TESOL-Spain's 24th Annual National Convention
Seville, Spain 

It will be held on March 30, 31 and April 1 in Seville, Spain. Seville is the capital of Andalusia, the southern-most region of Spain, and it promises everlasting sunshine to all of its visitors. The conference site is the University of Seville, Facultad de Filología, Carmen’s tobacco factory, formally known as the Real Fábrica de Tabacos, an 18^th-century building lying in the heart of Seville. It is one block from María Luisa Park, a vast tract of parkland, which was once the private grounds of a palace. In 1929, Seville was host to the Spanish-American Exhibition, and many pavilions from different countries were erected here. And it is two blocks from one of the world's largest cathedrals, a huge Gothic construction built on the site of an ancient mosque and its connecting Giralda, a Moorish tower, whose climb to the top is an experience of a lifetime, offering a dazzling view of Seville. A most impressive site for a conference, do you agree?

We have formed our convention organizing committee and we would like to use this opportunity to call on volunteers who are interested in helping to bring this convention together.

Like at every TESOL-Spain convention, we have received presentations by speakers from all over the world.

These presentations will be on approaches, techniques and methodology for infants, primary, secondary, university and adult teachers and learners. There will be opportunities to make contact with colleagues who share the same professional interests, to exchange ideas, to socialize, and even to look for prospective employers/employees. As usual, there will be product presentations and the event will be fully supported by the publishing houses and testing institutions, both nationally and internationally. All the latest materials for both the teacher and the classroom will be on display.

Both Seville and I are looking forward to providing a forum for Teacher Development!

Tammi Santana
Convention Coordinator