The 2026 PennTESOL Fall Conference will be held on Saturday, November 14th, 2026 from 9:00 to 4:00 at Temple University in Philadelphia. The conference theme is Teaching with Purpose: Building Connection & Community. Conference registration, including discounted earlybird registration, is now open. Note that earlybird registration closes October 14th. All scholarship funds for PennTESOL East members have been fully allocated for the 2026 Fall Conference. Thank you to everyone who applied and expressed interest! Need guidance on how to ask your employer or institution to help cover the cost of your registration? We've created a sample email template here that you can customize to highlight how attending the conference will support your professional growth.
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Information for Exhibitors and SponsorsTeaching with PurposeBuilding Connection & Community November 14th, 2026 | Temple University
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Getting to the Event SpaceThe conference will be held on the second floor of the Howard Gittis Student Center on Temple University’s main campus. Use the Student Center South entrance—not the main entrance at Montgomery Avenue and North 13th Street. Getting to Temple Temple campus map By CarWe recommend parking in the Montgomery Garage . By TrainThe event space is a 10-minute walk from Temple University Station on SEPTA Regional Rail. By SubwayThe event space is a 4-minute walk from Cecil B. Moore Station on SEPTA’s Broad Street Line. Traveling from Out of Town?To help accommodate your attendance at the conference, a block of rooms has been reserved at the Holiday Inn Express Midtown. The hotel is just a 1-minute walk from Walnut-Locust Station on the Broad Street Subway Line, a few stops from Cecil B. Moore Station at Temple University.
Holiday Inn Express Midtown 
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