The 2022 PIBBA Conference has been POSTPONED.

FSM will host the PIBBA Conference - TBA.



39th Annual International PIBBA Conference


POSTPONED until June 2022

FSM


Sponsored by: Pacific Islands Bilingual Bicultural Association (PIBBA) International and Pohnpei Chapter

The PIBBA Conference is an annual event in which Western Pacific educators are provided with opportunities for professional growth and cultural enrichment. This year's conference offers a wonderful selection of traditional, innovative, and practical workshops, presented by creative and imaginative educators and cultural leaders from the Pacific islands.

Mark your calendar for the 39th Annual International PIBBA Conference in Pohnpei! Stay tuned for more details!


Snapshots of this year's 38th Annual International PIBBA Conference in Palau!














PIBBA 2018 CONFERENCE VIDEOS

Click on the videos below to view the 37th Annual International PIBBA Conference hosted in Saipan, CNMI


PIBBA 2018 - Part 1


PIBBA 2018 - Part 2


PIBBA 2017 Conference Video

Click on the video below to view the 36th Annual International PIBBA Conference hosted in Pohnpei


Click on the video to hear the PIBBA Song!

Sunday, March 15, 2009

UPCOMING PIBBA CONFERENCE

The 28th Annual International PIBBA Conference will be held Monday-Thursday, June 22-25, 2009 in Guam. The theme is "Invigorating Languages and Cultures of the Pacific." For more information, visit the conference website at http://www.uog.edu/newsDtls.aspx?id=251 or http://geocities.com/pibba.international.

You can also earn two (2) ED894 graduate credits or CEUs. You must register for the conference before you register for the graduate credits at the Professional Development and Life-Long Learning Center, 2nd floor, MARC/Computer Center/PDLLC Building, Room #217. For more information, call 735-2601 or fax 734-1233.

Please note that the PIBBA course is free to qualified GPSS educators who have an approved contract on file with the Yamashita Educator Corps (YEC) office or who apply by May 1, 2009. For additional information about the YEC Recertification Program, call 735-2470. http://www.geocities.com/pibba.international.

Friday, March 13, 2009

PIBBA INTERNATIONAL OFFICERS














PIBBA International Officers at the 27th Annual International PIBBA Conference held last year in Pohnpei, FSM.
Pictured L-R: Shelten Neth, President; Frances Sablan, Secretary; Rosa Salas Palomo, President-Elect; and Dr. Jose Q. Cruz, Historian.




HIGHLIGHTS OF LAST YEAR'S 27th PIBBA ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE HELD IN POHNPEI:







Keynote Speaker Dr. Jose Q. Cruz
























Guam & CNMI Delegations with PIBBA International President Shelten Neth








Chuuk Delegation















Kosrae Delegation

























Keynote Speaker Dr. Jose Q. Cruz receives a special gift from the Chuuk Delegation.



A LOOK AT THE PAST PACIFIC ISLANDS BILINGUAL BICULTURAL CONFERENCES:

The 27th Annual International PIBBA Conference was held June 18-21, 2008 in Pohnpei. The theme was "The Legacy of Pacific Influence and Languages."


The 26th Annual International PIBBA Conference was held June 18-21, 2007 at the College of Micronesia-FSM Kosrae Campus.
Theme: "Enhancing Indigenous Languages (Cultures) to a Formalized Level of Discourse"


The 25th Annual International PIBBA Conference was held June 20-23, 2006 in Guam.


The 24th Annual Internatioinal PIBBA Conference was held in June on Tinian. The theme was "Language and Culture: to Survive or Not to Survive." Speakers included CNMI Governor Juan N. Babauta and Commissioner of Education (and PREL Board Chair) Rita Hocog Inos.


The 23rd Annual PIBBA Conference was held June 22-24 at PICS High School in Pohnpei. The theme was "The Pacific Family: Foundation of our Languages and Cultures."







The 18th Annual PIBBA Conference was held in Kosrae.




Pictured above is a traditional dance performed by children at the PIBBA Conference held in Kosrae.