TESOL INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
TESOL is a professional organization with over 100 national and international affiliates. TESOL's mission is to develop the expertise of its members and others involved in teaching English to speakers of other languages to help them foster effective communication in diverse settings while respecting individuals' language rights. TESOL sponsors a four-day international convention each year in the Spring.
TESOL 2020 International Convention & English Language Expo
March 31-April 3, 2020
April 4 PreK-12 Day
Denver, Colorado
TESOL 2020 has been cancelled due to the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
TESOL 2021: March 23-26 in Houston, Texas
TESOL 2022: March 22-25 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
TESOL 2023: March 21-24 in Portland, Oregon
AMTESOL is an affiliate of TESOL International Association.
AMTESOL 2021
January 28-30, 2020
Jackson, Mississippi
SOUTHEAST REGIONAL TESOL (SETESOL)
SETESOL is an association of 9 TESOL affiliates that represent 11 states in the Southeast. Each year, SETESOL's regional conference rotates to a different state. AMTESOL hosted the SETESOL conference in 2017, 2008, 1999, and 1991.
SETESOL Regional Council meeting at the TESOL International Convention in Chicago, Illinois in March 2018.
October 14-17, 2020
Visualizing, Voicing, and (re)Vitalizing English Language Teaching
Richmond, Virginia
Greater Richmond Convention Center
Hosted by Virginia TESOL (VATESOL)
Call for proposals: due April 15, 2020
SETESOL 2021: Georgia TESOL (GATESOL)
SETESOL 2022: Tennessee TESOL (TNTESOL)
SETESOL 2023: North Carolina/South Caroliina TESOL (Carolina TESOL)
SETESOL 2024: Arkansas TESOL (ARKTESOL)
SETESOL 2025: Louisiana TESOL (LATESOL)
SETESOL 2026: Kentucky TESOL (KYTESOL)
SETESOL 2027: Alabama-Mississippi TESOL (AMTESOL)
WIDA (FORMERLY "WORLD-CLASS INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN AND ASSESSMENT")
2020 WIDA Annual Conference
Multilingualism for the Future
October 26-29, 2020
Denver, Colorado
SOUTHERN CONFERENCE ON LANGUAGE TEACHING (SCOLT)
SCOLT 2020: March 26-28 in Mobile, Alabama (hosted by AWLA - see AWLA below)
Cancelled due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
SCOLT 2021: March 18-20 in Atlanta, Georgia
AMERICAN TRANSLATORS ASSOCIATION
October 21-24, 2020
Boston, Massachusetts
ATA 2021: October 27-30 in Minneapolis, Minnesota
ATA 2022: October 12-15 in Los Angeles, California
ATA 2023: October 25-28 in Miami, Florida
ATA 2024: October 30-November 2 in Portland, Oregon
ALABAMA WORLD LANGUAGES ASSOCIATION (AWLA)
AWLA 2020: Hosting the SCOLT 2020 Conference
March 26-28, 2020
Mobile, Alabama
Cancelled due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19)
