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 2025

Kansai English Language Teaching Convention
Date: January 12th (Sunday), 2025
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Kinrankai High School, Osaka

SUTLF 2025: Collaborative and Cooperative Learning
Date: January 25th (Saturday), 2025
Organization: NanKyu Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: SILC Building, Sojo University, Kumamoto

The Chubu English Language Teaching Convention
Date: January 26th (Sunday), 2025
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Sugiyama Jogakuen University, Nagoya

February 2025

Tokyo English Language Teaching Convention
Date: February 9th (Sunday), 2025
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Otsuma Womens University, Tokyo

Kyushu English Language Teaching Convention
Date: February 23rd (Sunday), 2025
Call for papers due: December 30th (Monday)
Organization: Language Teaching Professionals
Location: Seinan Gakuin University, Fukuoka

March 2025

Asian Conference for Innovation in Education (ACIE 2025)
Dates: March 3rd (Monday) - March 4th (Tuesday), 2025
Organization: Asian Conference for Innovation in Education
Location: Osaka Central Public Hall, Osaka

May 2025

JALT PanSIG 2025
Dates: May 16th (Friday) - May 18th (Sunday), 2025
Call for papers due: February 14th (Friday)
Organization: JALT PanSIG Conference
Location: Kanda University of International Studies in Mihama Ward, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture

September 2025

Extensive Reading World Congress 7 (Sapporo)
Dates: September 5th (Friday) - September 9th (Tuesday), 2025
Call for papers due: February 28th (Friday)
Organization: Extensive Reading Foundation
Location: Hokusei Gakuen University, Sapporo City, Hokkaido, Japan