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Gifted Conferences, Events & Gatherings

2013

May

JAGC "Gifted Exchange" Support Group May 21, 2013, 10 a.m.

May topic is the relationships and emotions involved in advocacy, suggested reading: "Heart Hints for Advocates" by Wenda Sheard; Bean Fosters Coffeehouse, Golden, Colorado. RSVP to communications@jeffcogifted.org
 

JAGC "Gifted Exchange" Support Group May 21, 2013, 6:30 p.m.

May topic is the relationships and emotions involved in advocacy, suggested reading: "Heart Hints for Advocates" by Wenda Sheard; Old Chicago, Lakewood, Colorado. RSVP (required for evening event) to communications@jeffcogifted.org, (Late responders may RSVP to JAGC volunteer as late as 5:30pm at 303-514-4522)
 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Life May 25, 2013, 9-10 p.m. (CEST) (3-4 p.m. US-EDT)

Guest speaker, Ian Warwick (UK), online, free!
 

June

Hormel Foundation Gifted and Talented Education Symposium June 10 - 13, 2012 (preconference June 9)

Riverland Community College, Austin, Minnesota USA
 

Professional Development Workshops in Gifted Education June 11 - 27, 2013; two and three day workshops

Workshops available in Psychology of the Gifted, Programming for the Gifted, and Administration and Supervision of Gifted Programs; Blank Honors Center, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
 

Challenging Advanced Learners Academy (CALA) June 17 - 19, 2013

University of Wisconsin Whitewater, Wisconsin, USA
 

Kentucky Association for Gifted Education Summer Workshop (KAGE) June 18, 2013

"Implementing the Common Core State Standards: Differentiation," Bowling Green, Kentucky, USA
 

The Autonomous Learner Model for Developing Potential: An Institute for Teachers & Students June 19 - 21, 2013

Wait! An Institute for Teachers and Students? Teachers, please join us for the ALM Institute and bring middle school and high school students with you (1 – 3 students per teacher). Let’s do it with them and not to them! Keynotes: George Betts, Robin Carey, Dennis Higgins, Elizabeth Nielsen, Blanche Kapushion; Colorado, USA
 

Pennsylvania Gifted Institute June 24 - 28, 2013

"Helping Gifted Kids Soar," Millersville University, Millersville, Pennsylvania, USA
 

LC PAGE partnered with the Millersville University Gifted Institute June 27, 2013, 7:00-8:30 p.m.

Details forthcoming...
 

Professional Summer Institute June 27 - 28, 2013

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

CTD Annual Family Conference June 29, 2013

Keynotes: Del Siegle and D. Betsy McCoach, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA
 

Royal Fireworks Press 2nd Homeschool Curriculum Conference June 27 - 29, 2013

Keynotes: Michael Clay Thompson, Shelagh Gallagher and Laurel Dodge, Valley Forge Christian College, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, USA
 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Life June 29, 2013, 9-10 p.m. (CEST) (3-4 p.m. US-EDT)

Guest speaker, Joe Baker (Canada), online, free!
 

July

Global & Gifted 2013 3 - 5 July, 2013

IGGY, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom
 

PG Retreat July 4 - 8, 2013

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

Professional Development Workshops in Gifted Education July 8 - 19, 2013; two and three day workshops

Workshops available in Psychology of the Gifted, Programming for the Gifted, and Administration and Supervision of Gifted Programs; Blank Honors Center, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
 

Belin Blank Center 25th Anniversary Open House July 10, 2013, 3:00- 5:00 p.m.

Blank Honors Center, University of Iowa, Iowa, USA
 

PG Retreat July 10 - 14, 2013

Glyn Eyrie is full, so we're offering a second camp! Annual summer program for adults and children organized by and for the families of profoundly gifted children, Breckinridge, Colorado, USA
 

Lost Prizes: Developing the Talents of At-Risk Students July 11 - 13, 2013

University of Winnipeg, Canada (professional development)
 

Confratute July 14 - 19, 2013

Keynotes: Joseph Renzulli, Sally Reis, Sandra Kaplan, Del Siegle, Rachel McAnallen, Susan Baum, Jann Leppien, Marcia Gentry; The Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut, USA
 

SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) Conference July 19 - 21, 2013

"Warm a Gifted Heart," Marriot World Center, Orlando, Florida, USA
 

Gifted and Talented Education (G.A.T.E) Conference 21 - 23 July, 2013

"Unleash the Gifted Potential," Keynotes: Joyce VanTassel-Baska and C. June Maker, Sydney, Australia
 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Life July 27, 2013, 9-10 p.m. (CEST) (3-4 p.m. US-EDT)

Guest speaker, Ellen D. Fiedler (USA), online, free!
 

August

20th World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children  August 10 - 14, 2013

"Celebrating Giftedness and Creativity," Louisville, Kentucky, USA
 

Northeast Unschooling Conference August 22 - 25, 2013

"Experience the Joy!" Speakers: Pam Sorooshian, Vickie Bergman, Amy and Alex Bradstreet, Marji Zintz, Brenda Laporte, and Erika Davis-Pitre; Sheraton Colonial Hotel, Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Life August 31, 2013, 9-10 p.m. (CEST) (3-4 p.m. US-EDT)

Guest speaker, Catya von Karolyi (USA), online, free!
 

September

Tasmanian Association for the Gifted Conference September 6 - 8, 2013

"Igniting Talent: Toddlers to Teens," Tasmania, Australia
 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Life September 21, 2013, 9-10 p.m. (CEST) (3-4 p.m. US-EDT)

Guest speaker, Grace Malonai (USA), online, free!
 

International Conference on Talent Development and Excellence in Education September 25 - 28, 2013

"From Early Potential to Excellence," Keynotes: Anders Ericsson,  C. June Maker, Jonathan Plucker, Joseph S. Renzulli, Roza Leikin, Seokhee Cho; Antalya, Turkey
 

October

Arizona Association for Gifted and Talented Parent Institute October 5, 2013

"Helping Your Child Enrich Their Potential," ASU Preparatory Academy, Phoenix, Arizona, USA
 

Tennessee Association for the Gifted (TAG) Annual Conference October 4, 2012

"TAG! You're It! Gifted Teachers Get Their Turn," Scarritt Bennett, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
 

Colorado Association for Gifted and Talented (CAGT) October 7 - 8, 2013

"Mind the GGAP - with Heart: Gifted Growth and Performance," Marriott Denver Tech Center, Denver, Colorado, USA
 

Wisconsin Association for Talented & Gifted (WATG) October 10 - 11, 2013

"40 and Fabulous," Keynote Marcia Gentry, Kalahari Resort and Conference Center, Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, USA
 

Beyond IQ (BIQ) West Coast October 11 - 13, 2013

Tentative, California, USA
 

MEA/MFT Educators Conference October 17 - 18, 2013

Belgrade, Montana, USA
 

Institute for the Development of Gifted Education October 17 - 18, 2013

"Engaging The Mind & Heart - Character Education for Gifted Learners," Denver University, Denver, Colorado, USA
 

Nueva School Gifted Learning Conference October 17 - 18, 2013

Hillsborough, California, USA
 

Virginia Conference on Gifted Education October 17 - 19, 2013

"The Many Faces of Giftedness in the 21st Century Landscape," Williamsburg Hotel and Conference Center, Williamsburg, Virginia, USA
 

Maryland State Conference on Gifted & Talented Education (MEGS) October 18, 2013

Old Mill High School in Millersville, Maryland, USA
 

EdGO Conference (Educators of the Gifted Organization) Fall 2013

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
 

New England Conference for Talent Development and Gifted Education October 24 - 25, 2013

"Creating Strong Roots: Nurturing the Growth and Development of the Whole Child," Featured speakers: Thomas Hébert, Mary Landrum Slade, Joseph Renzulli; Portland, Maine, USA
 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Life October 26, 2013, 9-10 p.m. (CEST) (3-4 p.m. US-EDT)

Guest speaker, Lisa Van Gemert (USA), online, free!
 

November

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention  November 6 - 10, 2013

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Life November 23, 2013, 9-10 p.m. (CEST) (3-4 p.m. US-EST)

Guest speaker, Lety Hahn (USA), online, free!
 

MIT Splash! 2013 always the weekend before Thanksgiving since 1957, November 23 - 24, 2013

A weekend-long extravaganza of lectures, workshops, and seminars for high school students (new for 2013, high school students only, see Sparks for middle school students), held at MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, USA  Teacher sign-ups are in the early fall, and student sign-ups start November 1st, usually in the evening. Plus Concurrent Parents program...
 

December

TAGT Professional Development Conference for Educators & Parents December 4 - 6, 2013

Houston, Texas, USA
 

Global Virtual Meeting for Gifted Education in Second Life December 14, 2013, 9-10 p.m. (CEST) (3-4 p.m. US-EST)

Guest speaker, Roya Klingner (Austria), online, free!
 

2014

February

Arkansas Association for Gifted and Talented (AGATE) February 5 - 7, 2014

Hot Springs Convention Center, Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
 

California Association for the Gifted Conference (CAG) February 14 - 16, 2014

Anaheim Marriott Hotel, Anaheim, California, USA
 

Nebraska Association for the Gifted (NAG) February 27 - 28, 2014

Omaha, Nebraska, USA
 

March

Georgia Association for Gifted Children (GAGC) Convention March 10 - 11, 2014

Classic Center, Athens, Georgia, USA
 

April

Beyond IQ (BIQ) Boston April 4 - 6, 2014

"The Education of HG/PG Kids: Variations on a Theme," Keynote: Kathi Kearney, Greater Boston, Massachusetts, USA
 

CEC Convention and Expo April 9 - 12, 2014

The largest professional development event dedicated to special and gifted education; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
 

July

SENG (Supporting Emotional Needs of the Gifted) Conference July 18 - 20, 2014

San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA
 

International Group for Mathematical Creativity and Giftedness (MCG) Conference July 28 - 30, 2014

University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA
 

November

National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Annual Convention  November 13 - 16, 2014

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

December

TAGT Professional Development Conference for Educators & Parents December 3 - 5, 2014

Fort Worth, Texas, USA
 

2015

November

TAGT Professional Development Conference for Educators & Parents December 2 - 4, 2015

San Antonio, Texas, USA
 

2016

November

TAGT Professional Development Conference for Educators & Parents November 30 - December 2, 2016

Dallas, Texas, USA
 

Last updated May 19, 2013