1. BILC Conference Report of the Steering Committee
Athens 2008

2. Follow-on from 2007
1a. Canada was asked to finalize the revised section of the BILC Constitution and Rules of Procedure. Accomplished

3. 2007
1b. The BILC Secretary requests the following VCN: listening items by 15 July; additional reading items to increase the item pool (ongoing request); NATO topics and tasks for the writing test (ongoing request.) Still ongoing.

4. 2007
1c. The CM will brief the NTG on the proposed STANAG 6001, Edition 3 and will forward the reformatted document for coordination and approval. Presentation to NTG and reformatting of document accomplished. Coordination with NSA on STANAG 6001 Edition 3 is ongoing.

5. Mandate
Professional Seminar
Annual Conference

6. NTG/JSSG Tasks Continue conducting Language Training Assessments
Continue conducting Language Testing Seminars

7. NTG/JSSG Tasks
Complete the development of the BILC Benchmark Advisory Test (BAT) and begin test administrations to assist nations with standardising their national STANAG 6001 tests against the benchmark

8. NTG/JSSG Tasks
Submit the STANAG 6001, Edition 3 to the NATO Standardisation Agency
Passed with two abstentions

9. NTG/JSSG Tasks
Investigate the possibility of running Central NATO courses aimed at teaching Military English to English instructors drawn from ISAF Contributing Nations.

10. Transition of Secretariat
The new Secretariat will continue addressing the mandate and tasks assigned to it:
LTA, LTS, BAT, ISAF, STANAG ed 3
Seminar, Conference

11. Secretariat JSSG Steering Committee Chair Senior Advisor Secretary
Deputy Sect’y
Testing
Assessment
Associate
Secretaries