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.

September 2026

2026 JALT Technology in Teaching (TnT) and Professional Development (PD) Workshops
Date: September 11th (Friday), 2026
Call for papers due: July 31st (Friday)
Organization: The Annual International Conference of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Online

Collaboration Across Borders: A Joint Fukuoka JALT and BGD KOTESOL Symposium
Date: September 12th (Saturday), 2026
Call for papers due: July 15th (Wednesday)
Organization: Fukuoka Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Seinan Gakuin University Community Center, Fukuoka City

Critical Thinking in the Classroom 2026
Date: September 12th (Saturday), 2026
Call for papers due: July 24th (Friday)
Organization: Critical Thinking Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Showa Women's University, Tokyo

2026 Vocabulary Symposium
Date: September 26th (Saturday), 2026
Organization: Vocabulary Special Interest Group, Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyushu Sangyo University, Fukuoka

October 2026

Okinawa JALT Global Summit 2026
Dates: October 9th (Friday) - October 11th (Sunday), 2026
Call for papers due: July 31st (Friday)
Organization: Okinawa Chapter of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Naha City, Okinawa

2026 JALT Study Abroad SIG Conference: International Education in a Changing World
Date: October 17th (Saturday), 2026
Call for papers due: September 17th (Thursday)
Organization: Study Abroad Special Interest Group of the Japan Association for Language Teaching
Location: Kyushu Sangyo University, 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

December 2026

Beyond Borders: Language Education in the Era of AI
Dates: December 3rd (Thursday) - December 5th (Saturday), 2026
Organization: National University of Singapore Centre for Language Studies
Location: National University of Singapore