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Reactions and Comment


After such a great ETAI conference, we'd like to share with you some of the reactions and comments from the participants. We have left these comments anonymous, but wish to thank all those who sent them.

 

**I thank all those who made it happen.
And there are teachers who say they can't see what ETAI gives us !!!

** Kol Hakavod to you and to thye ETAI committee for another superb conference! Well Done! I know how hard it is to plan and arrange everything. There is no pleasing everybody (and no pleasing some people at all!)! I thought it was all fabulous! I did not even mind walking from one end of the hotel to another:- good excercise!

** I can't stop thinking about the atmosphere, the quality, the range, the familiar faces and the sense of belonging. Thank you for working so hard, for being supportive and for offering us such an interesting conference. My 'cup' is brimmng with ideas and I just can't sleep. Thank you, one and all.

** Thank you for providing the community of teachers of English such a wonderful learning and meeting opportunity.
This was a superb conference, and it could never have taken place without your tireless effort and sharp minds.
Participants were astounded at the quality and quantity of the presentations and we will take back into the work place some really worth-while new ideas and refreshing attitudes.


** Thanks so much for your email. I am still on a high after the conference. I had such a great time both attending and giving sessions. There was such a great buzz around the Ramada for the 3 days!
Well done to you and the board members for organising such a successful event.

**The conference was superb from start to finish. Personally it was the best I've been to ( and I've been to many ...)The large variety of subjects covered by excellent speakers and the real hands-on practical tips, gave us all much food for thought and ideas to put into practice.

**Having just returned home exhausted yet elated (alliteration,Leo) from a brilliant conference I would like to extend my heartiest thanks to all the committee and the conveners for a job well done. It was a pleasure to attend and hear such wonderful sessions, and everything
was organized perfectly. And of course it was great to catch up with old friends and exchange ideas.

**To the organizing Committee of the International Conference and all the hard workers who made such a wonderful Conference possible - THANK YOU. It was an amazing social get-together, and from beginning to end (I attended all 3 days) was a special experience of FUN, learning, and
sharing.


**I have followed the ushers year by year, seen how ushers function at the regional in-service programs and must admit that this time they functioned immaculately!!!!! In their red T-shirts, always with a smile, true professionals in all that they undertook (the technical side as well as perfect hosts/guides)with Lior at the head - such a pleasure!

**I would like to thank the organizers for an extremely well-organized and stimulating conference. I know how much work was put in in order to hold such a conference. It was wonderful meeting old friends and also very exciting to meet all the guests from abroad.

**I'd like to add my voice of thanks and appreciation to those who organized and pulled off an amazingly successful conference. I was able to attend one day only, and kicked myself for not planning to be there for all three days. In just the one day, I managed to hear several outstanding lectures, attend one good workshop, and most importantly, renew friendships and see colleagues whom I haven't seen in years.
One thing made me somewhat sad. I've been in Israel in the world of ELT for over 30 years, and during that time, ETAI has served as my community of practice, a source of inspiration, and an essential part of my professional development - an important part of my PLN, so to speak (personal learning network). I had the impression at the conference that, in general, the next
generation of teachers was not well represented. I'm hoping that in years to come, new teachers will discover the wonderful support that ETAI provides.

**To all those involved in the organization of the ETAI Conference, thanks for a most successful event, just as good as many an international conference elsewhere. The venue, the ambiance, the chance to meet old friends and visitors from abroad, the choice of presentations, everything was just as it should be. I really enjoyed it and I echo the praises of those who have commented. It shows the strength of ETAI. Congratulations!


**Wonderful conference, as everyone has said! The only problem (besides the parking) was deciding which of the fantastic sessions to go to.

**Thank you all for an excellent conference. I enjoyed the three days and felt that there was more than one session that was worthwhile each day (Remember--if you have one good session the whole conference it is worthwhile, but at least one each day--that's a bonanza!!!!).Special thanks to Penny Ur for a wonderful professional two years of guiding us. Thanks to Valerie for organizing an excellent conference. She had a lot of help and I would like her to thank them all in our names. The young men who acted as ushers, guides, etc. were delightful. Marna worked so hard these past few months and truly deserves the honor of officially being "one of us". And of course congratulations and good luck to Mitzi on the enormous job (on top of
all her other "humungous" jobs) for agreeing to be our chairperson for the next two years.

**I can only continue to say what a wonderful conference we had inJerusalem. AND this is due to the extremely hard work of the convening committee, Valarie, Penny, Nava and Debbie and of course Marna !! Then there are the many , many volunteers who manned tables and ran errands
and of course the wonderful boys in RED , pupils from the Himelfarb High School .
So thank you all.. and I just want to remind all of you who were there to go into the ETAI site and send us your ONLINE feedback.. You can do so for either one day, two or all three. FEEDBACK is important and although we heard many positive things we need to hear more specific feedback about sessions etc.

**What a wonderful conference! The level of the presentations and the atmosphere were delightful. I take off my hat to the ETAI committee for putting together a top line international conference under very trying conditions. Let us not forget that they are volunteers, dedicating themselves selflessly to the task. Most of my dealings were with Valerie and Susan who I would
like to mention in particular. Marna, thanks for being so patient and hard-working. As for Lior, head of the red T-shirted boys, it was a pleasure to work with him. Always efficient, well-organized, pleasant and smiling, I think he has a great future ahead of him. But I must say a special thank you to our out-going chairperson, Penny Ur. We are all aware of her talents as a teacher, teacher-trainer, presenter, writer, diplomat and mensch....Here's wishing good luck to Mitzi in her new role as chair.

 

 

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