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May 26-30 marked the annual CALICO (Computer-Assisted Language Instruction Consortium) convention - Places and Spaces: Redefining Language Learning. Held in Boulder, CO, highlights of the conference included:

• an opening keynote address by Dr. Deborah Fields about mischievous behavior and how we can leverage the benefits of this behavior in learning spaces.
• a shared booth space and presentation with the NFLRC, COERLL, and CLEAR, CASLS sister LRCs.
• insightful presentations and panels about new research and pedagogy, including Terri Nelson’s presentation about Occupied Paris, a mobile game to explore Paris during the 1940s and an open forum on digital games with Dr. Frederik Cornielle, Dr. Chris Holden, Dr. Julie Sykes, and Dr. Steven Thorne.
• the official establishment of a CALICO graduate student special interest group.

We look forward to next year’s conference at Michigan State University!