LTRC 2012 Hosting Proposal Educational Testing Service Princeton, New Jersey

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Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 3 LTRC 2012 in Princeton, New Jersey …3 miles from ETS’ campus …located an hour from New York City and Philadelphia, the site of AAAL and TESOL …at a historic venue with an ideal downtown Princeton location …across the street from Princeton University; easy access to museums, nature walks, and regional rail service

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 4 Princeton Princeton has been home to world-renowned scholars, scientists, writers, and statesmen, including Albert Einstein and two United States presidents, Woodrow Wilson and Grover Cleveland.

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 5 Proposed Venue – Nassau Inn Unique historic hotel located in Palmer Square, downtown Princeton High-speed internet access 14 Banquet & Meeting Rooms Restaurant for Breakfast/Lunch Meetings, or Post-Meeting Dinner/Drinks Easy access to restaurants, cafés, and shops

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 6 Tentative theme Assessment for learning: Bridging diverse disciplines  Interface between computer technologies, natural language processing (NLP), speech recognition and processing technologies, language assessment, and language learning  Interplay amongst classroom teaching, formative assessments and summative assessments

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 7 LTRC 2012 Tentative Dates Proposed dates: March March 19-20, Mon-Tues (pre-conference workshops) March 21-23, Wed-Fri (conference) AAAL: March (Philadelphia) – tentative TESOL: After AAAL (Philadelphia) Dates may change pending further discussion with AAAL

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 8 Organizing Committee Xiaoming Xi, Yasuyo Sawaki, Mikyung Kim, Yeonsuk Cho Student organizer: Jonathan Schmidgall

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 9 Conference events Main events: Opening reception Conference Banquet Student-oriented sessions: The publication process, other relevant topics Additional events: Tour of ETS’ campus Day trips to New York and Philly Guided tour of Princeton University Historical Princeton walking tour Princeton Battlefield State Park (War for Independence) Hiking (Delaware and Raritan Canal State Park)

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 10 Accommodation options Main hotel: Nassau Inn (US$159 per night) The greater Princeton area has a wide variety of hotel, motel, inn, and bed and breakfast accommodations. Lodging expenses can range from US$80 to $250 a night.

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 11 Travel Options  Princeton can be reached via four international airports  The two closest and most easily accessed are: –Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) about 40 miles north –Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) about 55 miles south Two other major airports in the New York area are: John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and LaGuardia International Airport (LGA) These major airports take substantially more time to reach by car (2 hours) or public transportation (3 hours).

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 12 Ground Transportation From Newark Liberty International Airport and Philadelphia International Airport you can take the train, an airport shuttle, or a taxi to downtown Princeton.

Confidential and Proprietary. Copyright © 2009 by Educational Testing Service. 13 LTRC 2012 in Princeton