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IB Africa, Europe, Middle East regional conference

Welcome to the web page for the Annual Regional Conference for IB Africa, Europe and Middle East. From October 6-8, well over 800 members of the worldwide IB community will come together, in Marrakech, for three days of inspiration, collaboration, and reflection. IB turns 40 in 2008, so we will also be celebrating four decades of progress.

Venue

The IB Africa, Europe, Middle East regional conference will be held at the Marrakech Congress Centre, adjacent to the Mansour Eddahbi hotel.


Plenary sessions keynote speakers


JoAnn Deak

Biography JoAnn Deak

Visit the Deak group website

Peter Dalglish

Biography Peter Dalglish

Visit the Streetkids Organization website

NEW! Confirmed keynote speaker

Kimmie Weeks

"Weeks is deliberate, soft-spoken and reflective, at peace yet teeming with ambition, a product of unrelenting violence and remarkable circumstances."

- The Amherst Student

Read the Kimmie Weeks feature in IB World magazine

Biography Kimmie weeks

Visit Kimmie Weeks' website


View preliminary schedule


Call for presenters

We are happy receive submissions of proposals to present a breakout session that embraces this year’s theme of Challenging the mind, inspiring the soul. To make a formal submission, please download the presenter’s form, complete it and send it to ibaem@ibo.org. The submission deadline has been extended to 30 June 2008.


Register

as a school

 

Register

as an individual

 

Registration fee:

CHF 970.-

GBP 515.-

USD 930.-

Registration policy and information

Includes:

  • Opening reception on Sunday 5th October
  • Three day conference with a keynote plenary speaker each day
  • A choice from over 60 concurrent sessions
  • Conference dinner and Moroccan entertainment on Tuesday 7 October
  • A Moroccan cultural excursion on the afternoon of Wednesday 8 October
  • Networking lunches each day
  • Refreshments throughout the event

Accommodation

We strongly recommend participants to book their accommodation rapidly. Special rates have been negotiated in five hotels situated in the direct vicinity of the conference centre. October is the peak season in Morocco and the IB cannot guarantee room availability after July 5.

Please refer to the list of hotels and submit the booking form [DOC] for a final reservation.


IB cancellation and safety policy

 

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