Toshiro Suga will be giving his annual course in Edinburgh, Scotland over the weekend of the 31st May/ 1st June. Toshiro began aikido in 1968 at Hombu Dojo and now resides in France, teaching under the direction of Tamura Sensei.

Kobe JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). May 24 (Sat), 16:00-18:00 in Kobe, Hyogo Japan. Marcos Benevides.

ECAP (ELT Career and Professional Development Conference). May 25 (Sun), 10:00-20:00 in Tokyo Japan. A number of great speakers.

Akita JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). May 24 (Sat), 14:00-16:00 in Akita Japan. Lesley Ito.

IIEL (Institute of International Education in London). May 24 (Sat), 13:30-16:30 in Osaka Japan. Teruyuki Zushi, the principal of the Institute of International Education in London.

Saitama ETJ (English Teachers in Japan). May 18 (Sun), 14:00-17:00 in Omiya, Saitama Japan. Richard Bales, Matt Shannon and Darryl Sumida.

Hiroshima JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). May 18 (Sun), 15:00-17:00 in Hiroshima Japan. Eri Okuda (Oxford University Press).

Yokohama JALT (Japan Association for Language Teaching). May 18 (Sun), 13:00-8:30 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan. Steve Brown, YoJALT exec team.

ESTEEM (Elementary School Thematic English Education Movement). May 18 (Sun), 9:30-12:00 in Yokohama, Kanagawa Japan. Hitomi Sakamoto and Sarah Birchley.