Conference History Table

The following is a table with a history of TESL conferences, from 1979-current.

No.	Year	Date	Location	Title
25	2015	October 29 - 31	Lake Louise	Elevating Language Learning to New Heights Keynote Speakers: Diane Larsen-Freeman Randi Reppen Jane Willis
24	2014	May 8-10	Regina	Land of Living Languages Keynote Speakers: Suresh Canagarajah Sara Cushing Weigle Margaret Early
23	2012	October 11 - 13	Kamloops	TESL Interiors; Landscapes of Languages Keynote Speakers: Dr. Steven Pinker Dr. Michael McCarthy Penny Ur
22	2011	May 28-30	Halifax	Standing Corrected: Fluency, Accuracy and Reality Guest Speakers: Michael Swan Roy Lyster
21	2009	Oct 1-3	Banff	Weaving Pathways: Intercultural and Language Guest Speakers: Dr. Bonny Norton Lionel Laroche, PhD, PEng
20	2008	May 29-31	Moncton	Uncovering Discourse Guest Speakers: Scott Thornbury Jeremy Harmer
19	2006	Oct 19-21	Winnipeg	Landmarks & Landscapes Guest Speakers: Dr. Anne Burns, Macquarie University Dr. Hetty Roessingh, University of Calgary
18	2005	May 26-28	Ottawa	Building a Profession: Building a Nation Guest Speakers: Elana Shohamy, Tel Aviv University Karen E Johnson, Penn State University
17	2003	Nov 13-15	Vancouver	Connecting Communities: Inspirations and Aspirations Guest Speakers: Mary Ashworth, Professor Emeritus, UBC Carol Tator, York University Rebecca Oxford, University of Maryland
16	2002	May 16-18	Regina	Catch the Dream Guest Speakers: David Nunan Virginia Sauv
15	2000	Sept 23-30	Halifax	Changing Faces: Facing Change Guest Speakers: Diane Larsen-Freeman (Vermont, USA) Jim Cummins (OISE, Toronto)
14	1999	May 13-15	Banff	Meeting the Millennium Guest Speakers: Dave Sperling (California, USA) Jill Bell (York Univ., Toronto) Jan Wong (Toronto)
13	1997	Nov 7-9	Victoria	World Skills: Language & Living Guest Speakers: David Nunan (Univ. of Hong King) Stephen Krashen (Univ. of S. California, USA) Mary Ashworth (UBC, B.C.)
12	1996	May 10-11	Winnipeg	Linking the Nations Guest Speakers: JoAnn Crandall (Maryland, USA) Marianne Celce-Murcia (Los Angeles, USA)
11	1994	Nov 24-26	Toronto	Networking for the ‘90s Guest Speakers: Rebecca Oxford (Univ. of Alabama, USA) Fred Genesee (McGill Univ. Quebec) Mary Ashworth (UBC, B.C.)
10	1993	May 13-15	Halifax	Tradition & Change
9	1991	May 2-4	Saskatoon	Part of the Picture! Guest Speakers: Mary Ashworth (UBC, B.C.) Diane Larsen-Freeman (Vermont, USA) Gill Sturtridge (Reading, UK)
8	1989	Nov 2-4	Calgary	Language Development in the Canadian Community Guest Speakers: Dick Allwright (England) Jean Handscombe (North York Board Education) Shirley Brice-Heath (Stanford) Mike Torbey (Nottingham, UK)
7	1988	Jun 15-18	Quebec City
6	1987	Mar 12-14	Vancouver	Pacific Perspectives
5	1985	Nov 21-24	Toronto
4	1984	Feb 9-11	Winnipeg	Language: The Key to Canadian Living Guest Speakers: Richard Allwright Stephen Krashen Sandra Nicholls Frank Smith
3	1982	Nov 11-13	Alberta	Guest Speakers: Susan Davis (UNHCR) Keith Johnson (UK)
2	1981	Mar 12-14	B.C.
1	1979	May 23-27	Montreal	TESL Canada’s First National Conference Guest Speakers: S. Pit Corder (Univ. Of Edinburgh,UK) Evelyn Hatch (Univ.of California, USA) Gerald Neufeld (Univ. of Ottawa. Can)