IDEA Annual Conference 2024

United in Impact: Celebrating our journey, charting our future

Date: Wednesday, 04 September, 9.30am-5.00pm

Location: Richmond Barracks in Dublin


Join us for the IDEA Annual Conference 2024 on “United in Impact: Celebrating Our Journey, Charting Our Future,”. This event will take place on Wednesday, 04 September, at Richmond Barracks in Dublin.


This year’s event will be a chance to celebrate our shared history, acknowledge our present context, and envision an impactful future for GCE. This year also marks 20 years since IDEA’s establishment as a network for DE in Ireland.


This is an in-person event, but for anyone who can’t join in person, the keynote address and speaker sessions will be recorded and shared online after the event.


Please note that if you want to register now, contact us via conference@ideaonline.ie and you will be added to a waiting list and contacted if a place becomes available.


Conference Programme available here


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