These organizations extend our community to more than 350,000 reading professionals in 99 countries. The Association sponsors a full range of conferences and forums , large and small, to provide professional development opportunities to educators across the globe. The centerpiece of our conference program is the weeklong Annual Convention , held each spring in a North American city. A one-day research conference precedes this meeting. World Congresses are held biennially outside North America, and the cosponsored Pan-African Conference is also a biennial event.
Forums offer one-day meetings on focused topics.
The Association has more than 100 print and nonprint publications currently available, and publishes approximately 25 new books, videotapes, and brochures each year. Reading Today, the Association's bimonthly newspaper received by all members, contains news and features about the reading profession, as well as information about Association activities.