Gifted Conferences

2009

November

Gifted Information Forum and Talkback Session (GIFTS) November 14, 2009

"Gifted 101" or "Gifted 102," Facilitators: Kate Jones and Ben Kossow, Waterford, Wisconsin, USA
 

Challenging the Gifted Conference November 17, 2009

One-Day Regional Conference for Educators, Bucks County Intermediate Unit #22, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, USA
 

Mifflin Advocates for Gifted Students (MAGS) November 17, 2009

"The Needs of Gifted Students," Speaker: Dawn Settle, Alvernia College Upland Center Room 227, Reading, Pennsylvania, USA.  Contact MAGS president Jane Marie Clipman by email jclipman @ ptd.net for more information
 

WOW! NAGC Webinars On Wednesdays November 18, 2009, 7 p.m. EST

"Guidelines for Developing an Acceleration Policy" with Nicholas Colangelo, online, free in 2009
 

UC Irvine Extension Gifted And Talented Education Online Mini-series November 18, 2009, 8-9 p.m. PST, online

"Ending the Homework Hassle: Cultivating Scholarly Traits in Gifted Students," presented by Katie Hickox
 

SENG Webinar Program November 19, 2009, 7:30 p.m. EST

"Individual Assessment of Gifted Children and Adolescents " presented by Edward Amend, online
 

SPLASH! 2009 always the weekend before Thanksgiving, November 21 - 22, 2009

A weekend-long extravaganza of lectures, workshops, and seminars for middle school and high school students, held at MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, USA  Teacher sign-ups end in October (but they always take them late :-), and student sign-ups start November 1st, usually in the evening...
 

December

Indiana Association for the Gifted/Indiana Department of Education Annual Conference (IAG/DoE) December 2 - 4, 2009

"Transitioning to Excellence: Effective Implementation of New Ideas, New Technology, and New Thinking.," Indianapolis Convention Center, Keynote: Bertie Kingore and George Betts, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
 

TAGT Professional Development Conference for Educators & Parents December 2 - 4, 2009

"Growing Their Gifts," Keynote: Jan Davidson, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, USA
 

Ephrata Area School District K-12 Gifted Parent Night December 7, 2009, 6-8 p.m.

"Admittance to College: What Every Gifted Parent Should Know," with Joanne and Bob Freund, Library at Ephrata Area High School, Ephrata, Pennsylvania, USA.  Please RSVP to Fran Cohen 717-721-1150 Ext 0 or email at f_cohen@easdpa.org by December 4 2009
 

WOW! NAGC Webinars On Wednesdays December 9, 2009, 7 p.m. EST

"Program Evaluation: Collecting the Right Data" with Ann Robinson, online, free in 2009
 

WOW! NAGC Webinars On Wednesdays December 16, 2009, 7 p.m. EST

Parents Night: "The Power of Advocacy" with Del Siegle, online, free in 2009
 

2010

January

Hawaii Gifted Association Conference January 9 - 11, 2010

"Building advocacy," Marriott Ihilani Resort & Spa, Hawaii, USA. Contact Christine Ohani-Chang
 

NJAGC Regional Conferences January 9, 2010, 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.

"The Well Being of Gifted Children," Presenters: Lu Hessian and Mary Jo Kurtz, concurrent children's sessions, Pennsauken High School, Pennsauken, New Jersey, USA
 

CREATE 2010 January 5 - 8, 2010

Costa Rican Educational Adventure in Creativity Theory and Empiricism (CREATE), Torrance Center for Creativity & Talent Development, UGA Costa Rica Ecolodge-San Luis and Research Station, San José, Costa Rica
 

Higher Education Resources and Opportunities for Exceptional Scholars (HEROES) January 23, 2010

"Research Opportunities for the Profoundly Gifted," Rutgers University Inn and Conference Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
 

Utah Association for Gifted Children (UAGC) January 28 - 30, 2010

Keynote speakers: Joyce VanTassel-Baska and Tamra Stambaugh, Davis Conference Center, Layton, Utah, USA
 

February

Arizona Association of Gifted & Talented (AAGT) February 3 - 5, 2010

"Advocate, Educate, Innovate," Keynotes: David Sousa and Thomas Hebert, Black Canyon Conference Center, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
 

Illinois Association for Gifted Children (IAGC) February 7 - 9, 2010

Chicago Marriott Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA
 

Minnesota Educators of the Gifted and Talented (MEGT) February 7 - 9, 2010

Cragun's Resort, Brainerd, Minnesota, USA
 

Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE) February 8 - 10, 2010

Marriott Griffin Gate Hotel, Lexington, Kentucky, USA
 

North Carolina Association of Gifted & Talented (NCAGT) February 11 - 12, 2010

"Synergizing, Optimizing, Synthesizing (SOS): Responding to the New AIG Program Standards," Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA
 

Nebraska Association for the Gifted (NAG) February 18 - 19, 2010

"Cultivating Passion and Potential Using 21st Century Skills," Keynotes: Carolyn Coil, Jim Delisle; La Vista Conference Center, La Vista, Nebraska, USA
 

Beyond Giftedness XVII February 19, 2010

"Using Cluster Grouping to Provide Full Time Gifted Education Services on Limited Budgets," Keynote: Susan Winebrenner, Arvada Center for the Arts, Arvada, Colorado, USA
 

Arkansas Association for Gifted and Talented (AGATE) February 24 - 26, 2010

Peabody Hotel, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA
 

Oklahoma Association of Gifted, Creative, & Talented (OAGCT) February 26, 2010

Keynote: Sally Reis, University of Central Oklahoma, Nigh University Center, Edmond, Oklahoma, USA
 

March

New Jersey Association for Gifted Children (NJAGC) March 4 - 5, 2010

"Stimulating Change for the Gifted Learner," New Jersey, USA
 

California Association for the Gifted March 5 - 7, 2010

"Unified with One Voice: Higher Standards for All," Sacramento Convention Center, Sacramento, California, USA
 

National Curriculum Network Conference (NCNC) March 10 - 12, 2010

Center for Gifted Education (CFGE), The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
 

Best Practices Institute March 11 - 13, 2010

"Curriculum Leadership for Differentiated Instruction," The University of Virginia Curry School of Education, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
 

Diamonds in the Rough: Smart Kids Who Learn Differently March 11 - 13, 2010

Feature speakers: Carol Kranowitz, Rick LaVoie, Jonathan Mooney, Debbie Phelps, John Robison, Larry Silver; co-sponsored by Weinfeld Education Group, LLC and AEGUS, University of Maryland, Shady Grove, Rockville, Maryland, USA
 

Georgia Association for Gifted Children (GAGC) March 12, 2010

Georgia, USA
 

ASPEN Spring Conference March 21, 2010

Keynote: Simon Baron-Cohen, Hilton Woodbridge, Iselin, New Jersey, USA
 

Ohio Association for Gifted Children (OAGC)  Teacher Academy March 23 - 24, 2010

Columbus, Ohio, USA
 

Delaware County Intermediate Unit Regional Conference on Gifted Education March 25, 2010

"Breaking Boundaries," Regional Conference on Gifted Education, Keynote: Susan Winebrenner, Morton, Pennsylvania, USA
 

Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented 2009 Parent Institute: Parenting High Ability Children March 28, 2009

Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at ASU, USA
 

April

American Mensa Mind Games April 16 - 18, 2010

San Diego Hilton Mission Valley, San Diego, California, USA
 

Stanford SPLASH! April 17 - 18, 2010

Stanford University, 562 Salvatierra Walk, Stanford, California, USA
 

CEC Convention and Expo April 21 - 24, 2010

The largest professional development event dedicated to special and gifted education; Nashville, Tennessee, USA
 

Pennsylvania Association for Gifted Education (PAGE) April 22 - 24, 2010

"Exploring New Worlds in Gifted Education," Mars, Pennsylvania, USA

 

11th NACE National Conference for Local Authorities 29 April 2010

London, UK
 

Beyond IQ (BIQ) Boston April 30 - May 2, 2010

"Thinking and Feeling and...," Massachusetts, USA
 

May

Wallace National Research Symposium on Talent Development May 16 - 18, 2010

Speakers: Susan Assouline, Camilla Benbow, Linda Brody, Nicholas Colangelo, David Geary, Frances Horowitz, Rex Jung, Nathan Kuncel, David Lohman, David Lubinski, James Moore, Stephen Murdoch, Richard Olenchak, Susan Pinker, Nancy Robinson, Marc Saul, Linda Sheffield; Reno Subotnik; University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
 

June

NACE Conference 8 June 2010

"Talents are overrated: what really makes for outstanding learners?," Keynote: Carol Dweck, The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, UK
 

July

PG Retreat July 2 - 6, 2010

Annual summer program for adults and children organized by and for the families of profoundly gifted children, Glyn Eyrie Castle, Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
 

The Ninth International Congress of the Institute for Positive Disintegration in Human Development TBA, 2010

"Dabrowski and Gifted Education: Beyond Overexcitabilities," Chicago, Illinois, USA
 

11th Asia-Pacific Conference on Giftedness 29 July - 1 August, 2010

“Thinking smart: Effective partnerships for talent development,” Keynotes: Larry Coleman, Maureen Neihart, Michele Paule, Wilma Vialle; Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Sydney, Australia
 

October

ASPEN Fall Conference October 22, 2010

Keynote: Michelle Garcia-Winner, Hilton Woodbridge, Iselin, New Jersey, USA
 

New England Conference on Gifted and Talented Education (NECGT) October 22 - 24, 2010

"Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted: Connections and New Directions," with concurrent Regional SENG Model Parent Group Training, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
 

November

TAGT Professional Development Conference for Educators & Parents November 10, 2010

Fort Worth, Texas, USA
 

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention  November 11 - 14, 2010

"Great Minds Leading the Way," Atlanta, Georgia, USA
 

2011

August

19th Biennial World Conference for Gifted and Talented Children August, 2011

Seoul, Korea
 

November

International Research Association for Talent Development and Excellence (IRATDE) 2011

Biennial international conference on gifted and talented children, excellence across domains, innovation and invention; Alhassa, Saudi Arabia
 

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention  November 3 - 6, 2011

Atlanta, Georgia, USA
 

2012

November

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention  November 15 - 18, 2012

Denver, Colorado, USA
 

Last updated November 13, 2009