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.

May 2026

KOTESOL 2026 International Conference
Dates: May 16th (Saturday) - May 17th (Sunday), 2026
Organization: Korea Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages
Location: Seoul, South Korea

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
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
Organization: Computer-Assisted Language Learning Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Konan University, Hirao School of Management "CUBE" (Nishinomiya Campus)

The 8th JANET Conference on Nursing English
Dates: June 20th (Saturday) - June 21st (Sunday), 2026
Organization: Japan Association for Nursing English Teaching
Location: Eikei University of Hiroshima

September 2026

Collaboration Across Borders: A Joint Fukuoka JALT and BGD KOTESOL Symposium
Date: September 12th (Saturday), 2026
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Seinan Gakuin University Community Center, Fukuoka City

November 2026

2026 PAC, ENG.SU-APLX and ETA 35th Anniversary
Dates: November 14th (Saturday) - November 15th (Sunday), 2026
Organization: English Teachers Association--Republic of China (ETA-ROC)
Location: Chientan Youth Activity Center, Taipei, Taiwan

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