News from the association: AGM, Council, Executive Committee and taskforces

The minutes of our 2022 Annual General Meeting are available to all WALS member via this link.

During this AGM, we warmly welcomed six new council members for 2023!

These six new members are

  • Arif HIDAYAT, Indonesia
  • Steven MANNENS, Belgium
  • Gabriel MATNEY, USA,
  • Anne Mette Færøyvik KARLSEN, Norway
  • Zanaton IKSAN, Malaysia
  • Narumon CHANGSRI, Thailand.

All six members are actively involved and promote lesson study in their respective countries. They have also constantly supported and participated in our annual WALS conferences.

Besides, Claudia MEWALD is seconded to WALS Ex-co member this year as representing Austria where WALS 2023 will be held.

We sincerely thank our five outgoing council members,

  • John ELLIOTT (UK)
  • Sumar HENDAYANA (Indonesia)
  • Nina HELGEVOLD (Norway)
  • Mona HOLMQVIST (Sweden)
  • Aki MURATA (US)

who faithfully served and contributed in diverse and important ways to WALS's mission and activities for the past years.