2000s
2009: The George Washington University | Washington, DC | November 6-7
Theme | Frameworks, Standards, and Scales
Program
Plenary
John de Jong | "Testing Standards, Standardized Testing, and Assessment Standards"
2008: The George Washington University | Washington, DC | November 7-8
Theme | Bridging the Divide: Language testing theory and practice
Program
Plenary
Richard Leucht | "Assessment engineering in test design, development, assembly and scoring"
2007: The George Washington University | Washington, DC | November 2-3
Theme | Current Practices in Language Testing
Program
Plenary
Dorry M. Kenyon | "Examining a large-scale language testing project through the lens of assessment engineering: What can language testers learn?"
2006: The George Washington University | Washington, DC | October 13
Theme | Current Practices in Language Testing
Program
Plenary
Micheline Chalhoub-Deville | "The good, the bad, and the ugly in defining proficiency"
Pre-Conference Workshop
"ILTA Code of Practice"
2005: The George Washington University | Washington, DC | October 28
Theme | Test Uses and Consequences
Program
Plenary
John L. D. Clark | "Language Testing Research: Can We All Work Together?"
2004: The George Washington University | Washington, DC | October 29
Program
Plenary
Sara Cushing Weigle | “Cognitive and social constructivist perspectives on writing: Implications for assessment”
2003: Center for Applied Linguistics and Georgetown University | Washington, DC | March 20-21
Theme | U.S. Trends in Language Testing for Accountability and Security
Program
Plenary
Lyle F. Bachman | "Issues in Assessing Language Proficiency and Academic Achievement"
2002: Georgetown University | Washington, DC | March 9
Program
Plenaries
Charles Stansfield | "Trends and Paths in Language Testing: Academia, Government and Not-for-Profit"
Elana Shohamy | "Language Testing in Multicultural Societies: Issues and Dilemmas for the Language Tester"
