One of the best ways to network and learn about the latest trends in education is to attend an educational conference. Here's a look at some of the top 2020 education events.

This conference directory features over 110 must-attend education events in 2020 for a wide range of fields including higher education, education administration, education management and education tech.

To better navigate this list, let's quickly review the different types of events you'll come across.

Conferences - Conferences are large events that bring together education professionals in the field. Activities at these events include speakers, workshops, and networking sessions.

- Conferences are large events that bring together education professionals in the field. Activities at these events include speakers, workshops, and networking sessions. Summits - Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field. However, some summits function just like conferences.

- Summits are often meetings with high level professionals to discuss the newest findings in a field. However, some summits function just like conferences. Symposium - Symposiums are events were experts in the field give presentations to an audience.

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2020 Education Conferences

JANUARY EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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FEBRUARY EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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MARCH EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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APRIL EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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MAY EDUCATION CONFERENCES

Name Location Start Date Description NewSchools Summit Oakland, CA 5/6/20 NewSchools Summit is an annual invitation-only gathering for education innovation thought leaders who bring important and diverse perspectives in PreK-12 education. On Course National Conference Palm Springs, CA 5/7/20 Join us to exchange and celebrate best practices in student succes from immediately usable instructional and counseling strategies to campus-wide programs that increase retention and student academic success. Learn great new strategies from educators who are changing the lives of their students and transforming their colleges into learner-centered institutions. Open edX Conference Lisbon, Portugal 5/19/20 The Open edX Conference 2020 is focused on the future of work and using open technology to solve the challenges of upskilling, reskilling and delivering life-long learning. Attendees will hear about innovative uses of technology in higher education, inside corporations and across nations, and learn about advancements in instructional design, course production, and methods for operating, extending and enhancing the Open edX platform. NAFSA 2020 Annual Conference & Expo St. Louis, MO 5/24/20 The conference will feature outstanding informational engagement opportunities, professional development programs, and the largest international education exposition. NCORE New York City, NY 5/26/20 Since its inception, NCORE has evolved into a vital national resource for higher education institutions, providing an annual multicultural forum that attracts all people of color in higher education institutions across the United States. Clute International Conferences Prague Prague, Czech Republic 5/31/20 This conference aims to bring together faculty and administration from all levels of education across the world. We encourage a cross-disciplinary exchange of thoughts, ideas and innovation through a variety of teaching methods and perspectives.

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JUNE EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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JULY EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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AUGUST EDUCATION CONFERENCES

Name Location Start Date Description Distance Teaching & Learning Conference Madison, WI 8/4/20 DT&L isn’t just a conference, it’s a community of educators with ideas and experiences to share. You’ll laugh, you’ll be moved, and you’ll come away with new ways to approach your work and put research into practice.

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SEPTEMBER EDUCATION CONFERENCES

Name Location Start Date Description Native American Conference on Special Education Albuquerque, NM TBD The conference is designed to provide resources to families of children with disabilities, developmental delays, and special healthcare needs. Simplified Higher Education Partnership Conclave New Delhi, India TBD SimplED’s International Higher Education Partnership with Conclave is a unique platform where motivated universities from India and all over the world will be joining to connect and initiate long term collaborative partnership. Tertiary Education Management Conference Perth, Australia TBD The only Conference in the tertiary sector which covers the full range of functions in institutions, and is designed to allow participants to build strong global networks. EAIE Barcelona Barcelona, Spain 9/15/20 Our conference theme for 2020 is 'Forging Creative pathways'. Dare to Learn Helsinki, Finland 9/16/20 We bring together learning enthusiasts to explore the new world of lifelong learning. A two-day playground for thinking big and creating wild.

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OCTOBER EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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NOVEMBER EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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DECEMBER EDUCATION CONFERENCES

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2019 EDUCATION CONFERENCES

Name Location Start Date Description Clute International Conferences Orlando Orlando, FL 12/29/19 This conference aims to bring together faculty and administration from all levels of education across the world. We encourage a cross-disciplinary exchange of thoughts, ideas and innovation through a variety of teaching methods and perspectives.

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Wrapping Up: Finding the Right Ed Conference For You

After reading this comprehensive list of top education conferences, you're ready to take your professional development to the next level in 2020!

Whether you work in higher education, education administration, education management, ed tech, or some other educational field, these conferences will give you new insights and skills to bring back to your schools. Be sure to check back on the list often as we'll be updating it throughout the year.

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Now with all this newfound knowledge, go out there and attend some awesome events!

Editor's Note: This post was originally published on December 4, 2018 and has since been updated.