This document provides information about updates from the Eaquals organization, including the launch of a new members' blog on the Eaquals website to allow members to share ideas and best practices. It also outlines a new scheme to recognize continuing professional development at accredited member centers, as well as pilot web-based training seminars and a funding scheme for regional events. Details are provided about upcoming Eaquals events in 2017, including conferences in Serbia, Greece, and Scotland, as well as the main international conference and AGM in Riga in April and the members' meeting in Malta in November.

1. Eaquals Members’ Meeting
2017
Updates on developments
www.eaquals.org

2. Updates on developments
The new Eaquals members’ blog
Scheme to recognise CPD in Accredited Member centres
Pilot of web-based training seminars
Funding scheme for Eaquals regional events
2017 Eaquals events
www.eaquals.org

3. Eaquals Members’ Blog
Chris Farrell & Tim Goodier
www.eaquals.org

4. New members' blog on the
‘eaquals.org’ website
• A forum for the Eaquals community to share ideas and
best practice throughout the year
• Organised by the main Eaquals conference themes:
- Teaching and Learning
- Course design, CEFR and assessment
- Staff Development
- Managing for quality
- Business & marketing management
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5. Ways to participate
1. Volunteer to write a blog post
- posts can be informal and discursive
- typical length 700 – 1200 words
2. Respond to an existing post with a
comment (no typical length but ideally
more than an emoticon!)
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6. How to find the blog
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7. How to find the blog
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8. How to find the blog
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9. How to filter results
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10. How to filter results
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11. How to filter results
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12. How to comment / reply
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Leave new comment

13. How to comment / reply
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Reply to existing
comment

14. How to volunteer
• Send a biref outline of your
proposed post to:
cpd@ces-schools.com
and/or
tgoodier@eurocentres.com
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15. • 15 October - a 1-day conference on 'Fostering excellence in
language centres in Serbia' - organised by YALS, the
Association of Language Schools in Serbia
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• 22 October - a 1-day teacher training event on 'Teaching
receptive skills in the L2 classroom' - organised by Bourtsoukli
Language Centre in Greece
Read more
• 26 November - a 1-day Teacher Development conference -
organised by the Edinburgh Language Centre (Experience
English) in Scotland
Rear more
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16. Eaquals International Conference and AGM
27 – 29 April 2017 in Riga
Early bird discounts – deadline 1 December
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17. www.eaquals.org
Eaquals Members’ meeting
16 – 18 November 2017
St Julians, Malta