1966 Preface:
In reality, most of the work of the organization for the first three conferences was done by Louis Chatagnier, who had the original idea for the Conference, as chairman, by Herman Bostick, who was secretary for the 1965 and 1966 conferences, and by Oscar Bonner, who served as secretary for the 1967 conference.

FOUNDERS:
Louis Chatagnier, Huguette Chatagnier-Kiser, Oscar Haac, Benjamin F. Hudson, Elisabeth Epting, Stanford Newell and Herman Bostick

The first Southern Conference on Language Teaching acquainted teachers and administrators from the elementary through college levels with modern techniques of foreign language teaching. The program provided lectures, work-study sessions, demonstration classes, films, and exhibits of equipment. The first report included the following articles: 1) Language Teaching: Concepts, Problems, Opportunities; 2) New Challenges in Foreign Languages; 3) The Role of the Foreign Language Supervisor; 4) Language Reinforcement Drills; 5) The Electronic Classroom; 6) Foreign Languages in Elementary Schools; 7) Foreign Languages in Secondary Schools; 8) Evaluation of Language Learning Through Testing; 9) The MLA Foreign Language Tests; and 10) Overview. A copy of the program, a listing of members of the steering and advisory committees and directories of visiting consultants and exhibitors complete the report.