Regional Conferences & Meetings

IBBY National 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

4th Ibero-american Seminar on Children’s Literature and Youth

11 & 12 March 2025
online

Theme: Los Derechos (Chilren's Rights)
Programme
Registrations open here
 

4th IBBY Europe Regional Conference

Thursday, 3 April 2025
Bologna, Italy

Follow the news on the IBBY Europe website


 


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

IBBY North America Regional Conference

7–9 November 2025
Boston, MA, USA

Follow the news on the USBBY website


Past events

3rd Ibero-american Seminar on Children’s Literature and Youth

20 & 21 March 2024
online

Theme: Courage ('La Valentía')

Programme
Watch the Seminar on Youtube

15th USBBY Regional Conference

25 March 2023
New York, NY

Theme: The World of Language

USBBY 


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

10–11 May 2023 
House of Wisdom, Sharjah, UAE

Programme

 

 

 


2nd Ibero-american Seminar on Children’s Literature and Youth

16–17 May 2023
online

Programme
Watch on Youtube (in Spanish)

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

Programme

IBBY Europe