To ensure a dynamic exchange of ideas, the August Conf will feature enough of opportunity for debate and informal encounters between junior and senior academics from across the world. Each day of the conference includes a keynote presentation as well as concurrent sessions and symposia, providing participants with access to a wide range of educational research and assessment issues. Each session will include several presentations organized around themes related to one or more of the IEA’s projects (such as TIMSS, TIMSS Advanced, PIRLS, ICCS, CIVED, ICILS, SITES, and TEDS-M).