这几天忙得有些过头，今天又上了一天北外青少的课，竟然睡不着，干脆写点关于会议的事情吧。我的博客中很少写我的这些本职正事呀。

   开幕式的报道在：http://www.beiwaionline.com/aboutbeiwai/news/webinfo/2012/10/1345188212905361.htm

   分享我的主持词吧，对这个会议就会有一些概念。

Good afternoon, dear distinguished guests from both China and abroad，

Welcome to the opening ceremony of GLoCALL 2012 Conference and 2012 International Symposium on CALL！

This conference is co-organized by The Asia-Pacific Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (known as APACALL), Pacific Association for Computer-Assisted Language Learning (known as PacCALL) and Beijing Foreign Studies University.

The conference is hosted by the Institute of Online Education, Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press of Beijing Foreign Studies University and China Computer-assisted Language Learning Association.

Just now at the entrance, I came across some students who were discussing the right way of handling the word CALL. One said it should be read as C-A-L-L; another argued it should be pronounced “call”; yet another suggested “cal”.

Well, as a Chinese saying goes, to do the right thing, we need a right name first. This conference has the mission to re-define computer-assisted-language-learning in the era when ignorance of the role of modern technology plays in education may risk our jobs and career.

Please allow me to introduce to you some key figures in this movement of redefinition.

1)        The conference organizing committee chair, President of Beijing Foreign Studies University, Professor Han Zhen.

2)        The conference organizing committee vice chair, Vice President of Beijing Foreign Studies University, Professor Peng Long.

Guests from afar:

3)        Co-Chair of GLoCALL 2012, President of APACALL, Professor Jeong-Bae Son

4)        Co-Chair of GLoCALL 2012, President of PacCALL, Professor Siew Ming Thang,

5)        Professor of Education and Informatics at the University of California, Irvine, Professor Mark Warschauer.

6)        President of EuroCALL, Professor Françoise Blin.

7)        Professor in the Faculty of Cultural Studies at Kyoto Sangyo University, Professor Peter Gobel.

Guests from China:  

8)        Advisor of the Local Academic Committee, Professor Wu Yi’an, Beijing Foreign Studies University.  

9)        Chair of the Local Academic Committee, President of ChinaCALL, Professor Gu Yueguo.

10)    Dean of School of Foreign Studies of Jiangnan University, Professor Dong JianQiao.

11)    Editor in Chief of Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press of Beijing Foreign Studies University, Mr. Xu Jianzhong

First, let’s welcome President Han Zhen from the host university of this conference, Beijing Foreign Studies University, to give an opening speech.

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Thank you all and wish you a happy stay in Beijing!