2019 Conferences for Productivity and Organizing Consultants
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No matter what your level of training and experience, continuing education is vital to your professional and personal growth. Fortunately, there are plenty of learning opportunities for you to consider.
I’ve listed below some of the conferences for organizers and related professionals taking place around the world this year. In addition to industry-specific events, this year’s list includes conferences related to marketing and coaching, as requested of some of my readers.
This is definitely not a complete list, so please add any others you know of in the comments section!
In most cases, you’ll pay more if you delay registering, so make your plans as soon as possible.
ELEVATE 2019 – International Coach Foundation (ICF) Toronto Conference
Toronto, Ontario
February 28, 2019
National Association of Senior Move Managers (NASMM) National Conference & Expo
San Diego, California
March 7-10, 2019
Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers (APDO) 2019 Conference
London, England
March 19-20, 2019
Social Media Marketing World
San Diego, California (virtual tickets also available)
March 20-22, 2019
Association of Personal Photo Organizers (APPO) National Conference
Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 27-30, 2019
NAPO 2019 Annual Conference for Productivity and Organizing Professionals
Fort Worth, Texas
April 4-7, 2019
European Relocation Association (EuRA) International Relocation Congress
Munich, Germany
April 30 – May 3, 2019
Reimagining Coaching – UK ICF Conference
London, England
May 7, 2019
Real Estate Staging Association Convention (RESACON) 2019
Las Vegas, Nevada
July 25-27, 2019
Affiliate Summit East
New York, NY
August 11-13, 2019
Institute of Professional Organisers (IOPO) Annual Conference 2019
Melbourne, Australia
August 29-30, 2019
Institute for Challenging Disorganization (ICD) Conference
Orlando, Florida
September 19-21, 2019
Type-A Blogger Conference
Alexandria, Virginia
September 26-28, 2019
International Association of Home Staging Professionals® (IAHSP®) Conference & Expo
Nashville, Tennessee
October 3-5, 2019
Professional Organizers in Canada (POC) Conference
Toronto, Ontario
November 7-9, 2019
2019 Annual International Conference on ADHD
Philadelphia, Pennslvania
November 7-9, 2019
The following events took place last year and may return. Keep an eye on the organization’s websites to see where and when they’ll be held this year.
- Association of Russian-speaking Professional Organizers Conference
- Japan Association of Life Organizers (JALO) International Conference
- NAPO Texas Regional Conference for Organizing and Productivity Professionals
- Northeast Regional Conference for Professional Organizers (NERCPO)
If you’ll be at any of the events listed above – or any others that might interest readers of Your Organizing Business – please leave a comment. It’s always great to connect with other participants ahead of time!
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Wow, there are a lot more than I thought! I am heading to Fort Worth for the NAPO conference in a little while. Your POC conference often conflicts with our NERCPO Conference, but at least there is great organizing information flowing that weekend:)
It’s amazing how often there are multiple events happening at the same time that we’d like to attend. It’s all good!
This is a great list! I love going to conferences. While you could make a career of going to all of them, it is not viable financially or schedule-wise. So I need to pick and choose. In 2019, I’m looking forward to attending NAPO in Texas, ICD in Orlando, and NERCPO in Connecticut. Last year I attended a Mindfulness conference in NYC. If they have it again, I’ll definitely go. These are wonderful opportunities to travel, learn, meet new people, and see old friends and colleagues.
Ha ha, you probably could! Your plans sound great – one in the spring and one in the fall. Enjoy!
I love this list of conferences, Janet! I don’t go to conferences but some of these look very interesting. I prefer online conferences since I still have kids at home and don’t have a lot of support in the area. You see, my husband travels often for work and we don’t have family in the area. But, next year, both my kids will be in college so I hope to be able to attend at least one of these. They look wonderful.
You will absolutely love it when you can go! There’s nothing like being in a room with a large number of people who share your passion.
I would love to go to the ICD Conference in Orlando. I missed the early bird but hey if it’s meant to be…. Will need to get a passport too. Just putting it out there.
That would be a great experience. It’s only a little bit more since the early bird pricing expired, so hopefully you can pull it off!
Association of Russian Professional Organizers Conference (link unknown)
http://www.arpo.info
Thank you so much, Juliana! I’ve updated this post as well as Beyond NAPO & POC: Resources to help you start and grow your organizing business.
Thank you very much. This is very significant for us. You have a great site, a very useful resource for practicing professional organizers.
Thank you, Juliana! I’d love to learn more about your association.
Hi Janet, thank you for adding the IOPO Conference in Melbourne, Australia! We appreciate the mention as well as the great resources here.
You’re more than welcome, Sarah! If you or another member might be interested in writing a guest post afterwards, I’m sure my readers would love to read about it.
Great guide to conferences. I would really like to see my seminars here too. Thank you Janet for organizing it. I am looking for a seasoned seminar organizer that would organize my seminars “COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS — Naturopathic Approaches to Treatment of Children with Post-Vaccination Autism Spectrum Disorder”. It would include, but is not limited to, securing a mailing list (lists) of a qualified audience, sending out/emailing information about seminars, answering questions from responders, directing interested responders to make payments to a specific escrow bank account, and providing appropriate venue suitable for a high-intensity, three-day seminar, date, and other pertinent information as instructed.
I’m not sure you’ll find the type of organizer you need here, but I’ll share this with the Golden Horseshoe Virtual Assistants Group. I wish you much success!