2011 Annual Convention

May 8–11, 2011 | Orange County Convention Center | Orlando, Florida, USA

Explore the official convention website at www.iraconvention.org for information about the 2011 Annual Convention in Orlando, including the latest information about proposal submissions.

IRA's 56th Annual Convention, Orlando, Florida, May 8-11, 2011

Proposal submission period closed

The proposal submission process for the 56th IRA Orlando Convention is closed. All completed proposals will be reviewed and email notification to the submitter will be in early October. If your proposal was not completed by the submission deadline, it will not be included in the review process. Thank you to all those who took the time to submit a proposal.


Presenter handouts and moreBrowse handouts

Presenter handouts from the 55th Annual Convention in Chicago will be posted as they are submitted. More information about posting a presentation is available here.

Queen Rania Al Abdullah of JordanMissed Queen Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan's keynote address? Visit her website and watch the video!

Visit the 2010 Chicago Convention Virtual Exhibit Hall

Magazine profiles incoming IRA President Patricia A. Edwards

As a teenager in Albany, Georgia, incoming IRA President Patricia A. Edwards took the lead in teaching the younger kids in her community to read. When boys came to her father’s barbershop for haircuts she told them, “If you don’t let me teach you the alphabet, I’ll tell my daddy to give you a baldy.” A new article by Cassie Chew appearing in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education provides a fascinating profile of IRA's 2010-2011 president. Read the full article to learn more.

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education has for over 26 years covered the issues that most affect educational literacy in America and the world. For further information, visit the Diverse website.