ILR Calendar '06-07

Plenary Session Dates for 2006-2007

Dates	Plenary Topics	Venue
September 29, 2006	What the brain can tell us about language: Contributions of memory systems to first and second language Dr. Michael Ullman, Georgetown University	Foreign Service Institute, Arlington, VA
October 13, 2006	Conference with the East Coast Organization of Language Testers (ECOLT)	The George Washington University
December 1, 2006	Familiar and novel technologies: SCOLA, pop-up dictionaries, podcasts and beyond	FSI
January 19, 2007	Training and Certification of Interpreters	FSI
February 16, 2007	The National Virtual Translation Center (NVTC)	FSI
March 23, 2007	The Arabic Language Testing Consensus Initiative (presentation by ACTFL, NFLC, and the University of Maryland Arabic Flagship Program) View presentations: The Arabic Testing Consensus Initiative - Swender, Assessment of Arabic Oral Proficiency - Alosh, Cultural Dimensions of Oral Proficiency - Lampe	FSI
April 20, 2007	Proprietary language schools and the USG: A panel discussion	Department of Education
May 18, 2007	Initiatives on Language by the Department of Education; Introduction to one of the 15 National Language Resource Centers	Department of Education
June 15, 2007	2007 ILR Showcase	The George Washington University

The National Virtual Translation Center (NVTC)