Liste der ALTE-Sitzungen und –KonferenzenThis list shows the numbered biannual ALTE meetings and conferences and the theme. International Conferences are marked IC. Digital Symposia are marked DS. SIG meetings are shown below. | 63 | Nov 2025 | Pécs, Hungary | Accessibility and Inclusivity in Standardised Language Assessment: novel approaches and future opportunities | | 62 | Apr 2025 | Cardiff, Wales, UK | Assessing Spoken Interaction | | 61 | Nov 2024 | Istanbul, Turkey | The Transformative Power of EDI in Language Assessment | | 60 | Apr 2024 | Bad Homburg, Germany | Closing the Gap - Assessment for Skilled Labour | | 59 | Nov 2023 | Rome, Italy | ALTE's Commitment to Alignment Using the CEFR: Integrating Learning, Teaching and Assessment | | IC8 | Apr 2023 | Madrid, Spain | Language Assessment Fit for the Future | | 58 | Nov 2022 | Prague, Czech Republic | The Less Widely Spoken Languages from the Perspective of Plurilingualism | | 57 | Apr 2022 | Paris, France | The Future Place of Humans in Language Assessment | | 56 | Nov 2021 | Perugia, Italy (online only) | Respecting Diversity and Bridging Distances: Teaching and assessment of multi-profiles - from literacy to plurilingualism | | DS1 | Apr 2021 | Digital Symposium | Safeguarding the Future of Multilingual Assessment in the Covid World | | 55 | Nov 2020 | Istanbul, Turkey (online only) | Pluriculturalism: Implications for language learning and assessment | | IC7 | Apr 2020 | Madrid, Spain (cancelled) | Safeguarding the Future of Multilingual Assessment | | 54 | Nov 2019 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | Monolingual Testing in a Multilingual Reality? Language Ideologies and their Influence on Language Testing | | 53 | Apr 2019 | Ghent, Belgium | Multilingual Access to Education | | 52 | Nov 2018 | Salamanca, Spain | The Roles of Test Takers and Users in Striving for Fariness | | 51 | Apr 2018 | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | Multilingualism and Using Language for Specific Purposes - The Role of Assessment | | 50 | Nov 2017 | Leuven, Belgium | The Impact of Language Tests on Education, Migration and Society | | IC6 | May 2017 | Bologna, Italy | Learning and Assessment: Making the connections | | 49 | Nov 2016 | Helsinki, Finland | The Future of Digital Assessment | | 48 | Apr 2016 | Stockholm, Sweden | Language Assessment: Purpose and usefulness | | 47 | Nov 2015 | Perugia, Italy | The Concept of Quality in Language Assessment | | 46 | May 2015 | Bergen, Norway | The B2/C1 Levels and Language Tests for Academic Purposes | | 45 | Nov 2014 | London, UK | Innovation in Language Testing | | IC5 | May 2014 | Paris, France | Language Assessment for Multilingualism | | 44 | Nov 2013 | Barcelona, Spain | Language Assessment to Support Migration and Integration: Different approaches to a common issue | | 43 | Apr 2013 | Salamanca, Spain | Language Assessment for Adults in the Context of Lifelong Learning | | 42 | Nov 2012 | Munich, Germany | Developing and Implementing Language Tests for Younger Learners | | 41 | Apr 2012 | Lisbon, Portugal | The Impact of Language Testing on Learning and Teaching | | 40 | Nov 2011 | Bochum, Germany | Achieving Context Validity | | IC4 | July 2011 | Kraków, Poland | Exploring Language Frameworks | | 39 | Nov 2010 | Prague, Czech Republic | Fairness and Quality Management in Language Testing | | 38 | May 2010 | Rome, Italy | Reference Level Descriptions and Assessment | | 37 | Nov 2009 | Maynooth, Ireland | Testing Less Widely Spoken Languages in a Multilingual Context | | 36 | Apr 2009 | Santiago de Compostela, Spain | Providing Standards, Sustaining Diversity | | 35 | Nov 2008 | Lisbon, Portugal | Quality and Assessment for Language Learning (joint with Eaquals) | | IC3 | Apr 2008 | Cambridge, UK | Language Testing Matters: Investigating the wider social and educational impact of assessment | | 34 | Nov 2007 | Vilnius, Lithuania | Language Testing in National Educational Systems: Communicating the code of practice to stakeholder groups | | 33 | Apr 2007 | Sèvres, France | The CEFR: from Plurilingualism to Intercultural Competences | | 32 | Nov 2006 | Sofia, Bulgaria | Codes of Practice in Language Testing | | 31 | Apr 2006 | Copenhagen, Denmark | Aligning Examinations to the CEFR | | 30 | Nov 2005 | Cardiff, UK | Language Assessment for Lifelong Learning | | IC2 | May 2005 | Berlin, Germany | Multilingualism and Assessment: Achieving transparency, assuring quality, sustaining diversity | | 29 | Nov 2004 | Bilbao, Spain | Testing the Less Widely Spoken Languages | | 28 | Apr 2004 | Kraków, Poland | Quality and Language Testing in Europe - Between Standardisation and Diversity | | 27 | Nov 2003 | Athens, Greece | (no themes for biannual conferences before 2004) | | 26 | Apr 2003 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | | | 25 | Nov 2002 | Salamanca, Spain | | | 24 | Apr 2002 | St Petersburg, Russia | | | 23 | Nov 2001 | Budapest, Hungary | | | IC1 | July 2001 | Barcelona, Spain | European Language Testing in a Global Context | | 22 | Apr 2001 | Perugia, Italy | | | 21 | Nov 2000 | Lisbon, Portugal | | | 20 | May 2000 | Paris, France | (First Conference Day) | | 19 | Nov 1999 | Barcelona, Spain | | | 18 | Apr 1999 | Jyväskylä, Finland | | | 17 | Nov 1998 | Leuven, Belgium | | | 16 | Apr 1998 | Bergen, Norway | | | 15 | Nov 1997 | Athens, Greece | | | 14 | Apr 1997 | Stockholm, Sweden | | | 13 | Nov 1996 | Luxembourg, Luxembourg | | | 12 | Apr 1996 | Frankfurt, Germany | | | 11 | Nov 1995 | Dublin, Ireland | | | 10 | Apr 1995 | Copenhagen, Denmark | | | 9 | Nov 1994 | Salamanca, Spain | | | 8 | Apr 1994 | Arnhem, Netherlands | | | 7 | Nov 1993 | Munich, Germany | | | 6 | Apr 1993 | Paris, France | | | 5 | Nov 1992 | Alcalá de Henares, Spain | | | 4 | Apr 1992 | Lisbon, Portugal | | | 3 | Nov 1991 | Cambridge, UK | | | 2 | Apr 1991 | Perugia, Italy | | | 1 | Nov 1990 | Barcelona, Spain | |
In-person SIG meetingsBetween 2007 and 2020, additional in-person SIG meetings took place, as well as during the main meeting and conference sessions. These were held twice year until 2010 and 2012-3, and once a year in 2011 and 2014-2020. From 2020 additional SIG meetings take place online. Feb 2007 Lisbon, Portugal May 2007 Munich, Germany Feb 2008 Perugia, Italy Sep 2008 Sèvres, France Feb 2009 Alcalà de Henares, Spain Sep 2009 Berlin, Germany Feb 2010 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Sep 2010 Frankfurt, Germany Feb 2011 Perugia, Italy Feb 2012 Copenhagen, Denmark Sep 2012 Sofia, Bulgaria Feb 2013 Sèvres, France Sep 2013 Cambridge, UK Feb 2014 Frankfurt, Germany Feb 2015 Arnhem, Netherlands Feb 2016 Vilnius, Lithuania Feb 2017 Cardiff, UK Jan 2018 Maynooth, Ireland Feb 2019 Klagenfurt, Austria Feb 2020 Munich, Germany
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