Calling all CALLers!

 

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At last we are able to prepare for the return of the face to face EuroCALL conference. How exciting! We are sure you can't wait to get together for the most wonderful in-person intercultural fellowship at the amazing University of Iceland. 

The call for papers has been launched, you can find it here on the conference website, along with all the details of the themes, organisers and venue. Please get the dates in your diary and join us in person this year. 

As ever we are starting the social activity immediately. The conference has an Instagram account  where you can start to explore the sights of this amazing setting and a Facebook page where you can meet each other. EuroCALL's usual social media accounts will also use the hashtag #eurocall2023 to aggregate and curate interactions as we go through the year. 

Conference presenters and participants will be issued with our EuroCALL digital badges and, coming soon - there will be further exciting news of EuroCALL must have items! 

Our exec team and conference organisers are working hard to ensure that this conference will be memorable for all, reviving past traditions and creating new ones together. 

We are calling all CALL-ers for our most inclusive conference yet. 

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Of recognition and professional development

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It is nice to have recognition for what we do. 

Participants (including virtual participants) and presenters at this year's conference will be recognised through the issue of a digital badge from EuroCALL. Look out for your email on Saturday (check your spam folder!) and you may wish to create a free account on Open Badge Passport  to curate and display your badges (other systems exist, this one is based in Finland and all systems are compatible with open badge standard 2). Once you have your badge you can share and show it off on your website, LinkedIn profile etc. You can even print it  . Let others know you are a member of the EuroCALL community!

Certified Membership of The Association for Learning Technology 

Practitioners who have technical skills are sometimes under appreciated. EuroCALL would like to help address this and we have prepared a very short survey to see how you feel about professional recognition. 

Please let us have your thoughts here. 

We value your input and we hope that you are proud to display your badge to others so that they can appreciate the merits of being part of the EuroCALL community. 

Warming up for EUROCALL 2019

As with any eagerly anticipated event, the conversations and excitement start way before the big day. Of course the planning for EUROCall 2019 has been underway for well over a year already. Team Belgium, who delivered such an exciting glimpse of the event in store while we were still enjoying the fantastic welcome and hospitality in Jyväskylä, Finland. 

The image above is a snapshot of the current interactions around #eurocall on twitter but you can join the conversation by tweeting and adding the hashtag, then watch the ball grow organically. Your twitter activity around the conversation will be reflected in the interactive visual. Any Instagram images which you tag #eurocall may also feature on our Wakelet posts during the conference.  You can find this year's conference team on twitter and of course follow the main Eurocall twitter account too!

Eurocall has an group on LinkedIn where you can extend your professional connections and keep in touch with those you have met at #eurocall conferences. You will also keep up to date with what this lively, international community are up to. We look forward to meeting you through twitter or on our other social media spaces, out in the open. 

Accessibility matters to your EUROCall exec, we are only a small group but we are working hard to help ensure that conferences and community activities are within reach even if you cannot be physically present in August. This Virtual Strand blog will post regular updates and provide opportunities for you to participate remotely with our community. Watch this space for news of our Virtually Connecting sessions where you will be able to meet our keynote speakers, organisers and participants live online to get a feel for this year's conference.