2017
- 7e LaRa.nl workshop in samenwerking met de Taalunie: luistertaal in het Europees Referentiekader. Den Haag, 29 juni 2017. Thije
- Academic conference: Crossing borders: challenging linguistic and cultural diversity. 21 April 2017, Utrecht University.
- Jubilee celebration: Celebrating the richness of Intercultural Communication. Jubilee Conference of the Master Intercultural Communication. 22 April 2017, Utrecht University. Verhappen
2016
- 6e LaRa.nl workshop in samenwerking met de Taalunie: luistertaal in het Europees Referentiekader. Den Haag, 23 maart 2016.
- 12th International Conference on Functional Pragmatics [FP] July 14 – 15, 2016 at Universiteit Utrecht in the Netherlands.
2014
- Workshop Lingua Receptiva as mode for Inclusive Multilingualism. Masterclass lecture series. University of Luxembourg, 24 april 2014
- LOT Winterschool.Multilingualism at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam January 13-24 2014 Amsterdam.
2013
- NIAS Workshop‘The Multilingual Challenge in the Framework of Horizon 2020’ Wassenaar, Oktober Thursday 16th – Saturday 19th , 2013.
- Workshop Lingua Receptiva on the occasion of the defense of Daria Bahtina-Jantsikene’s,Mind Your Languages: Lingua Receptiva in Estonian-Russian Communication. 14 Oktober 2013. University Utrecht.
- Multilingual practices and the management of linguistic and cultural diversity. Panel at the The 13th International Pragmatics Conference will be held from 8 to 13 September 2013in New Delhi, India.
- Workshop Luistertaal van Lara.nl met premièredocumentaire Luistertaal op 28 mei 2013 Universiteit Utrecht
- PhD WorkshopCommunication strategies supporting Receptive Multilingualism at Bern University, Program Society Studies in Language and Society, 28 March 2013.
2012
- Toolkit for Transnational Communication in Europe . Panel at theAnéla conference, Lunteren, Mai, 10th 2012
2011
- Lingua Receptiva (2). Panel at theInternational Symposium on Bilingualism 8 (ISB8) 15th – 18th June 2011 in Oslo.
2010
- Lingua Receptiva (1). Panel at the conferenceNew Challenges for Multilingualism in Europe hosted by Institute for Anthropological Research, Zagreb – LINEE Network of Excellence in Dubrovnik, Croatia, 11-15 April, 2010
- Mehrsprachigkeit und Interkulturelle Kommunikation in der Hochschule Kommunikation. Workshop at the 40th Conference of the German Association of Applied Linguistics(GAL) at Leipzig University on September, 15th 2010.
2009
- ‘Interculturele communicatie’ Panel at 6e ANELA conferentie in Kerkrade (Rolduc), 29 mei 2009 (together with Jeanine Deen)
- ‘Interculturele Neerlandistiek’ Themabijeenkomst van de. Utrecht, Zeventiende Colloquium Neerlandicum, 25 augustus 2009.
- Member of local organising committee of 7th International Symposium on Bilingualism in Utrecht
- ‘Professionalisierung interkultureller Kommunikation in Behörden’ Workshop of 39th GAL 2009 German Applied Linguistics, Gesellschaft für Angewandte Linguistik, Karlruhe.
2008
- Member of the scientific committee of the conference AILA 2008:‘MULTILINGUALISM: Challenges and Opportunities’, August 24-29th , 2008, in Essen, Germany.
- Receptive Multilingualism panel at the AILA conference 2008.
2007
- Member of the scientific committee at The Second International Conference on Multicultural Discourses at the Institute of Discourse and Cultural Studies Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China April 13-15th , 2007
- “Meertaligheid in de asielprocedure’. panel at the Anelastudiedag on April, 20th 2007.
2006
- ‘Intercultural Mediation’ panel at the 37th Conference of the German Association of Applied Linguistics (GAL) at Muenster University on September, 23-25th 2006.
2005
- Member of the scientific committee at ANELA studiedag ‘Meertaligheid zonder meer’ Utrecht, April 28th 2005.
- ‘Meertaligheid en (nieuwe) media’ panel at the ‘Anela conferentie, Meertaligheid zonder meer’ Utrecht, April, 28th 2005.
- ‘Tolk: mediator en/of beoordelaar’ panel at the ‘Anela conference, ‘Meertaligheid zonder meer’ Utrecht, April 28th 2005.
- ‘Receptive Multilingualism and intercultural communication’, panel at the 9th International conference of International Pragmatic Association at Riva del Grade Congressi, July, 17th 2005 in Riva del Garda, Italy.
2004
- “Werben; interkulturell/ mehrsprachig”, panel at the 36th Conference of the Association of Applied Linguistics (GAL) September, 24th 2004 at Universität Koblenz-Landau.
- ‘”Interkulturelle Kommunikation und kontrastive Linguistik’ with the theme ‘Receptive Multilingualism and intercultural communication’ at the conference van de 35th Conference of the German Association of Applied Linguistics (GAL), 23-25.09-2004 in Wuppertal.
2003
- ”Transition of intercultural competencies for specific institutional situations’, panel at 34th Conference of the German Association of Applied Linguistics (GAL), September 27-29th 2003 in Tübingen.
2002
- ‘ Contrasts of / Contrasting intra- & intercultures in business communication – linguistic and semiotic realisations, panel at the 33th Conference of the German Association of Applied Linguistics (GAL) September 28th until October 1th 2002 in Keulen.
2001
- ‘Multimodal structures of Intercultures’ panel at 32th Conference of the German Association of Applied Linguistics (GAL)), 28-09-01.10-2001 in Passau.
- ‘Translatory Action and Intercultural communication’ panel at the 34th Meeting of the Societas Linguistica Europaea on “Language Study at the turn of Milennium”, August 28-31th 2001 in Leuven (B).
2000
- ‘De stereotyping intercultural discourse’. Panel at the 7th International Pragmatic Conference, Budapest, July, 9-14th 2000.
- ”Intercultural Communication’ Panel at the ‘Britisch Sociolinguistics Confererence’ at University of the West of England, Bristol, April 25-27th 2000 .
1998
- ‘Intercultural communication training’. 24th Arbeitkreis Gesprächsforschung at November 19-21th 1998 in Chemnitz-Klaffenbach.
- ‘Linguistische Analyse der interkulturellen Kommunikation’ Panel at the 20th Conference of German Association for general Applied Linguistics (DgfS) March, 4-6th 1998 in Halle/Saale Bührig).
- ’2nd Arbeitskreis Linguistische Pragmatik’ at March 3th 1998 in Halle/Saale Klemm.
1997 – 2002
- ‘Chemnitzer colloquium Gesprächsanalyse’ in the period 1997 until 2002 in each summer and winter semester.
1995
- ‘Tekstkenmerken’, Panel of Centre for language and Communcation, Universiteit Utrecht, December 12th 1995.
- ‘De taalwetenschappelijke biografie’ Panel at conference ‘The week of the biography’, University of Amsterdam, December 12-17th 1995.
1993
- ‘Competency Based Training in Australia’, Workshop at University of Amsterdam, November, 23th 1993.
1991
- ‘Course on Discourse analyss’ Worskshop at the Summer University, University of Amsterdam, August, 26-30th 1991.
- Member of the conference committee of the congres ‘Het leermiddel op school’, Bilthoven Januar 4th 1991.
1987
- ‘Taal, ideologie en instituties: diskursanalytische benaderingen’, Workshop at Utrecht University, March 23th 1987 en November 27th 1987.
- ‘Kwaliteit in het onderwijs, reformpedagogische modellen’ Conference in Bilthoven, September 23th 1987.
- ‘leder Kind is een kinderboekenschrijver’ Workshop at the Taaldrukwerkplaats Amsterdam, November 12-13th 1987.