Regional Conferences & Meetings
IBBY Sections organize Regional Conferences and Meetings to improve communication, networking, professional exchange and strengthen ties of friendship and cooperation between different Sections in the region.
Upcoming events
IBBY Asia Pacific Regional Conference
30–31 August 2025
Suwon, Korea
Call for paper open until 30 March 2025
More information on IBBY Korea's website
Congreso Internacional Lectura IBBY LAC
27 to 31 October 2025
Havana, Cuba
Theme: Se ha de conocer las fuerzas del mundo para ponerlas a trabajar (The forces of the world must be known in order to put them to work)
Programme
Registrations will open soon
IBBY North America Regional Conference
7–9 November 2025
Boston, MA, USA
Follow the news on the USBBY website
Registrations open here
Past events
4th IBBY Europe Regional Conference
Thursday, 3 April 2025
Bologna, Italy
Follow the news on the IBBY Europe website
3rd Ibero-American Seminar on Children’s Literature and Youth
2023 International Congress: Reading the 21st Century
23–27 October 2023
Havana, Cuba
Theme:
One must know the forces of the world to put them to work
('Se ha de conocer las fuerzas del mundo para ponerlas a trabajar')
11th IBBY-Yamada “We Work for the Children” International Workshop
Website
Congress proceedings (in Spanish)
Arab IBBY Regional Meeting
15th USBBY Regional Conference
3rd IBBY Europe Regional Conference
9 March 2023, 9.00 am to 2.00 pm
Bologna Children's Book Fair
Theme: Finding a Safe Home in Books
