Conference Information



ONLINE REGISTRATION
(Online registration is closed.  Plan to
register onsite at this time.)
REGISTRATION ONSITE ONLY
(Bring completed form to register onsite. 
Meals are closed at this time.
HOUSING RESERVATIONS
(Check online to see if rooms
are available with hotels.)

Plan now to join IRC at the 55th Annual IRC Conference from March 14-15, 2024 at the Bank of Springfield Center, President Abraham Lincoln Hotel, and the Wyndham Hotel in Springfield, Illinois.  IRC will be excited to learn from the below list of featured speakers who will help teachers, specialists, and administrators from every grade-level and content area.  Please share the 2024 PRELIMINARY PROGRAM with other educators!  Scroll down to find out more about the conference!



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  • Sarah Aronson
  • Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
  • Jan Burkins
  • Lesa Cline-Ransome
  • Lynne Dorfman
  • J. Richard Gentry
  • Peg Grafwallner
  • Emily Hanford
  • Andrew P. Johnson
  • A.S. King
  • Timothy Rasinski
  • Pam Muñoz Ryan
  • John Schu
  • Jennifer Serravallo
  • Nic Stone
  • Paul L. Thomas
  • Clare Vanderpool
  • Becky Anderson
  • Illinois Reads Authors

  • Registering?  Plan to bring the COMPLETED REGISTRATION FORM to the Bank of Springfield Center to register ONSITE for the 2024 IRC Conference. Please note that the meal functions are closed at this time.

  • Not an IRC Member?  When you register for the conference as a non-member, it includes one-year of IRC Membership. From the IRC Membership Form, please choose one local or special interest council. Otherwise, you can join via the separate IRC Membership Form today.  If you are already a member and register as a non-member, it will extend your membership for another year.

  • Join the IRC Book Club?  IRC will be reading, reflecting on, and responding to Shifting the Balance book Club, the Illinois Reads book Club, and the La ensenanza en el aula bilingue book club.  Register for the IRC Book Club now
  • Housing Reservations?  Special rates have been negotiated at Springfield area hotels. To obtain these special rates visit the Reserve Housing Online Webpage, reservations must be made directly with the hotels either by phone or online by February 15, 2024. Please note there will not be a shuttle service from the off-site hotels to the Bank of Springfield Center.  Downtown Springfield also has many public parking options that cost anywhere from $5 to $10 a day to park. Please download the Springfield Parking Map to help you locate parking options in Springfield.

  • Interested in Exhibiting?  Visit the Exhibitors Information Webpage to find out about exhibiting at the IRC Conference.

  • Interested in PD Clock Hours?  Following the conference, registered attendees can print and submit the PD Clock Hour Forms or submit the Online PD Clock Hour Form. It is recommended to submit your forms within one week of the conference.  If you are a presenter, you can also submit your Presenters Acknowledgement and Clock Hour Forms with the online form only.

  • Download the Conference APP and Final Program Book!  Registered attendees can now download the Conference APP from the Apple or Google Playstore now.  The Online PDF of the Final Program Book is also available on the APP and online now.

 

For more information, contact us at [email protected].