Author: Tyler Clark

Nominations Sought for WCGTC President

The World Council Elections Committee is seeking nominations for President of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children. Current President Taisir Subhi Yamin is completing his four-year term and therefore a new President must be selected. The President chairs the World Conference and leads the work of the World

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2013 World Conference to be held in Louisville, Kentucky USA

The Executive Committee of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) is pleased to announce that the 20th Biennial World Conference “Celebrating Giftedness and Creativity” has been relocated to Louisville, Kentucky USA. The new dates for the conference will be August 10-14. The first day of the conference

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NZWCS cancels hosting 2013 World Conference

The World Council for Gifted and Talented Children (WCGTC) regrets that the New Zealand World Conference on Gifted and Talented Children Society (NZWCS) has decided to cancel hosting our 2013 World Conference. The NZWCS notified the WCGTC of their decision October 1 saying they had failed to secure enough local

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Executive Committee Members Election Change

The WCGTC Executive Committee, in consultation with the Elections Committee, has been updating materials for the upcoming Presidential and Executive Committee Members elections. More about the elections will be forthcoming soon. In the meantime the EC wanted to alert the membership to a minor change in the EC Members election

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WCGTC Scholarships Available for 2013 World Conference

The WCGTC World Council Scholarship Fund will provide six (6) paid registrations for Graduate Students and Educators to attend the 2013 World Conference in Auckland, New Zealand. Scholarship applicants must be members of the World Council by the time of application and show evidence of need for support for the

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Information on hosting 2015 World Conference now available

Is your city or country interested in hosting the next WCGTC biennial World Conference? The WCGTC is now accepting “Expressions of Interest” for hosting the 2015 World Conference. This unique international event is held every two years during late July or early August. It brings together hundreds of leaders in

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World Conference 2013 Registration Now Open

Join us at the next biennial World Conference in Auckland, New Zealand, August 5-8, 2013! Registration is now open at www.worldgifted2013.com World Council members receive a conference discount so make sure your membership is current and register today for what is certain to be a unique learning event. Keynote speakers

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International Week and Year of Giftedness Celebrations

Members of the World Council for Gifted and Talented Children are invited to be part of the “International Week of Giftedness 2012” during August and the “International Year of Giftedness and Creativity 2013” which will be held in connection with the World Conference in New Zealand. The first “International Day

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World Conference Prague Proceedings Update

The deadline for submitting presentations from the World Conference in Prague has been extended to the end of June 2012. Papers are needed to put together the proceedings from the Conference. There were more than 330 sessions and talks at the World Conference. If you participated in one of those

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ECHA Conference to be held September 12-15, 2012

The 13th International European Council for High Ability (ECHA) Conference will take place in Münster, Germany in combination with the 4th Münsterschen Bildungskongress. The International Center for the Study of Giftedness (ICBF) is hosting the event. The conference will focus on “Giftedness Across the Lifespan” and include more than 100

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