Professor Laura Gurzynski-Weiss has been elected Secretary General of the International Association of Applied Linguistics (AILA). The SG is responsible for running the global organization, including interaction with all 46 national associations (including AAAL) and overseeing the selection and negotiations of the next World Congress. The 2021 World Congress begins tomorrow (virtually) and the 2024 World Congress will take place in hybrid format in Kuala Lumpur.