Get off to a great start with George Pickering at this year's 2010 English UK Teachers' Conference! George has agreed to step in at short notice to replace Jeremy Harmer, who has had to withdraw from this year's event. We are hoping to have Jeremy back for 2011.

You will no doubt have picked up in the press that the US Bureau of Consular Affairs issued a travel advisory yesterday to alert U.S. citizens to the potential for terrorist attacks in Europe. An alert is less serious than a travel warning and an attack is not thought to be imminent.

Visa processing is losing the EU over €500 million a year, says the European Tour Operators Association (ETOA).

ETOA’s survey of tour operators and agents, which was conducted over the summer, focused on origin markets whose citizens must obtain a visa to visit the EU. These markets represent key growth opportunities for EU tourism.

This survey asks English UK members for their views on aspects of accommodation provision for international students and particularly for those aged under 18. The survey includes short sections on criminal records checks, private fostering, homestay provision and guardianship and may help to influence future English UK policy in terms of the development of the Accreditation UK Scheme and our relations with other external agencies.

The founder of TEFL clips, Jamie Keddie, will be leading a session on online video at the British Council in Spring Gardens on Tuesday, 19 October 2010. The session will last from 18:30 to 20:30.

This series of seminars encourages debate on areas of contemporary interest in the field of English language teaching and learning. Informal networking events are combined with more formal workshops and presentations. Previous sessions include stimulating seminars given by Mario Rinvolucri, Michael Swan, Catherine Walter, and Jeremy Harmer & Steve Bingham, highlights of which are available here.

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