23rd European Conference on Literacy CRETE 2024

EUROPEAN CONFERENCES

A European Conference on Literacy is held every two years. The European Conferences on Literacy  are jointly organized by FELA  and the local national association’s organising committee. Although the main Conference language is English, a speaker may present a paper in any European language. There are normally, therefore, sessions in German, Spanish, and French, as well as in English.

Who we are

The Federation of European Literacy Associations (FELA) is a network of 28 literacy organisations. There are no individual members in FELA however it is rich in the diversity of its member organisationss and brings together a range experiences, languages, scripts, traditions and activities.

Our primary task is to reach people from across Europe, people who have a common interest in literacy. We do this through a Federation of organisations devoted to literacy promotion at every level in education.

FELA members are committed to, and passionate about, literacy in all its guises. Member organisations and organisations support best practice in literacy teaching, learning and research. The delegates from member organisations provide a conduit to a vibrant, active and dedicated learning community.

What we do

We organise and advocate for our mission through our meetings, conferences, seminars, webinars, exchange programme, support for research and publications, so that best practice and great ideas can spread. In this way the goal of universal literacy in Europe can be achieved.

Governance

FELA’s governing body is the General Assembly. Day-to-day management is entrusted to the Executive Committee, which comprises four elected officers: Chairperson, Vice-Chairperson, Secretary and Treasurer.
The current office holders are:

• Chairperson: Marieta Tzvetkova (Bulgaria)
• Vice chairperson: Sandra Kalnina (Latvia)
• Treasurer: Ann-Sofie Selin (Finland)                
• Secretary: Guðbjörg R. Þórisdóttir (Iceland); until July 22nd, 2023.

Mail address: firstname.familyname@literacyeurope.org.

(Please use Gudbjorg.Thorisdottir for the secr.) Business ID number 3083392-7 (Finland)