Welcome

Welcome to the website for the first ever IB Americas Conference. Our region now includes IB World Schools from South America, Central America, North America and the Caribbean. It is with this significant development that we will draw from the experience of nearly 1,500 schools and many others seeking authorization to offer an IB programme. This year’s theme, New Thinking for a New World, reflects this change and challenges the IB Americas community to explore this enormous opportunity.

We expect well over 1,000 members of the worldwide IB community to participate in the four days of inspiration, collaboration, and reflection at the Québec City Convention Centre. The 2009 IB Americas conference will bring together IB coordinators, teachers, administrators, counselors, school district officials, school board members, ministers of education, parents, researchers, and university representatives.

As always, we will have provocative speeches from a variety of thought leaders in the fields of education and international issues. There will be nearly 100 breakout sessions with presentations by IB educators, five pre-conference seminars, a marketplace of ideas and services in the exhibit hall, and several special events. We encourage you to check this website periodically for the latest details on the conference program.

As this is the only time each year that our entire regional community comes together, it provides a unique opportunity for collaboration. We hope you will support our efforts by submitting a proposal to present a session or signing up as an exhibitor or sponsor. All attendees should register as early as possible as limited space is available.

We hope you will join us, and we look forward to welcoming you in Québec.