REGISTRATION
The HKCPD Hub virtual International Conference 2021 for English teaching professionals worldwide addressing the theme of “Innovative teaching and research in English Language Education” from 8-10 January 2021 is a free event.
Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis. Registration for the conference closes on 5 January 2021 (Tuesday) at 11:59 HKT.
All registration closed
Conference Registration includes:
- Access to all live keynotes and featured colloquia; live and pre-recorded parallel presentations – all with live, interactive Q&As;
- Invitation to social networking events throughout the conference;
- Invitation to the Welcome and Opening Ceremony, Closing Ceremony and Conference get-together;
- Access to exhibitors;
- Recordings of sessions after the conference;
- Online forum discussions pre-, during and post-conference.
See schedule-at-a-glance and full details on the HKCPD Hub virtual International Conference 2021 website.
If you won’t be able to participate in the conference after registration, please
inform us (email: hkcpdhub@hku.hk) before the conference, so that the place can be freed up for another person.
Pre-Conference Workshops
All the keynote speakers are delivering workshops on 6 and 7 January 2021.
- Professor David Boud – Redesigning feedback practices to make a difference – Register here
- Professor Averil Coxhead – Vocabulary in English for Specific Purposes: Three key ideas – Register here
- Professor Robert Godwin-Jones – Technology and the English language classroom – Register here
- Professor Alister Cumming – Responding to students’ writing: Promoting assessment for learning – Register here
- Professor Lourdes Ortega – A multilingual ethos for error correction in Additional Language pedagogy – Register here
Confirmation of Registration
After successful registration you will receive the following two emails.
- Automatic acknowledgement email from the HKU registration system.
- After your registration has been manually checked, you will receive an email from our conference portal, Sched, inviting you to attend the HKCPD Hub Virtual International Conference 2021.
After receiving the second email in December, you should do the following on Sched:
- Create an account
- Set your own password
- Register for the sessions you want to attend
- Create your own personalised schedule
- Find out details of attendee tools
- Read Guidelines for Attendees
Presenters at the conference, please also:
- Customise their profile with a bio and photo
- Find out details of presenter tools
- Read Guidelines for Presenters
Attendees will receive the programme and participation password prior to the Conference. Registrants are not permitted to share the password with others, as we need to ensure that the conference platform remains secure and only available to attendees.
Questions and Enquiries
Q: I cannot find either of the two emails mentioned above.
A: Please check your spam, clutter or junk email folders. The email might have gone into one of those folders. Note that the email will have been sent to the email address you used to register for the conference. If you still cannot find the email, please contact us at hkcpdhub@hku.hk
Q: I received an email saying I have not been registered for the conference. Why?
A: In order to maintain conference security, we are checking all registrations to ensure that they are valid. If your registration has been declined and you think this is a mistake, please contact us at hkcpdhub@hku.hk
If you have further questions, please look at the Conference FAQs.
If you have any problems regarding registration, please contact the Conference Organizing Committee at hkcpdhub@hku.hk
**Please note: Due to a high request volume and limited staffing, there may be a delay in responding to your email. We will come back to you as soon as we can.**
Conference App and Social Networks
You can access all conference events, anytime, anyplace. Download the Sched app.
Consent to use of recorded images, audios and videos
By registering, attending, or participating in the HKCPD Hub Virtual International Conference 2021, you agree to allow the HKCPD Hub to record and share your image or voice in photographs, videos, audios, and any other methods of reproduction now and in the future.
Disclaimers
While every endeavour will be made to follow the arrangements announced in our publicity materials, the conference organisers reserve the right to alter these arrangements without prior notice should circumstances require them to do so.
Banner photo from Faces of English: Theory, Practice and Pedagogy
| Early bird rate To be confirmed |
Standard rate To be confirmed |
Group rates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colleagues from institutions funded by the Hong Kong University Grants Committee (HK UGC) |
HK$1,300 | HK$1,500 | For groups of 6 or more participants from institutions not funded by the Hong Kong University Grants Committee: please contact us at hkcpdhub@hku.hk with details of group size. Fees for group registrations must be paid in full at the time of registration. |
| Colleagues from other institutions | HK$2,000 | HK$2,500 |
Dear colleagues,
We would like to inform you that we have decided to postpone the HKCPD Hub International Conference 2020 for English teaching professionals worldwide, scheduled for 10-12 June 2020 with pre-conference workshops from 8-9 June 2020 in Hong Kong.
We are planning to reschedule the conference to early January 2021. We will contact the 300 presenters of the accepted proposals about our new arrangements once finalised, and we will also reach out as soon as possible regarding refund or alternative arrangements to those who have already registered and paid.
To all those who have submitted proposals or have registered for the conference we would like to express our thanks for their support. We fully understand that you were looking forward to coming together and sharing your professional knowledge with the wider community. We appreciate the time and effort that presenters have put into preparing for the presentations. Like you, we have been working hard for over a year, and were very much looking forward to meeting participants from around the world. Unfortunately, the continued global spread of COVID-19 and travel restrictions worldwide will have important implications for our conference participants meaning we would not have been able to deliver the experience you deserve in the international conference we have been planning for you. The health of our participants is of utmost importance to us.
This is a difficult time for all of us and our thoughts are with you and your communities. In times like these, we all need to come together. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
Stay safe and keep well.
Sincerely,
HKCPD Hub International Conference Organising Committee
23 March 2020
The HKCPD International Conference 2021 for English teaching professionals worldwide will be held from 08-10 January 2021 with pre-conference workshops from 6-7 January 2021.
You will be able to register for the conference on this page: https://hkcpdhub.hku.hk/conference2021/registration/
The conference is going ahead in an online format.
Once you have registered an electronic receipt will be sent to the email address you used for registering. That receipt confirms your registration.
The conference will be online, so there is no need to apply for visas. However, please contact us at hkcpdhub@hku.hk if you still need an invitation letter.
We understand that plans change and things come up. If you have registered but cannot attend, please send an email to hkcpdhub@hku.hk.
All speakers will have a certificate of attendance. Attendees will be able to request a certificate if they have attended enough sessions. We will be offering an ‘e-certificate’ to align with the ‘green theme’ of this conference. More details about how you can get your e-certificate will be announced closer to the conference.
Unfortunately, the deadline to submit a speaker proposal was Sunday 12 January 2020.
Please contact hkcpdhub@hku.hk for assistance.
The conference is free of charge.
Yes, the deadline is 3 January 2021.
Yes, there will be workshops. Final details are being worked out with the workshop facilitators.
We are using the HKCPD discussions for pre- and post-conference exchanges. Please make sure you have joined the Hub so that you can participate in these discussions.
Sched is an event manager which helps us oragnise the event with everything in one place.
Sched is available in browser and mobile versions. After we provide you with your log in details, we suggest that you look at the help guides here for attendees.
We recommend using the latest Chrome browser on a desktop or laptop. Chrome on a mobile is also supported. Some features may be unavailable for other browsers. We also recommend that you download the latest version of Zoom Client for Meetings.
Watch this video from Zoom about how to set-up your audio and video on zoom.
Yes, there are workshops. See the details here.
Yes, once you have registered for the conference, we will provide you with log in details for Sched. Please then go to Sched and register for the sessions you want to join.
Yes, there are quotas. Please only register for the workshops and sessions that you are sure you want to attend.
Recordings of selected sessions will be made available after the conference.
Yes, there will be a programme available closer to the date of the conference. We ask those attending the conference not to share the programme with non-attendees so that we can ensure conference security.
Unfortunately, the deadline to submit a speaker proposal was Sunday 12 January 2020.
Yes! It is free to register and attend.
Please use your work email address for registration. This will help us ensure that the right people attend the conference.
Registration is for the whole conference, but you can (and should) choose which sessions you would like to attend.
Yes, presenters can look here for a guide.
Full Conference Registration includes:
- Admission to all presentation sessions at the Conference
- Admission to up to 3 pre-conference workshops by our keynote speakers (Free of charge; Registration, on a first-come, first-served basis, required due to limited space)
- A conference bag (optional)
- Five morning and afternoon tea and coffee breaks
- Two lunch meals during the conference
- Conference Welcome Reception
- Cultural activities at the Conference
- Guided university campus walks and English Language Centre visits (Free of charge; Sign-up required due to limited space)
Conference Dinner
A conference dinner, local Cantonese-style banquet meal at a Michelin Star restaurant, has been arranged on 11 June 2019. The fee for the dinner is HK$550 per person. Space is limited.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Five pre-conference workshops will be conducted by the keynote speakers on 6 and 7 January 2021. See details of workshops. Admission is free for participants who have successfully paid for the conference. Registration, on a first-come, first-served basis, is required due to limited space. You can register for up to 3 workshops when you register for the Conference.
Full payment is required to confirm registration.
Payment can be made by online Visa/Mastercard via our online payment system.
An electronic receipt will be sent to you on successful completion of the transaction.
Payment Method
Group Registration
Group registration of 6 or more participants from institutions not funded by the Hong Kong University Grants Committee at a discounted rate is available.
Please contact us at hkcpdhub@hku.hk. Deadline for registration and payment in full will be announced in due course.
Confirmation of Registration
Once you have registered and paid, an electronic receipt will be sent to the email address you used when registering.
This receipt confirms your registration: you should bring it with you to the Conference.
Refund Policy
Payment, whether by individual or on behalf of a group, is non-refundable. However, any registration fees paid in advance will be refunded in the event that the Conference needs to be postponed. Registration is not transferrable to other parties.
Pre- and Post-Symposium events
4 June and 6 June 2019
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
4 June 2019
Workshop by Professor Clare Furneaux
Analysing your curriculum: An ABC learning design workshop to explore critical thinking in the curriculum
The University of Hong Kong
6 June 2019
Enquiries
If you have any problems regarding registration, please contact the Conference Organizing Committee at hkcpdhub@hku.hk
Disclaimers
- While every endeavour will be made to follow the arrangements announced in our publicity materials, the conference organisers reserve the right to alter these arrangements without prior notice should circumstances require them to do so.
- The conference organisers are not able to assist with visa applications.
- The conference organisers are not responsible for any loss and/or damage to personal belongings during the conference and related workshops and events.
- Any registration fees paid in advance will be refunded in the event that the Conference needs to be postponed. However, the conference organisers are not responsible for any refund of accommodation and flight bookings.
Personal Information Collection
The Language Centres of different member universities of the HKCPD Hub may take photographs/ video recording during this international conference and use such images in publicity or marketing activities.
- Pre-conference workshops and events on 6 January 2021: The recorded images will be handled by the English Language Centre according to the prevailing policy of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Please refer to https://elc.polyu.edu.hk/PrivacyPolicy/ for the Personal Information Collection Statements (PICS) of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
- Pre-conference workshops and events on 7 January 2021: The recorded images will be handled by the English Language Centre according to the prevailing policy of City University. Please refer to https://www.cityu.edu.hk/fmo/download/Personal%20Information%20Collection%20Statement_VRS.pdf for the Personal Information Collection Statements (PICS) of City University.
- Conference on 8, 9 and 10 January 2021: The recorded images will be handled by the Centre for Applied English Studies according to the prevailing policy of The University of Hong Kong. Please refer to the Personal Information Collection Statements (PICS) of The University of Hong Kong.
Banner photo from Faces of English: Theory, Practice and Pedagogy
