The document provides information about recent and upcoming events for APrIR, the Asociación de Profesores de Inglés de Rosario. It summarizes the FAAPI annual general meeting in April and announces various workshops, seminars, and social activities planned for members over the coming months. It also welcomes new members and provides contact details for the association.

1. Asociación de Profesores
de Inglés de Rosario May – June 2011
Dear Member,
We’d like to share some of the activities held during last month and invite you to the
activities planned for the near future.
FAAPI’s Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting took place in Córdoba on April 30th
following the agenda forwarded to associations in advance.
APrIR President Prof. Graciela Castelli and Prof. Mariel Amez
travelled to Córdoba to attend the meeting. FAAPI authorities
presented the Annual Report, and Treasurer Prof. Mario López
Barrios submitted the audited Financial Statement. Both were
approved by the members present.
During the meeting matters of common concern were discussed
and APrIR received general congratulations on the activities that have been presented to
members since may 2010. Decisions were made after debating the different topics, and the
annual fee that associations must pay to FAAPI was agreed upon.
The AGM also elected new members for some of the positions in the FAAPI Executive
Committee, as detailed in the agenda. The full detail of the EC is as follows:
Pte. Dr. Daniel J. Fernández ASPI Sta Fe
Vice Presidente Cristina Mayol AMPI Misiones
Tesorero: Dr. Mario Lopez Barrios ACPI Cba
Secretaria: Emma Figueroa APISE
Vocal 1 Titular Paola Sviatschi ACPI Cba
Vocal 1° Sup. Angelica Pereyra As.Ca.P.I
Vocal 2° Tit. Ana Isabel Agüero APISE
Vocal 2° Sup.Elena Gil de Forgas APIT
Revisora de Ctas Tit. Claudia Naom APIBA
Revisora de Ctas. Sup. Ana Triboli ASPI Salta

2. Annual Fee: End of Early Bird Discount on May 31st
As you know the Annual General Meeting established the fee for active
members for 2011 to be $160 (one hundred and sixty pesos),
payable in one or two instalments.
The special "early bird" discount is $140 (one hundred and forty
pesos), for those who cancel their dues in full before May 31st at our
office or through online payment or bank transfer. This special offer is not
applicable if you ask for the fee to be collected at your place.
There will be a special fee for retired members: $120 (one hundred and twenty pesos) in
one or two installments, regardless of the method of payment chosen. Proof of retirement
status is required.
Payment methods:
a) On-line transfer or bank deposit: b) Cuenta Digital: Claim your payment
Banco Nación Suc. 3020- Rosario slip at aprir.cd@gmail.com and then
CBU Nº 01104442/40044427146462 cancel it via Rapipago, Pagofácil, etc.
Cuenta Corriente Especial
c) Postal order or cheque payable to
Nº de cuenta: 444271464/6
LEDA NOEMÍ SIBURU
Asociación de Profesores de Inglés de
Rosario d) Ask for the fee to be collected at
CUIT: 30-6805210-9 your place.
Recent activities
Chatting Meal – April 26th
As every month, advanced students and teachers got together to have a friendly chat -
and a hearty laugh - over a tasty meal with Profs. Julieta de Zavalía and María del Carmen
Fernández Beitía .

3. The atmosphere is warm and humour prevails amongst the participant. We encourage you
and your students to sign up early, as seats are not too numerous. We can only hold a party
of about 15 guests.
New Venue: The next Chatting Meal will take place on May 26th. at Ristretto Caffe,
Tucumán and Paraguay, at 9 pm. Enrol in advance filling in the form
http://tinyurl.com/meal-may
Pearson Education – May 12th
Pearson, with APrIR’s sponsorship, presented Mr Nick Perkins at St Bartholomew’s School
on May 12th. Mr Perkins introduced a number of interesting ideas and suggested many sites
to use ICT to enhance our lessons with children. The event was free of charge.
The Buenos Aires Players - May 19th and 20th
The Buenos Aires Players visited Rosario and staged a number of fun plays. The
Broadway Theatre swarmed with teachers and students of all ages and everyone
enjoyed the performances. Where else could this group of outstanding actors and
actresses perform but on Broadway?
Teas and Fashion - May 20th,
We regret to have had to put off this event till a later date. The new date will be announced
promptly.

4. New teachers
On May 13th ISPI Nº 9123 “San Bartolomé” held their Graduation
ceremony for teaching and translation programmes. During the
ceremony the novel teachers who got the best average marks were
awarded APrIR’s medal and membership for one year. María
Guillermina Sonnet and Luciana Stefani are now members of our association. We are
proud to welcome them both.
2011 FAAPI Conference
Remember to check out the new website created by APIT
for the September Conference:
http://www.faapitucuman.com.ar/
The following text has been received from APIT.
“La CD de APIT se dirige a Uds con el fin de informarles lo siguiente:
1. FE DE ERRATAS: En el Call for Papers correspondiente al FAAPI 2011 se indica
erróneamente que los " Workshops" serían incluidos en la publicación final. Debemos
aclarar que solo los "Papers" serán publicados en los Proceedings, pero no así las
propuestas de "Workshops".
2. Presenter's Form: Luego de repetidas pruebas verificamos que el Presenter's
Form funciona correctamente. Sin embargo recomendamos revisar que todos los datos
ingresados sean correctos, ya que si un dato no cumple con el formato requerido no
será posible enviar el formulario. Por lo tanto sugerimos prestar atención a los
mensajes de error generados, antes de enviar su propuesta.
3. Extensión de plazo para la presentación de propuestas académicas: Les
recordamos que el plazo para la presentación de propuestas ha sido extendido hasta el
29 de Mayo.”
You can download the Call for Papers from the site. Bear in mind it closes on May 29th.
You may also be interested in the following information about fees.
FAAPI member Students Non FAAPI member
From May 7 to June 6 $340 -- $460
From June 7 $400 $350 $540
Please cancel you annual fee before enrolling with a member discount.

5. Forthcoming activities
SIGs and Workshops:
Remember they are free of charge for APrIR members
CALL SIG
Coordinated by Mary Di Mónaco (marydimonaco@gmail.com)
Monthly meetings to experiment with the new technologies and think of ways
to use them to enhance our teaching practice. Teachers who own a laptop or
netbook may choose to work on them.
Fee: $10 for Members - $25 for non-Members
LAST SATURDAY of the month, at 9.30. Venue: Zeballos 1220 (cybercafé), 528-3228.
Workshops:
Remember they are free of charge for APrIR members. Non-members: $20. Please
contact the coordinators to sign up.
Reading for Pleasure, coordinated by Nora Séculi,
noraseculi@express.com.ar
Monthly meetings, in which to read, analyze and discuss short stories, poems
or plays, according to the preferences of the group.
SECOND TUESDAY of the month, from 4 to 6 pm.
Do get in touch with Miss Séculi if you intend to attend so that she has the photocopies
ready for you.
Teaching Tips: Conversations about our Practice, coordinated by Graciela
Castelli.
Venue: AprIR. First Wednesday of the month at 9 am. Enrol in advance by
writing to graciela.teachingtips@yahoo.com.ar
Next SIG meeting will be put off till August.
Bloomsday - June 17th, 8 pm
Venue: Asociación Católica San Patricio - Salta 2643.
Bloomsday is a commemoration observed annually in Dublin and
elsewhere to celebrate the life of Irish writer James Joyce and
relive the events in his novel Ulysses, all of which took place on the
same day in Dublin in 1904.
There will be a social gathering, music and reading of extracts from
James Joyce’s works. Join us! The enrolment form will reach you
via email, as usual.

6. APrIR Seminar: "Teaching and learning together: 35 years and counting".
August 19th - 20th - Venue: UCEL
Our speakers will broach interesting topics of their expertise, with a selection of 2.0
technology geared talks and non-technology ones. All talks will be held f2f, on Friday
evening and Saturday morning and afternoon. Prizes will be raffled, including
enrolment for the FAAPI seminar.
Confirmed Presentations:
Cecilia Acquarone (Title to be confirmed)
Malena Botto Revisiting the Concept of Test Washback
Pablo Labandeira Defying classroom gravity.
Carla Raguseo Striving for Relevance - Content and Language Learning for
secondary EFL students
Silvia Rivero (Title to be confirmed)
Cristina Thomson de Grondona White Unveiling the Art Behind Picture Book
Illustration
Raquel Vergara English through Art…why not?
Florencia Viale Weaving paintings and language in the EFL kindergarten
classroom.
Rita Zeinstejer Telling Tales with Technology
Note that only APrIR members can take advantage of the early bird fee.
APrIR member Non member Students
Until June 24 $120 -- --
Until July 29 $180 $300 --
Until August 12 $250 $400 $250
Payment options:
On-line transfer, bank deposit, Cuenta Digital, Postal order or cheque. (see Annual
fee for details.
Enrolment form to be sent soon.

7. September
Teacher’s Day
We are planning a get-together to celebrate both APrIR’s birthday (September 4th) and
Teacher’s Day. More details to come.
October
Session with Viviana Valenti (f2f). Details to come.
APIBA – APrIR Google Group
This group is open at https://groups.google.com/group/espacio-de-colaboracion?hl=es.
All teachers who are members of FAAPI affiliates are welcome to join in. It is undoubtedly
crucial for all of us to continue interacting to help our associations grow together.
Your Voices:
Join Professor Jeremy Harmer - and many others already - in celebrating APrIR’s
anniversary!
You can send a greeting to our association on its anniversary by mail or email, or you can
leave an audio / video message at: http://voicethread.com/?#u1642534.b1734523 Check
the March Newsletter for detailed instructions to use Voicethread. We would love to hear
your voices!
News from our members
Prof. Rita Zeinstejer delivered the online presentation “La educación digital”
last May 14th, organised by SBS under the auspices of APrIR “. Due to its success
it was repeated on May 21st.
Prof. Malena Botto lectured on “Cambridge English KET and PET … or
Cambridge English KET and PET for Schools: an informed decision” on May 21st,
an activity corresponding to Cambridge ESOL Professional Development.
APrIR would proudly like to congratulate Prof. Andrea Monserrat on having
been elected Vice-Rectora at IES. Nº 28 "Olga Cossettini". Andrea, we wish
you luck!
If you are an APrIR member and you are giving a presentation, please keep us posted
by filling in this form:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHMxMTgxVnhYdjFpR2luM2hiTEFwUFE6MQ
We will be delighted to share the information in our Newsletter.

8. If you are already a member, read on:
An association is only as strong as its membership. You don't need to be an EC
member to help APrIR grow.
Would you like to coordinate a workshop? Do you have a pet project that APrIR can
help bring to life? Can you persuade some friends to join? We are sure we can
count you in to contribute in some way. Contact us, please.
If you are not a member yet, why don’t you join us?
Take advantage of our special offer: 5 x 4: Every five colleagues enrolling together, only 4
pay.
Complete the online form at http://tinyurl.com/29fdqyw (access by pressing the control
key while you click on the link, or copy the complete link into your browser)
Then scan your certificate and email a copy to APrIR’s mailbox. (aprir.cd@gmail.com )
Or else drop by APrIR's office.
New Members
We would like to give a warm welcome to the new members, who joined us in the last
month:
Melisa CARBÓ
Ma. Fernanda COLONNELLO
Evelyn ECHEVARRÍA
Ma. Eugenia FERRANTI
Nadia GALLUCCI
Alejandra María GARRÉ
Romina GEREZ
Mariela GIANOLA ROCHA
Valeria Verónica KUNC
Sandra Viviana MORETTI
Claudia PASCULLI
Mariela RODRÍGUEZ
Luciana STEFANI
María Inés TESTONI
Brenda VILLALBA

9. Useful information:
Our office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4 pm to 7 pm. Corrientes 1323 (P.B.) Rosario.
Our telephone number is: (0341) 153-983562 Outside office hours, please leave a message.
You may also contact us via email: aprir.2009@yaho.com.ar (about general matters)
aprir.cd@gmail.com (for administrative matters)
Remember to follow us online
Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/pages/APrIR/127774673899632?ref=ts ,
Twitter: http://twitter.com/aprir
http://groups.google.com.ar/group/aprir
These institutions support APrIR:
Are you a Director of Studies?
Contact us to find out how your institution can also support APrIR.
Write to aprir.cd@gmail.com
APrIR is your association. Take pride in belonging.