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.

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	Santiago de Compostela, Spain July 1-3, 2020
	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