International Association for Language Learning Technology

IALLT Board Meeting 8 November, 2005 Call To Order 1:00 p.m. EST Present: Claire Bartlett, chair ; Barbara Sawhill, Judi Franz, Ute Lahaie. By standing invitation: Peter Liddell, Andrew Ross Absent: Ron Balko Routine Business Next Meeting – 6 December at 1p.m. EST Approval of Agenda Motion to approve [Judi]. Second [Barbara]. Approved [unan.] Approval of Minutes Motion to approve with corrections [Judi]. Second [Barbara]. Approved [unan.] Matters Arising No items needed to be discussed. Journal Editor’s Report (Andrew) Journal Report Andrew reported that Ron Balko is in the process of paying for the last journal issue. Andrew is currently working with the printer on creating a template for the journal article. The journal will go out by the end of this month. Survey: Andrew will work together with Lee and Jack on tabulating the data of the survey by a December 25 deadline. Andrew clarified that the survey data are the property of IALLT. Discussion: Barbara would like to tease the survey earlier on the IALLT website. Andrew suggested publishing the complete results of the survey in tabulated form as Acrobat file rather than publishing the preliminary PowerPoint that was presented during the FLEAT conference by Lee Abraham. Motion to approve the publication of the survey results under Andrew’s leadership as suggested [Judi]. Second [Barbara]. Approved [unan.] Andrew left the meeting after his report. President’s Remarks (Claire) Claire reported that Hajime has burned ten DVDs of the IALLT showcase. Claire will give them to Mary Morrisard-Larkin for presentation and distribution at the ACTFL booth. Claire suggested approving the minutes of the FLEAT conference during the December meeting. IALLT website: Claire reported that she had discussed the SLM dates with Ed Dente. She does not yet know the dates for the IALLT 2007 conference. She inquired, whether the SLM should be advertised on the IALLT webpage. Following some discussion, the Board agreed to have the SLM dates posted on the IALLT website. Claire will also post the IALLT showcase on the website. Katrina fund: Claire reported that she had received several inquiries concerning donations to IALLT for victims of the hurricane who are IALLT members. Barbara motioned to establish an IALLT disaster relief fund that would be used to benefit IALLT members for personal and/or professional needs. This is to replace the suggestions for a Katrina relief fund. Second [Judi]. Approved [unan.] Treasurer’s Report The report has been postponed until the next meeting. President-Elect Report (Barbara) Barbara reported that she had been in contact with Debra Mandel from NERALLD. The regional group is planning to apply for a non-refund status and establish bylaws. She reported that the journal is ready for publication. In her journal column, she had suggested that IALLT members discuss journal issues on the IALLT Wiki. Affiliate Report (Judi) Judi reported that the IALLT publications are ready to be shipped to Jeff Samuels for the ACTFL conference. The CfP for IALLT at CALICO sessions has been posted to the LLTI by Cindy Evans. Any Other Business Joint IALLT/ CALICO meeting: Claire had asked Bob Fischer whether CALICO is interested in reciprocity for potential future joint-meetings. As a result, Bob made further inquiries about the IALLT organization. Peter reported that WorldCALL is in the process of sending out a CfP. At this point, WorldCALL does not yet have a Board. The Japanese colleagues currently consider WorldCALL as a competition to FLEAT, should WorldCALL be hosted in Japan. FLEAT: Peter stated that the president of LET and he both agreed that FLEAT V has been a success. This means that there will be a future for FLEAT. Meeting adjourned at 2:05 p.m. EDT. Respectfully submitted, Ute S. Lahaie