15th Biennial Conference
Perth, Australia
June 25-29, 2017
Perth, Australia
June 25-29, 2017
"Addressing the Exceptional Needs of the Whole Child and Young Adult: Embracing the Future."
Our delegates celebrated the success of IASE over the years and enjoyed four days of festive 'Down under style' hospitality, special Perth 'showcase sessions' along with our concurrent sessions, roundtable/poster sessions, our children and adult artwork, silent and live auctions, and our first Virtual Presentation from Germany.
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14th Biennial ConferenceWroclaw, Poland
June 21- 25, 2015
June 21- 25, 2015
"New Dimensions Toward Education, Advocacy and Collaboration for Individuals with Special Needs"
IASE returned to Poland for our 14th Biennial Conference in collaboration with the University of Lower Silesia. Conference Co-Chairs, Dr. James Chapple (Ashland University, Ohio, USA) and Professor Malgorzata Sekulowicz (University of Lower Silesia, Wroclaw, Poland) welcomed 290 delegates from 31 countries who enjoyed four days of engaging conversations and generous Polish hospitality.
Special Thanks to Prof.Malgorzata Sekulowicz and Agnieszka Sekulowicz and their Local Arrangement Team for making this video.
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13th Biennial ConferenceVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
July 7 - 11, 2013
July 7 - 11, 2013
"The Bridge from Segregation to Inclusion ....
A Long Journey"
We were excited to return to the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada for our 13th Biennial Conference. UBC was the host for our very first biennial conference back on May 17-20, 1989.
At our 13th biennial conference, more than 300 delegates from 35 countries gathered for four days of professional discussions starting with a breath-taking welcoming reception at the Museum of Anthropology followed by an exuberant Gala dinner with entertainment from Theater Terrific, the live auction and spontaneous dancing.
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12th Biennial Conference
Windhoek, Namibia
July 10-17, 2011
Windhoek, Namibia
July 10-17, 2011
IASE returned to southern Africa for our 12th Biennial Conference.
The conference was held in collaboration with the University of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia from July 10 - 14, 2011. Two hundred fifteen international delegates from thirty countries were joined by 130 Namibian teachers and administrators for four engaging and diverse days of lectures, round table conversations, poster sessions and panel discussions. It was a celebration of our important work with individuals identified with special needs.
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Past Biennial Conferences
15th (2017)- Perth, Australia 6th (1999) - Sydney, Australia
14th (2015) - Wroclaw, Poland
5th (1997) - Cape Town, South Africa
| 13th (2013) - Vancouver, Canada 12th (2011) - Windhoek, Namibia 11th (2009) - Alicante, Spain 10th (2007) - Hong Kong, China 9th (2005 - Halifax, Canada 8th (2003) - canceled due to flu epidemic 7th (2001) - Warsaw, Poland | 4th (1995) - Brighton, England 3rd (1993) - Vienna, Austria 2nd (1991) - Milwaukee, USA 1st ( 1989) - Vancouver, Canada |