Maryland TESOL Fall Conference 2004 "Speak up, Speak out, Speak Together"

Maryland TESOL Fall Conference 2004 was held at the College of Notre Dame of Maryland on Saturday, November 6th. It was a beautiful day to meet with colleagues, share ideas, and hear from the keynote speaker. We thank to all participants, presenters, Dr. Judd, exhibitors, the conference committee members, and College of Notre Dame of Maryland for making our conference successful.

This year’s keynote speaker, Dr. Elliot Judd, President-Elect of TESOL, Inc., spoke on "Comparing TESOL to Other Professions: Where are We and Where do We Need to Go?" He described characteristics of a profession – including the influence professionals have and with members and outsiders, as well as the canon of literature that professionals in a field are expected to know. Looking at those traits, he discussed how TESOL, as a profession, compared. Finally, based on this comparison, he offered suggestions on how TESOL can strengthen itself as a profession.

Heidi Platt, President, welcomes the audience.	Becki Maurio, Conference Chair, introduces the keynote speaker.	Dr. Elliot Judd, Keynote Speaker, speaks to the audience.
Exhibitors and participants 1	Exhibitors and participants 2	Phil Knighton and Myles Hoenig present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Pat Petrlik.
Pat Petrlik, Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, speaks to the audience.	Steve Frederick, Board Member, presents Beth Stiefel-Itoh Memorial.	Participants move from the auditorium to the cafeteria for lunch.
Conference committee members get ready at the on-site registration booth.	Conference committee members get ready at the pre-registration booth.	The audience engages in networking at the auditorium.