We are happy and proud to announce the 10th edition of our annual conference, BELTA Day.
On 22 April 2023 we will meet again in our trusted venue, Erasmushogeschool Brussels
What do we have in store for you? To celebrate our anniversary we are planning to welcome speakers old and new!
James Taylor, co-founder and first BELTA president, will kick off the day, just like he did at the very first BELTA Day in 2013.
Tyson Seburn was going to be our plenary speaker at BELTA Day 2020, which unfortunately had to be cancelled. He later presented the plenary of the 2021 online edition, but on 22 April he will finally be live with us in Brussels.
His talk 10X: art, queerness, and the choices we have in ELT will be the first plenary of the day. He will show us how the integration of diversity, language and art in our lessons can increase our learners’ sense of belonging in the classroom.
In the course of the day you will be able to choose from a range of sessions before lunch and after, and to close the professional part, we will bring all attendees together for a second plenary. And who better to give this session than our co-founder James Taylor.
When English language teaching is at its best, creativity is at the heart of what happens. In his talk Imagination, Originality & ELT, James is going to celebrate the inherent creativity in our profession.
It is a BELTA tradition to end the day with a bang, so make sure to stay. There is our annual raffle, with fabulous prizes donated by our sponsors and we have the Joris De Roy Memorial Grant, which will give again no less than two lucky delegates the opportunity to attend the IATEFL Conference in 2024!
After the very successful meme competition of 2021, we have another challenge for teachers and their classes for this anniversary edition of BELTA Day. We invite all delegates to write poems with their classes to celebrate 10 years of BELTA. Read all about ourPoetry Competition and send in your students' creations. On BELTA Day the winners will be announced!
Don't hesitate and register now.
Remember that you can ask your school for financial support for your professional development. BELTA will issue certificates of attendance to all delegates and proofs of payment if needed.
Registration is open now and will close on 15 April 2023.
Please click on the buttons on the top left of this page to get all information about the schedule, the plenaries, the speakers, registration, the sponsors and all practical details.
Keep an eye on the BELTA website as well as on our social media pages in the coming weeks for the latest information about BELTA Day 2023.
Please share our event with your colleagues and ELT networks. Indeed, why not come to Brussels together?
We are looking forward to seeing you on 22 April 2023 to celebrate this 10th anniversary with us!
The BELTA Board
Some important dates
10 April 2023 Deadline Poetry Competition
15 April 2023: Registration closes
