2025

Évora, Portugal

1–4 July 2025

Inclusivity and transformations of agricultural extension and education.

2023

Toulouse, France

10–13 July 2023

Sustainability transitions of agriculture and the transformation of education and advisory services: convergence or divergence?

2021

Dublin, Ireland

21–23 July 2021

Learning for Life. Continuous innovation support through extension and education for sustainable farm communities.

Held online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019

Acireale (Sicily), Italy

18–21 June 2019

Agricultural Education and Extension tune on innovation for sustainability. Experiences and perspectives.

2017

Chania (Crete), Greece

4–7 July 2017

Transformative Learning: new directions in agricultural extension and education.

Combined with the final conference of the EU/EIP thematic network AgriSpin, focusing on the role of advisors in farm-level innovation.

2015

Wageningen, the Netherlands

27–31 August 2015

Integrating multiple land use for a sustainable future.

Organised together with the US-based AIAEE network.

2013

Antalya, Turkey

2–6 September 2013

Extension Education Worldwide.

2011

Helsinki, Finland

30 August – 3 September 2011

Private–public partnerships for advisory services in Europe.

Included an excursion to Estonia.

2009

Assisi, Italy

15–18 September 2009

Combined with the 15th Annual Consultative Meeting of the Neuchâtel Initiative on 19 September. This was the meeting at which GFRAS (Global Forum for Rural Advisory Services) was born.

2007

Prague, Czech Republic

5–8 September 2007

Supporting Viable Rural Communities.

2005

Izmir, Turkey

30 August – 3 September 2005

Towards a participatory and multi-actor extension system.

2003

Eger, Hungary

2–8 September 2003

Rural extension and education as the missing element(s) in rural development projects.

2001

Wageningen, the Netherlands

27–31 August 2001

An exploration of the social nature of knowledge and learning.

1999

Kraków, Poland

30 August – 4 September 1999

The role of Extension Education in a Global World.

1997

Dublin, Ireland

31 August – 3 September 1997

The challenges for extension education in a changing rural world.

1995

Thessaloniki, Greece

28 August – 2 September 1995

Extension at the Cross-Roads.

1993

Aarhus, Denmark

30 August – 4 September 1993

Extension and the sustainable management of resources.

1991

Vila Real, Portugal

1–9 September 1991

New focuses on European Extension Education.

1989

Uppsala, Sweden

28 August – 2 September 1989

Connecting thought and action: the potential of extension.

1987

Reading, United Kingdom

September 1987

More farmers in debt, more problems for extension.

1985

Ljubljana, Slovenia (then Yugoslavia)

Not specified 1985

The cultural confrontation between farmers and the agricultural advisory service.

1983

Lucca, Italy

September 1983

Extension methods, communication strategies and rural change.

1981

Hohenheim (Stuttgart), Germany

31 August – 4 September 1981

How to reach marginal target groups in extension education.

1979

Lund, Sweden

August–September 1979

The role and training of extension workers/advisors in changing rural societies.

1977

Wageningen, the Netherlands

31 August – 5 September 1977

Evaluation and methodology in agricultural extension education.

1975

Tune, Denmark

24–28 August 1975

Extension systems and extension training in a European context.

1973

Helsinki, Finland

24–28 September 1973

Extension Education and research in a European perspective.