You may be interested in the conference below.

The 15th JLTA Annual Conference (JLTA 2011): Call for Papers

The Japan Language Testing Association (JLTA) invites presentation
proposals for its annual conference.

Date: October 29, 2011 (Saturday), 9:00 to 17:00
Venue: Momoyama Gakuin University
http://www.andrew.ac.jp/english/location/index.html
Theme: University entrance examinations and language testing
Attendance Fee: Student & JLTA Member: 1,000 yen
Non-JLTA-member: 3,000 yen
The deadline for submission of presentation proposals: July 10, 2011.
Conference homepage:
https://e-learning.ac/jlta.ac/

■Keynote speech
Test specifications in university entrance examinations
Lecturer: Fred Davidson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

■Symposium
University entrance examinations and language testing in Japan
Coordinator & Panelist: Kiwamu Kasahara (Hokkaido University of Education)
Panelist: Tetsuhito Shizuka (Saitama University)
Discussant: Fred Davidson (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)

■Pre-Conference Workshop
Exploratory Factor Analysis (Conducted in Japanese)
October 28, 2011 (Friday)
Lecturer: Yasuyo Sawaki (Waseda University)