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I am Jacky Pow from Hong Kong and currently an editorial board member of JISTE. I was the
co-convener of the 33rd Annual Seminar in Hong Kong in 2013. I have many years of
experience in teacher education program management and am an active researcher.
I wish to thank those who nominated me to be one of the candidates. I wish to serve as the
Secretary General of the Society because I would like to work with a group of professional
educators who are open and friendly with a heart to work for the advancement of teacher
education.
I first joined an ISfTE seminar at University of New England (Armidale, Australia) in 2008.
Since then I have participated all the subsequent ISfTE annual seminars held at Weber State
University (Utah, USA) in 2009, Pontificia Universidade Catolica (Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) in
2010, University of Agder (Kristiansand, Norway) in 2011, Paro College of Education (Bhutan)
in 2012, and University of Hacettepe University (Turkey) in 2014. It is not at all easy for a
group of committed and dedicated educators coming from all over the World to share their
invaluable experiences and research results for the betterment of teacher education. I hope
this unique and meaningful annual seminar will carry on. However, this seminar could not
stand alone without the Society. The society is the cohesive force to drive us together. We
need a strong society not just for its own existence but to further promote innovative ideas
and share valuable experiences in teacher education. With this in mind, I would commit
myself to build a stronger and sustainable society for teacher education through the
following ideas.
Regional chapters
I propose setting up regional chapters of ISfTE so as to make business decisions more
promptly. As ISfTE is registered in the US, I suggest the Society be based at the US. The
regional chapters would be responsible for recruiting new members and holding regional
activities in the name of ISfTE. The structure of the regional chapters need not be
complicated. It should be simple but functional. However, ISfTE will not have any financial
support to the activities to be held in the regional chapters. Research opportunities and
Nominators Statement:
Peggy Saunders (Weber State University, Utah, USA)
Comments: I am nominating Dr. Jacky Pow for the position of Secretary-General. I have
known Jacky for many years, and he has been supportive of ISfTE and its membership and
leadership in those years. He was one of the co-conveners for the seminar in Hong Kong in
2013; he is also the publisher for JISTE each time a new edition comes out.
Jacky is a good thinker and leader. He will strengthen ISfTE in the coming years. I fully
endorse Dr. Jacky Pow as the next S-G.