Committees – AILA
AILA has eight standing committees. They have three-year terms and all are appointed by the President who keeps in mind the need for geographic representation.
Solidarity Award Committee
The Solidarity Award Committee has as its purpose to administer the selection of awardees for each World Congress. The committee is chaired by the Vice President, its members are two members of the International Committee (IC). One of them is the IC representative from the upcoming AILA World Congress host country.
Chair:
Azirah Hashim, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Members:
Marjolijn Verspoor, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Andrea Sterzuk, University of Regina, Regina, Canada
The Honorary Award Committee
The Honorary Award Committee has as its purpose to administer the selection of Honorary Members. It is chaired by a member-at-large and includes three members of the International Committee (IC).
Chair:
Susan Hunston, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Member:
Sarah O'Brien, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
Meilutė Ramonienė, Vilnius University, Lithuania
Editorial Board of AILA Review
The Editorial Board of AILA Review oversees the planning and quality of future issues. The committee is chaired by the Publications Coordinator. In addition, one Executive Board (EB) Member-at-Large, one member of the International Committee (IC) and two well-regarded scholars.
Chair:
Antje Wilton, University of Siegen, Germany
Members:
Limin Jin, Beijing Foreign Studies University, China
Rosa M. Manchon, University of Murcia, Spain
Branca Falabella Fabricio, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Barbara Seidlhofer, University of Vienna, Austria
Editorial Board of AILA Applied Linguistics Series (AALS)
The Editorial Board of AILA Applied Linguistics Series oversees the planning and quality of future book publications. The committee is chaired by the Publications Coordinator. In addition, one Executive Board (EB) Member-at-Large, one member of the International Committee (IC) and three well-regarded scholars (selected by the Publications Coordinator in consultation with the President).
Chair:
Antje Wilton, University of Siegen, Germany
Members:
Hisako Yamauchi, Fukuoka University, Japan
Anne Pitkanen-Huhta, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Hanele Dufva, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Folkert Kuiken, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Susanne Niemeier,University Koblenz-Landau, Germany
Rosa M. Manchon, University of Murcia, Spain
Susan Gass, Michigan State University, USA
ReN Committee
The ReN committee oversees all matters pertaining to ReN activities including decisions about approval and continuation of ReNs. The committee is chaired by the ReN coordinator. In addition, one member-at-large and three members of the International Committee (IC) will serve on the committee.
Chair:
Laura Gurzynski-Weiss, Indiana University, Bloomington, USA
Current Members:
Anne Pitkanen-Huhta, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Lian Zhang, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China
Laurie Anderson, University of Siena, Arezzo, Italy
Nominating Committee
The Nominating Committee is charged with the responsibility of creating a viable group of candidates for each of the Executive Board (EB) positions.The committee is chaired by the Past President and is made up of two additional members: one EB member and one member of the International Committee (IC).
Chair:
Claire Kramsch, University of California Berkeley, USA
Members:
Ee Ling Low, National Institute of Education, Singapore
Markus Bieswanger, University of Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany
The IACC Committee
Chair:
Daniel Perrin, Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Winterthur, Switzerland
Members:
Paula Szundy, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marjolijn Verspoor, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands