Each year, WERA holds a Focal Meeting in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of a WERA member association. Focal Meetings consist of a strand of paper and symposia sessions, lectures, and other substantive activities focusing on issues of significance to education research through a world-wide perspective. Research that is comparative, cross-cultural, international, or transnational in conceptualization, scope, or design is emphasized.

The World Education Research Association (WERA) 2017 Focal Meeting was held in Hong Kong, from 30 Nov to 2 Dec. Previous WERA Focal Meetings were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (November 2010); Kaohsiung, Taiwan (December 2011); Sydney, Australia (December 2012); Guanajuato, Mexico (November 2013); Edinburgh, Scotland (2014); Budapest, Hungary (September 2015), Washington DC, USA (2016) and Hong Kong (2017). In 2018, the first-ever WERA World Congress was held in Cape Town, South Africa. In 2019, the Focal Meeting was held in Tokyo, Japan. The 2020 Focal Meeting was planned for Santiago de Compostela, Spain, but has been postponed to 2021.

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	Santiago de Compostela, Spain July 1-3, 2020+1
	Tokyo, Japan August 5-8, 2019
	Hong Kong, China Nov 30-Dec 2, 2017
	Washington DC, US April 8-12, 2016
	Budapest, Hungary  September 8-10, 2015
	Edinburgh, Scotland  November 19-21, 2014
	Guanajuato, Mexico November 19-22, 2013