Pre-Conference
Thursday 19 March 2026

8:30 – 18:00

Pre-conference participants will enjoy a full-day 🐦‍⬛ Song of a Blackbird literary tour of Amsterdam’s Jewish Quarter (Jewish Cultural Quarter) culminating with a visit to the famous STRAAT Museum for Street Art & Graffiti.

The day will end with a Dutch-style borrel social event at STRAAT!

Main Conference Day 1
Friday 20 March 2026

Keynote: Maria van Lieshout
Author of 🐦‍⬛Song of a Blackbird / Het lied van de merel, Longlisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature

8:30 – 9:00 – Coffee and tea with pastries

9:00 – 10:00 – Keynote by author Maria van Lieshout

TBA Morning presentations

12:30 – 13:30 – Lunch at International School of Amsterdam

TBA Afternoon presentations

18:00 – 20:00 – Conference Dinner – *Indonesian Rijsttafel, location tba

*What is an Indonesian Rijsttafel? Learn more via the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage’s Folklife Magazine article “What Is Rijsttafel? A Dish to Bridge Dutch and Indonesian Identities” by Gwenna Claproth

Main Conference Day 2
Saturday 21 March 2026

8:30 – 9:00 – Coffee and tea with pastries

TBA Morning Presentations

13:00 – 14:00 Farewell Lunch Small World Catering

14:00 – End of Conference