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Attached please find the note from the Secretary-General about… ISfTE 2018; Appointment of new Associate Editor for JISTE; and Reminder on your ISfTE membership Download PDF file

Dear ISFTE members, I am excited to begin my term as Secretary-General. Thank you to the membership for your support. I would also like to extend my thanks to the other nominees for the position. The fact that multiple people were willing to serve in this capacity is a sign of the health of ISFTE….

Congratulations to Dr. Susan Tilley who won the election as the new Secretary-General of ISfTE with 59.5% of the vote. The election committee would like to thank the three other candidates. Peggy Saunders, Election Chair

Two people were nominated for the two openings on the Executive Board.  Because only two people were nominated, they will be declared as the new board members by the Election Committee. Their term will begin with the seminar in Japan in May, 2018.  They are as follows Ailwei Solomon Mawela – from South Africa nominated…

Dear Members of ISfTE, The voting for Secretary-General and two at-large members of the board will take place from August 6 through August 26. As members of ISfTE from all over the world, we all have different academic years and holiday/breaks at different times. I hope that each of you will find time to vote…

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…

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…

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…

To encourage collaborative research among ISfTE members, we would like to collect your research interests from our members. Only paid ISfTE members can access and search the research interests from others. https://goo.gl/forms/lJRZn7ZGTiNiZ3192

Dear ISfTE 2016 Participants We are only a month and a half away from the 2016 annual ISfTE seminar which will be an exciting experience due to the setting in the Kruger National Park. The organising committee hereby wishes to provide some information: Download:  ISfTE 2016 e-bulletin Accompanying persons registration form