The National Center for Teacher Professional Development will host a pre-conference seminar of International Society for Music Education from 10-14 July 2018. The seminar is held every year prior to annual conference of the International Society for Music Education. The next, 33rd World Conference will be held in Baku on July 15-20, 2018.

The International Society for Music Education invites Georgian musicians and music teachers to participate in one of the prestigious events in the musical sphere.

The conference topics are as follows:

- Tradition, locality and cultural identity

- Partnership and social cohesion

- Wellbeing, health and human rights

Applicants are encouraged to register on the website of the organization and submit their applications only in English for participation in the seminar and the conference until December 15, 2017.

Georgian speakers selected by the International Society for Music Education will take part in the seminar held in Georgia. Besides, they will be funded by the organizers of the event for the participation in the conference in Baku.

The World Conference aims at developing global understanding and cooperation among music teachers across the world through sharing ideas and experiences in order to promote the access to music education for people of all ages worldwide.