This Joint Symposium is a collaboration between the Busan-Gyeongsang-Daegu Chapter of Korea TESOL (KOTESOL) and the Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). This event will feature speakers from both countries, selected by their respective organization.
Date and time:
Saturday, September 12, 2026
Time: Doors open at 9:15; we finish at 18:00
Schedule:
See https://events.jalt.org/event/84/ for our timetable and list of presentations.
Lunch Options:
Location:
Seinan Gakuin University Community Center, Nishijin, Fukuoka City, Japan
Click here for directions and maps
Subway: Nishijin Station on the Kuko (Airport) Line
19 minutes from Fukuoka Airport Domestic Terminal
There is a free shuttle bus from Fukuoka International Terminal to the Domestic Terminal. The subway is beneath the Domentic Terminal.
13 minutes from Hakata Station
Symposium Fees:
JALT and KOTESOL members: free
Non-members of either organization: 2,000 JPY / 20,000 KRW (¥2,000 / ₩20,000). Pre-registration payment information will be announced.
If you're in Korea, you will be able to pay locally in Korean won.
If you're in Japan, you will be able to pay locally in Japanese yen.
You may pay on the day, or you may pay in advance. Local payment in advance:
Bank name 金融機関: Shinsei Bank
Bank Branch 支店: 950
Bank account number 口座番号: 0352544
Account type 預金種別: 普通 (normal)
Account name お名前 (口座名義人): PRITCHARD TIMOTHY
Please send an email to Tim Pritchard at fukuokajalttreasury@gmail.com so your payment can be confirmed.
Note: payment for the evening meal is ONLY ACCEPTED ON THE DAY IN CASH and should not be paid to this account.
Symposium Networking Dinner:
Saturday, Sept. 12, 19:00 - 21:00
Registration Deadline: Friday 4 September: https://forms.gle/nn71192vjiUQnp2c9
Cost: 4,500 yen
Payment Deadline: Saturday 12 September, 13:00 (at the symposium venue)
Place: Nishijin Houten Shokudo (西新 ホウテン食堂)