8:00-8:30 am: Registration & Poster Set-up (viewing available throughout
	the day)

8:30-10:00 am: Concurrent Presentation Sessions

10:00-10:30 am: Coffee Break

10:30-11:30 am: Concurrent Presentation Sessions

11:30-12:30 pm: Lunch

12:30-1:30 pm: Poster Viewing with Presenters on site

1:30-2:30 pm: Concurrent Presentation Sessions

2:30-3:00 pm: Coffee Break

3:00-4:00 pm: Concurrent Presentation Sessions

4:00-4:30 pm: Break

4:30-6:00 pm: Closing and Plenary Session #3:

	Virginia Samuda, Tasks, design, and the architecture of pedagogic
	spaces


We look forward to seeing you in Hawaii in September.

Sincerely,

TBLT 2007 Organizing Committee