TIRF’s Board of Trustees met online via Zoom in September 2025 to review progress and plan for the year ahead. President Jun Liu highlighted recent successes, including the most recent TIRF Presidential Society Fellow.

TIRF committee and working group members shared updates on key initiatives. For example, the AI Working Group launched its “AI Show & Tell” project, which engages international expert teachers who will develop resources and webinars for TIRF stakeholders. The Publishing Advisory Committee introduced an idea to develop an AI-focused blog to broaden engagement, while the Research Advisory Committee celebrated strong participation in TIRF’s grant programs, with several award announcements forthcoming.

TIRF’s services and events continued to grow. The TIRF Talks website was refreshed, and TIRF Quality Assurance launched a new certificate-bearing framework to support English language programs worldwide. Two major events in 2025—the “AI-Empowered English Language Teaching and Learning” conference in Zhuhai, China, and the TESOL-TIRF Research Symposium—expanded engagement with educators and researchers globally.

The next Board meeting is scheduled for March 2026 during the TESOL convention in Salt Lake City, with continued focus on advancing English language education worldwide and strengthening TIRF’s programs and impact.

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