A Note from the Secretary-General (February 4th, 2018)

We are saddened to report the death of long-standing ISfTE colleague Toon Dijkstra on April 26, 2017 after a long illness in Maastricht, Netherlands. Toon attended the very first ISfTE Seminar in 1981 and was an active member during the 1970’s 80’s and 90’s.  He organized two ISfTE Seminars, the first in 1987 and the…

With a heavy heart, I want to inform ISfTE members of the passing of Colin Mably, May 31st, 2020, Co-founder of our Society.  We are in the process of sending deepest regrets on behalf of the membership to Colin’s family.  Over the following months we will find ways to pay tribute to Colin who was…

Dear Members of ISfTE – past and present, It is that time of year again!  In late June or early July, we will be holding elections for a new Secretary-General (3 year term) and for two members at-large for the board of directors (also 3 year terms).  We would like anyone who is interested in…

The three people running meet the criteria, for positions of Members-at-Large. Because there are four positions available, the Election committee hereby recommends that Uguchukwu Agi, Nigeria Vera Lucia Felicetti, Brazil Cornelia Brodahl, Norway be declared as the newest Members-at-Large of the ISfTE board beginning at the conclusion of ISfTE 2020 (or June 2020). For detail, please…

Dear Members of ISfTE, It seems that many of the members of ISfTE have recently been targets of predatory journals through emails.  Unfortunately, these journals do not usually meet the level of publications required from most of our academic institutions. We caution all of our members/scholars to be very careful when submitting articles to these…