My JALT PanSIG Conference History
My JALT PanSIG Conference History. My first ever JALT conference as an attendee and young researcher was the 12th PanSIG conference in May 2013 in Nagoya, at Nanzan University. The theme was “From Many, One: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Community” with the JALT Peer Support Group, SIGs, Plenary Judith Hanks, and a Panel Discussion. The 13th PanSIG conference in May 2014 in Miyazaki, at Miyazaki International University. The theme was “Sustainability: Making Teaching and Learning Last” was too far away for me and too expensive, so I sat this one out. The 14th PanSIG conference in May 2015 in Kobe, at Kobe University of Foreign Studies, had the theme: Narratives: Raising the Happiness Quotient, which produced a nice handbook and some interesting presentations and personalities. The 15th PanSIG conference in May 2016 in Okinawa, at Meio University, Nago, was my first off-island conference. The theme: Innovations in Education, is where I enjoyed a whole stuffed and roasted pig, al...




