Find out about ELT conferences and events taking place across East Asia in the coming months as well as deadlines for submitting papers, abstracts and presentations.
At the top of the page you'll find events with open calls for papers or presentations, ordered by the date the call will be closing. Below that you'll find upcoming events where the calls for papers/presentations have closed, arranged in date order.
Please note that as the majority of these events are not organised by the British Council, use the contact details on the website for each event if you have any questions.
Calls for papers and proposals
55th RELC International Conference
- Sustainable Language Education: Standards, Strategies and Systems
- 16 - 18 March 2020, Singapore
- Organised by SEAMEO and RELC
- Call for papers deadline: 30 September 2019
6th International PBL Symposium 2020 (IPBLS2020)
- Embrace Disruption, Rethink Learning
- 26 - 27 March 2020, Singapore
- Organised by: Republic Polytechnic in Singapore
- Abstract submission deadline: 31 October 2019
The Southeast Asian Conference on Education (SEACE)
- 7 - 9 February 2020, Singapore
- Organised by IAFOR
- Abstract submission deadline: 14 November 2019
The Asian Conference on Language (ACL2020)
- 29 March - 1 April 2020, Tokyo, Japan
- Organised by: IAFOR
- Call for papers deadline: 15 November 2019
HKCPD Hub International Conference 2020 for English teaching professionals worldwide
- Innovative teaching and research in English Language Education
- 10-12 June 2020, Hong Kong
- Organised by: Hong Kong Continuing Professional Development Hub for University English Teachers
- Abstract submission deadline: 2 December 2019
6th International Conference on Education (ICEDU 2020)
- The New Face of Education: Innovation in Practice
- 3 – 05 April 2020, Bangkok, Thailand
- Organised by The International Institute of Knowledge Management
- Call for papers deadline: 3 December 2019
3rd International Conference on Education Research and Policy
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5th International Conference on Distance Education and Learning
- 22-25 May 2020, Beijing, China
- Organised by ICERP and ICDEL
- Submission deadline: 1 January 2020
The 6th Asian Conference on Education & International Development (ACEID2020)
- 23 - 26 March 2020, Tokyo, Japan
- Organised by IAFOR
- Abstract submission deadline: 10 January 2020
The Asian Conference on Language (ACL2020)
- 29 March - 1 April 2020, Tokyo, Japan
- Organised by IAFOR
- Abstract submission deadline: 17 January 2020
Education and Development Conference (EDC 2020)
- 13 - 15 March 2020, Bali, Indonesia
- Organised by Tomorrow People Organization
- Call for papers deadline: 1 February 2020
DRAL (Doing Research in Applied Linguistics) 2020 International Conference
- 4 - 5 September 2020, Bangkok, Thailand
- Organised by King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi
- Abstract submission deadline: 15 March 2020
- 30 - 31 May 2020, Niigata, Japan
- Organised by JALT
- Call for papers deadline: TBC
- 5 - 7 June 2020, Aomori, Japan
- Organised by JALT
- Call for papers deadline: TBC
AsiaTEFL International Conference with Korea TESOL
- Interweaving Theory and Practice in ELT in Asia
- 25 - 27 June 2020, Goyang, South Korea
- Organised by Asia TEFL
- Call for papers deadline: TBC
- EAP as a Glocal Language
- 22 - 24 May 2020, Suzhou, China
- Organised by BALEAP and CEAPA
- Call for papers: TBC
International Conference on Educational Paradigm, System and Strategies
- 25 - 27 June 2020, Taipei, Taiwan
- Organised by The International Research Enthusiast Society Inc.
- Call for papers deadline: TBC