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

Research conference, a one-day meeting preceding the annual convention

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

National and international meetings sponsored by IRA-affiliated groups to address literacy issues in particular areas

State and provincial conferences organized by IRA councils in the U.S. and Canada to focus on local concerns

Government relations workshop, which provides advice to U.S. educators on becoming effective advocates. The 2008 workshop will be held February 21–22, 2008, in Washington, D.C. See the announcement in Reading Today Daily for more details.

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