Calendar of Events   (2009-2010)                                                             

Meetings and Conferences throughout the state of Maine and New England region --and beyond--pertinent to Foreign Language Teachers

If you would like to add an important date for your organization, please email the details to Ann Sullivan at mmesorciere@msn.com .

September		AATG - Maine Chapter Meeting
October	7-8	New Hampshire Association of World Language Teachers, Radisson Hotel, Manchester, NH
October	15	Newsletter Deadline--Send in your travel experiences, student work and teacher tips!
October	17	Maine Classical Association, topic and venue to be announced
October	23	AATSP, Garcia Lorca Chapter
October	24	AATF-Maine Fall Conference at Bates College Technology and current events
October	29-31	Massachusetts Foreign Language Association (MAFLA) Conference, Sturbridge Host Hotel, Sturbridge, MA ABCs in a Global Society     About Better Communication
November	4 - 10	National French Week (See AATF website for more information.)
November	7	FLES Fall Conference
November	TBA	JCL Fall Convention
November	20-22	ACFTL Annual Meeting and Exposition Speaking up for Languages   The Power of Many Voices San Diego Convention Center and Marriott San Diego Hotel, San Diego, California
November	20-21	American Association of Teachers of German (AATG) San Diego Convention Center and Marriott San Diego Hotel, San Diego, California
December	1	NECTFL/MEAD Leadership Fellows Program Application Due
December	1	FLAME Conference Presenters' Proposals Due
December	15	Teacher of the Year Nominations Due
December	15	FLAME Award for the Richard Williamson Award for Leadership Nominations Due
December	15	Sister Solange Bernier Lifetime Achievement Nominations Due
December	15	Student Recognition Nominations Due
February	1	Student Video Contest Tapes or CDs Due
February	1	Laurianna Boucher Scholarship Nominations Due
March	1	Newsletter Deadline--Send in your travel experiences, student work and teacher tips!
March	4 - 5	FLAME Conference, Portland
March	19 - 20	Classical Association of New England, Moses Brown School, Providence, RI.
March	TBA	Certamen Night
April	22-25	Accès Cinéma Africain--Penobscot School in Montréal This French immersion for adults and advanced-level students will be held during Montréal’s annual Festival de Cinéma PanAfrica International Information and registration forms available on line: www.cinema-africain.org
April	25-27	Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, New York-- Marriott Marquis, New York City Simply Irresistable: People, Programs  and Practices that Inspire
June	26-28	63rd Annual Institute, American Classical League Wake Forest University Winston-Salem, NC
July	10-13	AATSP 92nd Annual Conference in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Hotel Presidente Intercontinental
July	4 - 7	AATF Annual Conference, Philadelphia, PA
July August	27 to 1	57th annual JCL National Convention, North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota "Non est ad astra mollis e terris via" -- There is no easy way from the earth to the stars. -- Seneca the Younger