Hi guys. Welcome to our conference! I am the conference chair for REEL to REAL 2021. We are so very excited to have you with us on this marquee event, which will hopefully provide community and connection throughout the conference as well as going forth. Please remember to "heart" the sessions you like, and they will show up in your calendar. If you see me in a session please say hi! Thanks for joining us.

Ashley Ford is a language lecturer at Nagoya City University in Nagoya, Japan. Her areas of interest include Creative Project-Based Learning and Performance in Education, especially through filmmaking and music performance activities. Her current activities also explore the method and process of filmmaking to collect, analyze, and present data in qualitative research. She organizes an annual film festival for English language learners with the JALT Performance in Education SIG, and hopes you will encourage your students to make films to enter next year!