DRAFT Program as of 20 August 2015

ACT.212.28 STANAG 6001 Testing Workshop – Vilnius, Lithuania

8-10 Sept 2015

Time / Activity / Location / Remarks
7 Sept 2015, Monday
All Day / Arrival of Delegates / Vilnius International Airport
8 Sept 2015,Tuesday
0900-0930 / Opening Remarks and Administrative Briefing / General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy / Business*
0930-1000 / ·  BILC Update and Workshop Overview (Garza)
·  Lithuanian Presentation
1000-1030 / Coffee Break
1030-1130 / Presentations:
·  Authenticity – General Overview (Seinhorst)
·  Keeping Authentic Texts Genuine (Clifford)
1130-1230 / National Presentations on Testing Challenges
(6 nations)
1230-1330 / Lunch
1330- 1430 / Workshop Activity 1 (Seinhorst):
Text Editing (Reading & Listening)
1430-1445 / Coffee Break
1445-1530 / Workshop Activity 2 (Seinhorst):
Review of Edited Listening/Reading Text
Presentation of Findings in Plenary
1630- / Open Bus Tour of Vilnius / Casual
9 Sept 2015, Wednesday
0900-1030 / Presentations:
·  Authenticity in STANAG 6001 Testing in Hungary (Szebenyi)
·  Authenticity – Listening (Powers) / General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy
General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy / Business*
Business*
1030-1100 / Coffee Break
1100-1130 / Presentation:
·  Authentic Assessments Are Aligned Assessments (Clifford)
1130 -1230 / National Presentations on Testing Challenges
(5 nations)
1230-1330 / Lunch
1330-1400 / Presentation:
·  Authenticity – Speaking (Türk)
1400-1445 / Workshop activity 3 (Türk)
Authenticity in Testing Speaking
1445-1500 / Coffee Break
1500-1530 / Presentation:
·  Authenticity – Writing (Veenema)
1530-1630 / Workshop Activity 4 (Veenema)
Enhancing Authenticity of Writing Tasks
1800- / Host Nation Dinner / Belmonto restaurant
10 Sept 2015, Thursday
0900-1000 / Presentation:
·  Level 4 (Vasilj-Begovic/Di Biase) / General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy / Business*
1000-1030 / Coffee break
1030-1230 / Workshop Activity 5:
Subgroup 1: Level 1 Testing (Powers)
Subgroup 2: Level 4 Testing (Vasilj-Begovic/Di Biase)
1230-1330 / Lunch
1330-1400 / Reports from the Level 1 and Level 4 Subgroups
1400-1430 / Coffee Break
1430-1500 / Panel on Authenticity and Text Editing
1500-1530 / Closing Remarks
11 Sept 2015, Friday
All Day / Departure from Vilnius / Vilnius International Airport

* It is customary for military personnel to wear civilian dress during the workshop, except for the host nation staff.