KSAALT-Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Association of Language Teachers

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Dear KSAALT Members,

Reminder! At this time the Executive Council invites KSAALT members to either consider running for or nominating a fellow KSAALT member for a leadership position in KSAALT. The following positions (see attached KSAALT bylaws for all items related to nominations and elections) are open for the 2012-2013 academic year:
• Vice President/President-Elect*
• Executive Treasurer
• Executive Secretary
All elected officers must be KSAALT members in good standing who have been members for at least 90 days prior to Election Day (May 17, 2012) and must reside in KSA. The elected officers can be a member of any chapter and nominations can come from members of any recognized chapter in the Kingdom. Any member in good standing who has been a member for at least 30 days prior to the election can nominate one person per office. Our membership records will be verified before any nomination or vote is counted.

To nominate someone for one of these positions, please send us with the following information:
1. The name of the KSAALT member you are nominating
2. The position in which you are nominating the member for
3. An e-mail address contact for the person whom you are nominating
4. Relevant experience/interest for the post (1-2 lines only)

Please send nominations via e-mail by no later than Saturday, May 12, 2012. Elections will take place at the Annual General Meeting on May 17, 2012 at Belad I (Nadha) Compound (a detailed announcement of the meeting to follow) and via electronic ballot for our chapter members around the Kingdom. Should you have any questions, please respond directly to this e-mail.

** Please note that as per our bylaws ratified last year, the current Vice President automatically becomes the KSAALT President for continuation of leadership. This means whoever is elected Vice-President will be the 2013-2014 President if they so choose.

Dear KSAALT Members,

It was wonderful seeing all of you at the 5th Annual KSAALT Convention this year in Jeddah! Thank you to KSAALT-Jeddah and Effat University for hosting this wonderful event with over 600 people in attendance! Bravo, Jeddah.

Moving on to 2012-2013, at this time the Executive Council invites KSAALT members to either consider running for or nominating a fellow KSAALT member for a leadership position in KSAALT. The following positions (see attached KSAALT bylaws for all items related to nominations and elections) are open for the 2012-2013 academic year:
• Vice President/President-Elect*
• Executive Treasurer
• Executive Secretary
All elected officers must be KSAALT members in good standing who have been members for at least 90 days prior to Election Day (May 17, 2012) and must reside in KSA. The elected officers can be a member of any chapter and nominations can come from members of any recognized chapter in the Kingdom. Any member in good standing who has been a member for at least 30 days prior to the election can nominate one person per office. Our membership records will be verified before any nomination or vote is counted.

To nominate someone for one of these positions, please email us with the following information:
1. The name of the KSAALT member you are nominating
2. The position in which you are nominating the member for
3. An e-mail address contact for the person whom you are nominating
4. Relevant experience/interest for the post (1-2 lines only)

Please send nominations via e-mail by no later than Saturday, May 12, 2012. Elections will take place at the Annual General Meeting on May 17, 2012 at Belad I (Nadha) Compound (a detailed announcement of the meeting to follow) and via electronic ballot for our chapter members around the Kingdom. Should you have any questions, please respond directly to this e-mail.

*Please note that as per our bylaws ratified last year, the current Vice President automatically becomes the KSAALT President for continuation of leadership. This means whoever is elected Vice-President will be the 2013-2014 President if they so choose.

Dear KSAALT Members,

KSAALT announces its Annual General Meeting (AGM) on May 17, 2012 from 5:00--7:15 p.m. at Al Nadha Compound (Al Belad) in Al Khobar. This is the main meeting of the academic year and has several items of important business. The meeting agenda is as follows:

5:00--5:30 Registration and Refreshments (all members pick up two ballots--one for bylaws and one for elections; bylaw vote* is immediate as this year there are only small revisions)
5:30--6:00 Nominee presentations for 2012-2013 Executive Council and Election**
6:00--6:30 Speaker Presentation--TBA (Members vote and pass in ballots by the end of the presentation)
6:30--6:50 Prayer and light food/refreshments
6:50--7:15 Recognition of Current Officers/
Announcement of results for 2012-2013 Executive Council for KSAALT and Closing

*Bylaws
The KSAALT bylaws (attached to the nomination e-mail), the governing document for the organization in line with both TESOL and TESOL Arabia, was expanded and ratified last year. This year, there will be only 3 minor modifications voted on which are:
1) Recognition of Yanbu as a KSAALT chapter throughout the document where chapters are mentioned.
2) Executive Council, Article IV, Section 1: "The Executive Council will remain a Council balanced in both gender and professional affiliation as much as possible for the growth and continuation of the organization."
3) KSAALT Annual Conference Committee, Article 7, section 3: "The KSAALT Conference and therefore Conference Committee can be held and sponsored by any recognized chapter in the Kingdom every other year with KSAALT-Khobar, the main chapter, sponsoring the event on alternate years."

**Election
Based on nominations of members in good standing for at least 90 days, the Executive Council election for the 3 officers (Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary) will take place via ballot on May 17, 2012 or electronically after the nominations close. Nominations are now open until midnight, May 12. All members in good standing for at least 30 days prior to the election (April 16) are eligible to vote. Guests and new members will not be allowed to vote on that day but are welcome to attend the meeting and presentation (35 SAR fee for monthly guests).

For those not interested in an elected position, there are several other opportunities to be active members of KSAALT. There are 3 members at large that can take several roles such as membership, public relations, newsletter editor, webmaster etc. These are non-voting positions that play a large role in the shape and vision of KSAALT. Also, you can be a member of an important committee such as conference, hospitality, membership or bylaws committees.

We are counting down

Dear KSAALT members and Guests,

We are looking forward to seeing you at KSAALT 5th Annual Convention
" Engaging and Motivating Students in Language Learning"
held at Effat University on Thursday the 3rd of May 2012

Dear KSAALT members and friends,
This is a reminder about tomorrow's general meeting in Riyadh - April,19,2012.

In addition to the NCAHE team, we have a special treat the President of TESOL International, Dr. Suzanne Panferov, will say a few words.

KSAALT RC Team is looking forward to seeing you.

Dear KSAALT Members and Guests,

We hope that you in the best of health.

There will be a very exciting Kagan workshop which will be held in Khobar for female teachers only. We thought you might be interested in attending it , especially if you are residing in the Eastern region. As members of KSAALT, you can get a 15% discount if you register before the 25th April.

If you need any further details, please contact Ms. Faten Salah , the managing director and presenter of the workshop on the email below.
[email protected]

Tourist trip at Jeddah on May 3rd Survey

Update all presentations links:
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Greetings Dear KSAALT Members and Guests,
For all those who asked the presenters on our general meeting held yesterday April 5th. Asked about their presentations, here is the link for downloading Dr. Nabeel Samarkandi's Presentation:

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