Each summer the Humanist Association of Ireland and the Humanist Association of Northern Ireland jointly host an all-Ireland Summer School in the beautiful medieval coastal town of Carlingford, about half-way between Belfast and Dublin. The ninth summer school will meet from September 2 to 4, 2011, to explore “Humanist Morality.”

The home of the world’s most successful Humanist group will be the site of the most geographically diverse Humanist conference ever. Two months before the start of the World Humanist Congress in Oslo, Norway, participants from almost 60 countries have already registered. That’s fast approaching twice the national participation of any congress in IHEU’s 60 year history. And there’s still  time to ensure your place in this extraordinary coming together of the Humanist world.

The Nigerian Humanist Movement, an IHEU member organization, is marking its 15^th anniversary with a conference in the federal capital of Abuja. The conference, from September 22 to 25, is titled “Humanism as the Next Step” and is open to all Humanists.

Some of the best and brightest Humanist minds will explore “The Meaning of Life” over the weekend of June 17 to 19, as part of the British Humanist Association 2011 conference.

Norwegian Humanist Youth will host an international summer camp the week before the Humanist World Congress. The summer camp will be held from the 6th to the 11th of August 2011, in Numedal folkehøgskole, in Eastern Norway. The main themes at the camp will be “Humanism and Peace”.

IHEU member organization One Law for All will mark International Women's Day with an all-day conference in London on "Women’s Rights, Sharia Law and Secularism" on March 12, 2011.

Humanisme et Paix

12-14 Août 2011 à Oslo, Norvège

En coopération avec l’IHEYO

(in English)

Le Congrès se tiendra dans le Centre des Congrès d’Oslo. L’Association Humaniste Norvégienne, qui organise ce congrès, est fière d’accueillir les Humanistes du monde entier à Oslo, la capitale dans laquelle tous les ans au mois de Décembre le Prix Nobel de la Paix est attribué.

To mark International Human Rights Day, the International Humanist and Ethical Union is co-sponsoring an all day conference on “Apostasy, Sharia Law and Human Rights” at Conway Hall Humanist Centre, 25 Red Lion Square, London, UK. The conference will highlight urgent cases, including Pakistani Asia Bibi who has received a death sentence for blasphemy, Palestinian Waleed Al-Husseini who has been arrested for criticising Islam, and campaigners in Iran charged with ‘enmity against God’, and demand their unconditional and immediate release.

IHEU is now calling for expressions of interest from Member Organizations interested in organizing and hosting the 19th World Humanist Congress in 2014. The Congress is an opportunity to strengthen the host organization and the local Humanist movement. IHEU organizes World Humanist Congresses once every three years. Expressions of interest are not a firm commitment, but only an invitation to begin discussions.

Everyone attending the IHEU General Assembly must submit a registration form. The deadline is 40 days before the GA, i.e. by 27 June 2010 at the latest, using the registration form provided on this web site. Delegates who register by the due date will receive the final mailing for the GA via email, which is expected to be sent out by 7 July 2010. There may not be places available for those who do not book by the due date.