The following list of conferences was adapted from Clayton R. Wright’s (June to December 2016, Edition #35) list Educational Technology and Education Conferences. I have simply highlighted conferences that have my interest (whether because of the organization, the alignment with my own research and interests, or location). Download Wright’s original list for more information and be sure to check with each organization to verify any details.
August 2016
August 1-4, 2016 DevCon5 – HTML5 and Mobile App Developer Conference: Learn, Design, Implement. New York University, New York City, New York, USA. http://www.html5report.com/conference/newyork/
August 3-6, 2016 Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA) Conference: Moving Beyond the Linear Model – The Role of Mixed Methods Research in an Age of Complexity. Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom. http://mmira.wildapricot.org/page-1859605
August 4-7, 2016 American Psychological Association (APA) Annual Convention, 124th. Denver, Colorado, USA. http://www.apa.org/convention/
August 9-11, 2016 Distance Teaching and Learning, 32nd, annual. Monona Terrace Convention Center, Madison, Wisconsin, USA. http://www.uwex.edu/disted/conference/ or https://dtlconference.wisc.edu/
August 13-15, 2016 International Conference on Multimedia Technology and Enhanced Learning (IMTEL), 1st. Organized by the European Alliance for Innovation (EAI). Inner Mongolia, China. http://icmtel.org/2016/show/home or http://icmtel.org/2016/show/home
August 15-18, 2016 International Conference on Future Networks and Communications (FNC), 11th. Montréal, Québec, Canada. http://cs-conferences.acadiau.ca/fnc-16/
August 16-19, 2016 World Congress on Special Needs Education (WCSNE). Temple University, Philadelphia, USA. http://www.wcsne.org/
August 17-19, 2016 International Symposium on Open Collaboration (WikiSym, OpenSym), 12th. Berlin, Germany. http://www.wikisym.org/
August 20-23, 2016 American Sociological Association (ASA): Rethinking Social Movements – Can Changing the Conversation Change the World? 111th. Washington State Convention Center and Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, Washington, USA. http://www.asanet.org/AM2016/AM_2016.cfm
August 22-26, 2016 European Educational Research Association (EERA): Leading Education – The Distinct Contributions of Educational Research and Researchers. University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland. http://www.eera-ecer.de/ecer-2016-dublin/
August 31-September 2, 2016 International Conference on e-Learning, e-Education and Online Training (eLEOT), 3rd. Dublin, Ireland. http://eleot.org/2016/show/home
September 2016
September 6-8, 2016 International Conference of the Association for Learning Technology (ALT): Connect, Collaborate, Create, 23rd, annual. University of Warwick, Warwick, United Kingdom. https://www.alt.ac.uk/altc or https://altc.alt.ac.uk/2016/
September 6-8, 2016 International Conference on E-Learning and E-Technologies in Education (ICEEE), 5th. Asia Pacific University of Technology and Innovation, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. http://sdiwc.net/conferences/iceee2016/ or http://sdiwc.net/
September 6-9, 2016 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services (MobileHCI), 18th. Congress Palace, Florence, Italy. http://mobilehci.acm.org/2016/
September 7-9, 2016 Human Choice and Computers International Conference, 12th. MediaCityUK, University of Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom. http://hcc12.net/
September 13, 2016 Content versus Container: How Online Delivery Is Changing the Process of Acquiring and Managing Content. Organized by the Society for Scholarly Publishing. Offered online. http://www.resourcenter.net/Scripts/4Disapi2.dll/events/ssp-web-seminar-3-content-versus-container/596/
September 13-15, 2016 British Educational Research Association (BERA) Annual Conference. University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom. https://www.bera.ac.uk/beraconference-2016
September 14-16, 2016 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies (CollabTech), 8th, biennial. Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan. http://www.collabtech.org/
September 15-16, 2016 Promoting Quality in Learning Delivery – The Way Ahead. Organized by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (CEDEFOP). Thessaloniki, Greece. http://www.cedefop.europa.eu/en/events-and-projects/events/promoting-quality-learning-delivery-way-ahead
September 15-16, 2016 Communications and Media Conference: Communication and Media Studies – After the Internet? Chicago, Illinois, USA. http://oncommunicationmedia.com/
September 15-16, 2016 National eLearning Conference (NELC), 13th. Organized by the Philippine eLearning Society (PeLS). Saint Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines. http://www.elearning.ph/
September 19-20, 2016 International Conference on Education and e-Learning, (EeL) 6th annual. Singapore. http://e-learningedu.org/
September 19-21, 2016 National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA): Engage, Connect, Succeed. Renaissance Baltimore Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. http://www.netaonline.org/2016/Baltimore.htm or http://www.netaonline.org/
September 19-22, 2016 International Society for Design and Development in Education (ISDDE): Infrastructuring the Design Continuum. Utrecht, the Netherlands. https://sites.google.com/site/isdde2016/home or http://www.isdde.org/isdde/index.htm
September 21-22, 2016 Open Access Scholarly Publishing (COASP) Conference, 8th. Westin Arlington, Gateway, Virginia, USA. http://oaspa.org/
September 21-22, 2016 Designs on E-Learning International Conference. The New School, New York City, New York, USA. http://www.designsonelearning.net/
September 21-22, 2016 Online Learning Conference. Organized by Training Magazine. Chicago, Illinois, USA. http://www.trainingmag.com/training-magazine-events
September 22-23, 2016 eLearning, 7th. Belgrade Metropolitan University, Begrade, Serbia. http://econference.metropolitan.ac.rs/
September 24-26, 2016 International Symposium on Visual Information Communication and Interaction, 9th. Dallas, Texas, USA. http://vinci-conf.org/
September 26-November 18, 2016 Facilitating Online Courses. Organized by e/merge Africa. Offered online. http://emergeafrica.net/facilitating-online-courses-applications-for-2016/
September 28-30, 2016 International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE), 3rd. Sponsored by the International Association of Smart Learning Environments (IASLE). Tunis, Tunisia. http://ask4research.info/icsle/2016/
September 28-30, 2016 National University Technology Network (NUTN) Conference, 34th. Clearwater, Florida, USA. http://www.nutn.org/
September 30-October 2, 2016 The Teaching Professor Technology Conference. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. http://www.magnapubs.com/2016-teaching-professor-technology-conference/?st=refer&%3bs=tptechWS15MA-confalrts
September 11-12, 2015 World Congress on Learning Disabilities, 23rd. Venice, Italy. http://www.ldworldwide.org/
October 2016
October 5-7, 2016 Digital Media and Learning Conference. University of California, Irvine, California, USA. http://dml2016.dmlhub.net/
October 6-8, 2016 Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Conference, 17th, annual. Hosted by the Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society and the Hans Bredow Institute for Media Research. Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany. http://aoir.org/aoir2016/
October 12-15, 2016 International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL): Telling the Story of Teaching and Learning – Exploring What Works, When, How, and Why. Los Angeles, California, USA. http://www.issotl.com/issotl15/node/28
October 13-14, 2016 Collaboration for Online Higher Education and Research (COHERE) Conference, 10th annual. Yukon College, Whitehorse, Yukon and Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, Canada. http://cohere.ca/
October 13-15, 2016 International Society for Exploring Teaching and Learning (ISETL), 46th, annual. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. http://www.isetl.org/index.php/conference/
October 15-19, 2016 Association for Computing Machinery’s (ACM) Multimedia (MM) Conference, 24th. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. http://www.acmmm.org/2016/
October 16-18, 2016 Distance Education and Training Council’s (DETC) Fall Workshop. The W Hotel, Seattle, Washington, USA. http://www.deac.org/Media-and-Events/Upcoming-Events.aspx
October 17-21, 2016 Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT) International Convention. Westgate Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. http://aect.site-ym.com/?futureevents
October 19-21, 2016 Online, Open and Flexible Higher Education Conference: Enhancing European Higher Education – Opportunities and Impact of New Modes of Teaching, 29th. Organized by European Association of Distance and Teaching Universities (EADTU). Rome, Italy. http://eadtu.eu/news/20-general-news/313-the-online-open-and-flexible-higher-education-conference-2016 or http://eadtu.eu/
October 23-26, 2016 mLearn: World Conference on Mobile and Contextual Learning – Mobile learning futures, Sustaining quality research and practice in mobile learning , 15th. Organized by the International Association for Mobile Learning (IAmLearn). Hosted by the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), Sydney, Australia. http://www.mlearn2016.com/
October 24-27, 2016 Ireland International Conference on Education, biannual. Dublin, Ireland. http://www.iicedu.org/IICE-2016%20October/Home.html
October 24-29, 2016 American Evaluation Association Annual Conference: Evaluation + Design, 30th. Atlanta, Georgia, USA. http://www.eval.org/p/cm/ld/fid=451
October 25-28, 2016 EDUCAUSE (higher education information technology) Annual Conference. Offered online and at Anaheim, California, USA. http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/upcoming-annual-conference-dates-and-locations
October 26-28, 2016 International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) Blended and Online Learning Symposium: Innovation for Equity and Redefining Success. San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA. http://www.inacol.org/events/future-conferences/ or http://www.inacol.org/events/future-conferences/
October 26-28, 2016 TED (Technology, Entertainment, Design): It’s About Time. San Francisco, California, USA. https://www.ted.com/attend/conferences
October 26-29, 2016 International Conference on Web-based Learning (ICWL), 15th. Rome, Italy. http://icwl2016.dis.uniroma1.it/
October 27-28, 2016 European Conference on e-Learning (ECEL), 15th. Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. http://academic-conferences.org/ecel/ecel2016/ecel16-home.htm
October 29, 2016 International Conference on Virtual Learning (ICVL): New Technologies in Education and Research, 11th. Organized by the University of Bucharest. University of Craiova, Craiova, Romania. http://c3.icvl.eu/
October 29-31, 2016 International Conference on Distance Learning and Education (ICDLE), 7th. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom. http://www.icdle.org/
October 29-31, 2016 International Conference on Knowledge and Education Technology (ICKET), 5th. Organized by the International Association of Computer Science and Information Technology. University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom. http://www.icket.org/
October 30-November 2, 2016 Quality Matters Conference on Quality Assurance in Online Learning, 8th, annual. Portland, Oregon, USA. https://www.qualitymatters.org/
October 16-17, 2015 Digital Learning Research Network (dLRN) Conference. Stanford, California, USA. http://linkresearchlab.org/dlrn2015/
November 2016
November 2-4, 2016 Open Education. 13th, annual. Richmond, Virginia, USA. http://openedconference.org/2016/
November 8-11, 2016 American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE) International Conference and Exposition: Celebrating the Rich Landscape of Adult Learning, 65th. Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA. http://www.aaace.org/?page=2016Conference
November 8-11, 2016 Association for the Advancement of Educational Research (AAER) Conference, 19th. Sanibel Island Marriott Hotel, Fort Meyers, Florida, USA. http://www.aaer.org/
November 8-11, 2016 California Educational Technology Professionals Association (CETPA), 56th. Sacramento Convention Centre, Sacramento, California, USA. http://cetpa.net/events/future_annual_conference_locations
November 9-13, 2016 Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network in Higher Education Conference: Transformative Relationships – Fostering Cultures of Deep Learning, 41st, annual. Louisville, Kentucky, USA. http://podnetwork.org/events/upcoming-events/ or http://podnetwork.org/event/2016-pod-network-conference/
November 10-12, 2016 Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Annual Conference. Hyatt Regency Columbus, Columbus, Ohio, USA. http://www.ashe.ws/?page=107
November 12-14, 2016 OpenCon: Open Access, Open Education, and Open Data. Washington, D.C., USA. http://www.opencon2016.org/updates
November 14-16, 2016 E-Learn: World Conference on e-Learning. Organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Washington, D.C., USA. http://www.aace.org/conf/elearn/
November 16-18, 2016 DevLearn Conference and Expo (focuses on the use of learning technologies). Organized by the eLearning Guild. MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. http://www.elearningguild.com/content.cfm?selection=doc.24#devlearn
November 16-18, 2016 Online Learning (previously, Sloan) Consortium (OLC) International Conference, 22nd annual. Offered online and at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida, USA. http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/olc-accelerate/ or http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/annualconferences
November 17-19, 2016 Learning Resources Network (LERN) Annual Conference: New Skills for the 21st Century. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. http://www.lern.org/blog/conference/2016-lern-annual-conference-nov-17-19-2016/
November 20-23, 2016 International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) Presidents’ Summit: New Era of Leadership and Quality. Macquarie, Sydney, Australia. http://www.icde.org/
November 21, 2016 Learning and Teaching Collaboratively in Open Learning Spaces. Organized by Critical Agendas. Jasper Hotel, Melbourne, Australia. http://www.criticalagendas.com.au/victoria/learning-and-teaching-collaboratively-in-open-learning-spaces-nov21-16
November 30-December 2, 2016 International Forum for Women in E-learning. Organized by the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). Hotel Contessa on the Riverwalk, San Antonio, Texas, USA. https://www.usdla.org/events/ifwe/
November 30-December 4, 2015 International Summit on Distance Education, 13th. Universidad de Guadalajara Virtual University System, Guadalajara, Mexico. http://www.udgvirtual.udg.mx/encuentro/
December 2016
December 9-10, 2016 Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) International Conference on MOOCs, Innovation and Technology in Education, 4th. Thiagarajar College of Engineering, Madurai, India. http://www.mite2016.com/
January 2017
January 4-7, 2017 Joint Mathematics Meeting (JMM) including the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), 101st; American Mathematical Society (AMS), 123rd; Association for Symbolic Logic; Association for Women in Mathematics; the National Association for Mathematicians; and, the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. Hyatt Regency Atlanta and Marriott Atlanta Marquis, Atlanta, Georgia, USA. http://jointmathematicsmeetings.org/jmm, http://www.ams.org/meetings/national/national or http://www.maa.org/meetings
January 25-28, 2017 British Educational Training and Technology Show (BETT). London, United Kingdom. http://www.bettshow.com/
February 2017
February 1-2, 2017 Learning Technologies. Olympia, London, United Kingdom. http://www.learningtechnologies.co.uk/
March 2017
March 5-9, 2017 Society for Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE) International Conference, 28th. Austin, Texas, USA. http://site.aace.org/conf/
March 6-9, 2017 SXSWedu (South by Southwest education – Music, Film, Interactive). Austin, Texas, USA. http://sxswedu.com/
March 21-23, 2017 eLearning Expo. Paris Porte de Versailles, Paris, France. http://www.e-learning-expo.com/
March 22-24, 2017 Learning Solutions Conference and Expo: Sharing What Works and Learning and Performance Ecosystem. Organized by the eLearning Guild. Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista, Orlando, Florida, USA. http://www.elearningguild.com/LSCon/content/4100/learning-solutions-2016-conference–expo–home/ and http://www.elearningguild.com/LSCon/content/4013/learning-solutions-2016-conference–expo–ecosystem/
March 22-24, 2017 Northwest Council for Computer Education (NCCE): Bridging Today’s Capabilities with Tomorrow’s Opportunities. Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Oregon, USA. http://www.ncce.org/
March 28-31, 2017 Texas Distance Learning Association (TxDLA) Conference, 20th, annual. Galveston, Texas, USA. http://www.txdla.org/
April 2017
April 5-7, 2017 Online Learning Consortium (OLC, formerly the Sloan Consortium) Innovate, 2nd annual. New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/olc-innovate/ or http://onlinelearningconsortium.org/
April 27-May 1, 2017 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting. San Antonio, Texas, USA. http://www.aera.net/
May 2017
May 26-28, 2017 International Conference on Technology, Knowledge, and Society, 13th. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. http://techandsoc.com/2017-conference/call-for-papers?utm_source=T17%20FES&utm_medium=T17%20FES&utm_campaign=T17%20FES
May 27-28, 2017 International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies, 10th. University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. http://ubi-learn.com/2017-conference
June 2017
June 12-15, 2017 Innovate Education Colorado, (InnEdCo, formerly Technology in Education), biennial. Keystone, Colorado, USA. http://tiecolorado.org/
June 18-22, 2017 International Conference on Computer Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL): Making a Difference – Prioritizing Equity and Access in CSCL, 12th biennial. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. https://www.isls.org/news/entry/cscl-2017-philadelphia-june-18-22-2017
June ? 2017 International Conference on Communities and Technologies, 8th, biennial. Previously held June 27-30, 2015 in Limerick, Ireland. http://comtech.community/
July 2017
July 17-22, 2017 Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) Conference, 40th. Hilton Orlando Hotel, Orlando, Florida, USA. http://www.ahead.org/ or http://www.ahead.org/conferences/future
July 22-24, 2017 International Conference on Internet Studies (NETs). Osaka, Japan. http://www.internet-studies.org/
August 2017
August 29-September 2, 2017 European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference for Research on Learning and Instruction, 17th, biennial. Tampere, Finland. http://www.earli.org/conferences/EARLI_Biennial_Conferences/Future_Biennial_Conferences
September 2017
September 6-8, 2017 International Educational Technology Conference, 16th, International Teacher Education, and International Education Conference. Harvard University Faculty Club, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. http://www.ite-c.net/
October 2017
October 17-19, 2017 International Council for Open and Distance Education (ICDE) World Conference, 27th. Hosted by Contact North. Toronto, Ontario, Canada. http://contactnorth.ca/icde2017/ or http://www.icde.org/
October 17-20, 2017 World Conference on E-Learn. Organized by the Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. http://www.aace.org/conf/
October 19-21, 2017 Association of Internet Researchers (AoIR) Conference, 18th, annual. Hosted by the University of Tartu and Tallinn University. Tartu and Tallinn, Estonia. http://aoir.org/aoir2017/
October 31-November 3, 2017 EDUCAUSE (higher education information technology) Annual Conference. Offered online and at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. http://www.educause.edu/annual-conference/upcoming-annual-conference-dates-and-locations