ELT Conference Calendar

This page shows upcoming conferences, book fairs and other large-scale events of professional interest to language teachers in Japan. For past conferences, see the archive of past conferences. If you're interested in giving a workshop or presentation at one of these events, please see the calls for papers. You can also add these upcoming conferences to your calendar.

January 2026

45th Thailand TESOL International Conference 2026
Dates: January 30th (Friday) - January 31st (Saturday), 2026
Organization: Thailand TESOL (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages)
Location: Swissotel Ratchada Bangkok, Thailand

February 2026

22nd Annual CamTESOL Conference on English Language Teaching
Dates: February 6th (Friday) - February 8th (Sunday), 2026
Organization: Cambodia Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Tokyo English Language Teaching Convention
Date: February 8th (Sunday), 2026
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Otsuma Women's University, Tokyo

Asian Conference for Innovation in Education (ACIE 2026)
Dates: February 9th (Monday) - February 10th (Tuesday), 2026
Organization: Asian Conference for Innovation in Education
Location: Landmark Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand

Sixth International Symposium on Academic Writing and Critical Thinking
Date: February 14th (Saturday), 2026
Organization: Nagoya University
Location: Nagoya University, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

Nagoya English Language Teaching Convention
Date: February 15th (Sunday), 2026
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya

2026 JALT Hokkaido Winter Language Teaching Conference
Date: February 15th (Sunday), 2026
Organization: Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Hokkai-Gakuen University, Sapporo

Kyushu English Language Teaching Convention
Date: February 22nd (Sunday), 2026
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka

Fukuoka JALT at the Kyushu English Language Teaching Convention
Date: February 22nd (Sunday), 2026
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka City

May 2026

PanSIG 2026
Dates: May 23rd (Saturday) - May 24th (Sunday), 2026
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Chukyo University, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture

June 2026

TBLT in Asia 2026
Dates: June 5th (Friday) - June 7th (Sunday), 2026
Call for papers due: February 15th (Sunday)
Organization: Task Based Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Waseda University, Tokyo

JALTCALL 2026: Prevail or Fail?
Dates: June 12th (Friday) - June 14th (Sunday), 2026
Call for papers due: January 31st (Saturday)
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Konan University, Hirao School of Management "CUBE" (Nishinomiya Campus)

November 2026

JALT2026 Conference
Dates: November 20th (Friday) - November 22nd (Sunday), 2026
Call for papers due: March 8th (Sunday)
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: WINC Aichi, Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture