Meetings and Events

IRA’s large international conferences, smaller regional meetings, and special one-day events offer the best kind of professional development—the chance to learn and share with colleagues in a professional community. For U.S. educators, we can even provide transcripts for state or district “clock hour” requirements.

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• Annual convention, held each spring in the U.S. or Canada
• World congress, held every two years outside the U.S. or Canada
• Regional conferences held in the U.S. and Canada
• International Literacy Day celebrations, highlighting literacy promotion efforts worldwide
• Government Relations Workshop, which provides advice to U.S. educators on becoming effective advocates

IRA meetings present exceptional opportunities to get your message out to thousands of education professionals. Find out how to become an advertiser, sponsor or exhibitor.