Pre-conference programme
Thursday, September 10th, 2026
| 08:30-18:00 | Registration and Information Entrance to the Monumental Gymnasium |
| 09:30-12:30 | Focus Group meetings (9 groups) Lecture theatres MA1, MA2, MA3, MA4, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) Lab 1 CLA, Lab 2 CLA, Room 1 CLA – Former Music College – University Language Center (floor -1) |
| 10:30-12:30 | Optional guided tours exploring the Foro Italico area, organised by the Foro Italico University Foundation Meeting point: Wild Boar Garden |
Conference programme
Thursday, September 10th, 2026
| 13:15-14:00 | Conference opening ceremony Alessandra Fazio, Director of the University Language Centre, University of Rome Foro Italico Massimo Sacchetti, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Rome Foro Italico Julia Zabala Delgado, President of CERCLES Carmen Argondizzo, President of AICLU Lecture theatres MA1, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) |
| 14:00-15:00 | Keynote speaker CercleS Conferences as Milestones in the Development of a European Community of Practice: A Diachronic Analysis of Evolving Themes and Reflections on Current Societal Expectations Carmen Argondizzo, Honorary professor of English Language and Translation, University of Calabria Lecture theatres MA1, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) |
| 15:00-16:15 | Parallel session 1 (presentations and workshop) Lecture theatres MA1, MA2, MA3, MA4, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) Giulio Marinozzi Hall – Building H, Wild Boar Garde |
| 16:15-16:45 | Coffee break Monumental Gymnasium and the Wild Boar Garden |
| 16:45-18:00 | Parallel session 2 (presentazioni paper e workshop) Lecture theatres MA1, MA2, MA3, MA4, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) Giulio Marinozzi Hall – Building H, Wild Boar Garden |
| 18:00-20:00 | Welcome reception Monumental Gymnasium and the Wild Boar Garden |
Friday, September 11th, 2026
| 08:30-18:00 | Info desk Entrance to the Monumental Gymnasium |
| 09:00-10:00 | Keynote Learning to Learn: Staying Relevant in the Age of AI Mike Mayor, Senior Director, Global Scale of English at Pearson Lecture theatres MA1, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) |
| 10:00-11:15 | Parallel session 3 (presentazioni paper e workshop) Lecture theatres MA1, MA2, MA3, MA4, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) Giulio Marinozzi Hall – Building H, Wild Boar Garde |
| 11:15-11:45 | Coffee break Monumental Gymnasium and the Wild Boar Garden |
| 11:45-13:00 | Parallel session 4 (presentazioni paper e workshop) Lecture theatres MA1, MA2, MA3, MA4, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) Giulio Marinozzi Hall – Building H, Wild Boar Garden |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Monumental Gymnasium and the Wild Boar Garden |
| 14:00-15:00 | Keynote Assessment in a comprehensive learning system. Whys and Hows Neus Figueras Casanovas – University of Barcelona (Spain) Lecture theatres MA1, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) |
| 15:00-16:15 | Parallel session 5 (presentazioni paper e workshop) Lecture theatres MA1, MA2, MA3, MA4, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) Giulio Marinozzi Hall – Building H, Wild Boar Garden |
| 16:15-16:45 | Coffee break Monumental Gymnasium and the Wild Boar Garden |
| 16:45-18:15 | CercleS General Assembly and Awards ceremony of the Poster Session Lecture theatre MA1 – Former Music College (ground floor) |
| 18:15-20:30 | Free time |
| 20:30-23:00 | Cercles 2026 Networking dinner Monumental Gymnasium and the Wild Boar Garden |
Saturday, September 12th, 2026
| 09:00-10:00 | Keynote Complessità del cambiamento contemporaneo e il ruolo socio-culturale del linguaggio Francesca Romana Lenzi, Full professor of Sociology, University of Rome Foro Italico Lecture theatres MA1, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) |
| 10:00-11:15 | Parallel session 6 (presentazioni paper e workshop) Lecture theatres MA1, MA2, MA3, MA4, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) Giulio Marinozzi Hall – Building H, Wild Boar Garde |
| 11:15:11:45 | Coffee break Monumental Gymnasium and the Wild Boar Garden |
| 11:45-12:15 | Endnote Language Testing in a Changing World Javier Fruns Giménez, Instituto Cervantes – Members of the ALTE Standing Committee Lecture theatres MA1, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) |
| 12:15-12:30 | Conference closure ceremony Alessandra Fazio, Director of the University Language Centre, University of Rome Foro Italico Lecture theatres MA1, MA5, MA6 – Former Music College (ground floor) |
| 12:30-14:00 | Lunch Monumental Gymnasium and the Wild Boar Garden |