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| Welcome to the latest AILA newsletter. July was a busy month with the executive board and the international committee meetings attended by representatives of affiliates. These were followed by the 20th AILA World Congress held in beautiful Lyon on the university campuses. |
| Warm appreciation and heartfelt thanks to the organisers of this congress, in particular to the co-chairs Gregory Miras, Nathalie Blanc and Isabel Colon de Cavajal and their team, for their tireless dedication to ensuring that the congress was a success. Lyon was the first of the anniversary congresses celebrating 60 years of AILA. It also celebrated 60 years of AFLA, the French affiliate. AFLA has a special place in our history as it was created simultaneously with AILA, in Nancy, in 1964. Bernard Pottier was the first President of AILA from 1964 to 1969 and other founding members included Guy Capelle, Antoine Culioli, Henri Evrard, André Martinet and Paul Rivenc. Thank you too to the AILA Solidarity Awards Committee – in particular, Coordinator Kyria Finardi, Co-chair Gregory Miras and Treasurer Marlies Whitehouse (https://aila.info/about/solidarity_award). |
| The highlights of our celebration of 60 years of AILA are being held in innovative formats in three locations around the world. In 2021, we decided that in view of the changed circumstances brought about by the pandemic and the increase in affiliates, the anniversary congresses would be held in different regions. Each one would be hybrid, but they would nonetheless offer a rich programme with enhanced opportunities for members worldwide to participate. |
| For a report of the congress: |
| "The symbol was strong: Association Française de Linguistique Appliquée hosted the 20th anniversary congress of Association Internationale de Linguistique Appliquée, marking the start of their joint anniversary, both founded in 1964 in Nancy (France). Aiming to respond to real contemporary problems, this congress emphasized a human scale, inclusion and sustainable development. The world is changing, and so must the way we do research. This is what the AILA 2023 congress sought to do, both in terms of content and form. The world is changing and we need to innovate to protect the future." |
Gregory Miras
Co-chair, AILA 2023, Lyon |
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