9th IBBY Regional Conference Sponsored by USBBY
9th IBBY Regional Conference
"Peace the World Together With Children´s Books"
Date: October 21-23, 2011
Site: Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children´s Literature, Fresno CA, USA
The 9th IBBY Regional Conference Comes to Fresno in 2011
The 9th IBBY Regional Conference, to be held, October 21-23, 2011 at the Arne Nixon Center for the Study of Children´s Literature, The Henry Madden Library, at California State University, in Fresno, CA, promises to provide a unique opportunity for teachers, librarians, and other readers to experience the world of international children´s and young adult literature.
The theme of the 9th IBBY Regional Conference is "Peace the World Together With Children´s Books," one that captures the spirit of what will happen over the three days of the conference as attendees from diverse areas of the globe come together to read, discuss, share, and revel in books that take us to real and imaginary worlds, offering insight into other people and ways of life.
Register for the Conference
Conference registration will open on January 15, 2011. Registration is available online, and by post.
Register online for the Conference
Conference Registration Form: .doc or .pdf
The Conferees
We anticipate an attendance of 250-300 people. Conferees come from all corners of the United States, as well as a range of countries from around the world. We are teachers of children and adolescents; public and school librarians; authors, illustrators, translators, editors, and publishers of literature for youth; children´s literature scholars; and other participants deeply interested in international children´s books and sharing perspectives on those books.
The Conference
The three-day conference is a rare opportunity to interact with world-renowned authors and illustrators, including author Pam Munoz Ryan and illustrator Peter Sis, collaborators on the book The Dreamer; Brazilian illustrator Roger Mello; American illustrator David Diaz; South African and British author Beverley Naidoo; Cuban-American author Margarita Engle; Jehan Helou, from the Tamar Insitutue and a member of IBBY EC; Chinese-American author/illustrator Grace Lin and her editor Alvina Ling; and, from Ghana, author and storyteller Adwoa Badoe. See additional information about conference speakers and special guests.
On Friday, October 21st, join us for a special evening featuring stories, choral readings, and illustrations from the Peace Story Collection performed by selected conference speakers and guests. Also performing will be a locally renowned children’s choir. Local California authors and illustrators will be available to show and discuss their work in table top presentations during a dessert and wine reception.
Local California Authors & Illustrators
Saturday, October 22nd features a full day of exciting keynote addresses, exhibits, breakout sessions, book discussion groups, and the Briley Lecture dinner address by Beverley Naidoo. Sunday, October 23rd begins with the USBBY Annual Membership Meeting and information about the 2012 IBBY World Congress in London, continues with outstanding major speakers, and ends with a storyteller from Ghana.
Reading/Discussion Book List for IBBY Regional Conference
Complete Conference Program
Exhibits
Full details about conference exhibits here
Venue
The Arne Nixon Center opened in 2001 and conference participants will enjoy seeing the new, and only, children´s literature research center in the West. The Arne Nixon Center is comparable to the Kerlan Collection at the University of Minnesota and the de Grummond Collection at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Full details about Arne Nixon Center here
Conference Promotional Materials
2011 Regional Conference post card
Call for Break Out Sessions 2011 USBBY Regional Conference (80 MB pdf)
Post-Conference Tours
Full details on tours here