PanSIG is an annual conference sponsored and organized by many of the Special Interest Groups (SIGs) of the Japan Association for Language Teaching (JALT). This page gives information about past and future PanSIG conferences. The first PanSIG conference was held in 2002.
PanSIG 2025
PanSIG 2025 will be held May 17-18, 2025 at Kanda University of International Studies in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture. The conference chair will be Robert Dykes; the site co-chairs will be Jennie Roloff Rothman and Prateek Sharma.
PanSIG 2024
PanSIG 2024 will be held May 24-26, 2024 at Fukui University of Technology (福井工業大学) in Fukui City, Fukui Prefecture. The conference chair is Parvathy Ramachandran; the site chair is Bradford Lee. Click here for details.
Read about PanSIG 2024 [PDF] in this excerpt from the PanSIG 2023 Handbook.
PanSIG 2023
PanSIG 2023 was held at Kyoto Sangyo University (京都産業大学) in Kyoto City Friday, May 12 to Sunday, May 14, 2023.
Conference Chair: Nicholas John Wilson. Site Chair: Amanda Gillis-Furutaka
PanSIG 2023 Handbook | PanSIG 2023 Grid Schedule | PanSIG 2023 Schedule
Photos: Photos May 13 | Photos May 14 | Portraits from PanSIG | Plenary Sessions | Closing Ceremony | Socials
PanSIG 2022
PanSIG 2022 was held at The University of Nagano (長野県立大学) in Nagano July 8th-10th, 2022.
Conference chair: Koki Tomita. Site chair: Jean-Pierre Richard.
(Please note that PanSIG 2022 was held in July to avoid a schedule conflict with a large-scale festival in Nagano.)
PanSIG 2022 Handbook | PanSIG 2022 Schedule | PanSIG 2022 Online Schedule | 2022 PanSIG Journal
Photos: Photos July 9 | Photos July 10
PanSIG 2021
PanSIG 2021, the 20th Annual PanSIG Conference, was held online on May 14-16, 2020. Initially, it was scheduled to be held at Nihon University, College of International Relations in Mishima, Shizuoka, but was moved online after extensive deliberations.
PanSIG 2021 Online Event Space | PanSIG 2021 Block Schedule | PanSIG 2021 Handbook | 2021 PanSIG Journal | Videos: PanSIG 2021 YouTube Playlist
PanSIG 2020
PanSIG 2020 was originally scheduled to be held at University of Niigata Prefecture in Niigata City on May 30-31, 2020, but due to the CoVID 19 Pandemic, the conference was switched to an online conference held June 20-21.
Downloads: PanSIG 2020 Schedule | 2020 PanSIG Journal | Videos: PanSIG 2020 YouTube Playlist
PanSIG 2019
PanSIG 2019 was held at Konan University, CUBE Campus (Nishinomiya) in Hyogo on May 18-19, 2019.
Downloads: PanSIG 2019 Saturday Schedule | PanSIG 2019 Sunday Schedule | PanSIG 2019 Handbook | 2019 PanSIG Journal | PanSIG 2019 Handouts and Slides
PanSIG 2018
PanSIG 2018 was held at Toyo Gakuen University (Hongo Campus) in Tokyo on May 19-20, 2018.
Downloads: PanSIG 2018 Schedule | PanSIG 2018 Handbook | 2018 PanSIG Journal | Photos
PanSIG 2017
PanSIG 2017 was held at Akita International University on May 19-21, 2017. The conference theme was "Expand Your Interests."
Downloads: PanSIG 2017 Schedule | PanSIG 2017 Handbook | PanSIG 2017 Handouts | 2017 PanSIG Journal | Photos 1, 2, 3, 4
PanSIG 2016
PanSIG 2016 was held at Meio University in Nago, Okinawa on May 20-23, 2016. The conference theme was "Innovations in Education."
Downloads: PanSIG 2016 Schedule | PanSIG 2016 Handbook | PanSIG 2016 Journal | PanSIG 2016 Handouts | Photos 1, 2 | Video
PanSIG 2015
PanSIG2015 was held at Kobe City University of Foreign Studies on May 16-17, 2015. The conference theme was "Narratives: Raising the Happiness Quotient."
Downloads: PanSIG 2015 Schedule | PanSIG 2015 Handbook | PanSIG 2015 Journal
PanSIG 2014
PanSIG 2014 was held at Miyazaki Municipal University on May 10-11, 2014. The conference theme was "Sustainability: Making Teaching and Learning Last."
Downloads: PanSIG 2014 Schedule | PanSIG 2014 Handbook | PanSIG 2014 Proceedings
PanSIG 2013
PanSIG 2013 was held at Nanzan University in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture on May 18-19, 2013. The conference theme was "From Many, One: Collaboration, Cooperation, and Community."
Downloads: PanSIG 2013 Schedule | PanSIG 2013 Handbook | PanSIG 2013 Proceedings | Photos
PanSIG 2012
PanSIG 2012 was held at Hiroshima University on June 16-17, 2012. The conference theme was "Literacy: SIGnals of emergence."
Downloads: PanSIG 2012 Schedule | PanSIG 2012 Handbook | PanSIG 2012 Proceedings
PanSIG 2011
PanSIG 2011 was held at Shinshu University in Matsumoto, Nagano on May 21-22, 2011. The conference theme was "Discovering Paths to Fluency."
Downloads: PanSIG 2011 Schedule | PanSIG 2011 Handbook | PanSIG 2011 Proceedings
PanSIG 2010
PanSIG 2010 was held at Osaka Gakuin University on May 22-23, 2010. The conference theme was "Learner Perspectives."
Downloads: PanSIG 2010 Schedule | PanSIG 2010 Handbook | PanSIG 2010 Proceedings
PanSIG 2009
PanSIG 2009 was held at Toyo Gakuen University, Nagareyama Campus in Chiba on May 23-24, 2009. The conference theme was "Infinite possibilities: expanding limited opportunities in language education."
Link: PanSIG 2009 Schedule | PanSIG 2009 Proceedings
PanSIG 2008
PanSIG 2008 was held at Doshisha University, Shinmachi Campus in Kyoto on May 10-11, 2008. The conference theme was "Diversity and Convergence, education with integrity."
Link: PanSIG 2008 Proceedings
PanSIG 2007
PanSIG 2007 was held at Tohoku Bunka Gakuen University in Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture on May 12 - 13, 2007. The conference theme was "Second Language Acquisition - Theory and Pedagogy."
Link: PanSIG 2007 Proceedings
PanSIG 2006
PanSIG 2006 was held at Tokai University in Shizuoka on May 13-14, 2006. The conference theme was "Authentic Communication."
Link: PanSIG 2006 Proceedings
PanSIG 2005
PanSIG 2005 was held at Tokyo Keizai University in Tokyo on May 14-15, 2005. The conference theme was "Lifelong Learning."
Link: PanSIG 2005 Proceedings
PanSIG 2004
PanSIG 2004 was held at Tokyo Keizai University in Tokyo on May 22-23, 2004. The conference theme was "The Interface Between Interlanguage, Pragmatics and Assessment."
Link: PanSIG 2004 Proceedings
PanSIG 2003
PanSIG 2003 was held at Kyoto Sangyo University on May 10-11, 2003.
Link: PanSIG 2003 Proceedings
PanSIG 2002
PanSIG 2002 was held at the Kyoto Institute of Technology on May 11-12, 2002. The conference theme was "Curriculum Innovation, Testing and Evaluation."
Link: PanSIG 2002 Proceedings
