| 2024 |
Autumn |
August 23 |
Edinburgh |
With guests Francesco Mancini and Tetsuya Gotani |
| 2024 |
Spring |
April 20 |
Colchester |
Run alongside Convention For Creators |
| 2023 |
Autumn |
September 16 |
Hull |
With guests Shoko Aoyagi and Dave & Assia Brill |
| 2023 |
Spring |
March 04 |
Milton Keynes |
With guests Polly Verity and Paula Versnick |
| 2022 |
Autumn |
September 04 |
Bradford Campanile |
With guests David Mitchell, Peter Buchan-Symons and Rob Foord |
| 2022 |
Spring |
April 09 |
Online |
Virtual Convention |
| 2021 |
Autumn |
September 12 |
Online |
Virtual Convention |
| 2021 |
Spring |
April 10 |
Online |
Virtual Convention |
| 2020 |
Autumn |
September 13 |
Online |
First Virtual Convention |
| 2019 |
Autumn |
September 7-8 |
Milton Keynes, Kents Hill Park |
With guests Eric Vigier and Paolo Bascetta |
| 2019 |
Spring |
April 6-7 |
Bradford Campanile Hotel |
With guests João Charrua and Dáša Ševerová |
| 2018 |
Autumn |
September 8-9 |
St Anne’s College, Oxford |
Following OSME event with guests Alessandra Lamio and Alessandro Beber (Italy) |
| 2018 |
Spring |
April 7-8 |
Firstsite, Colchester |
Theme of The Past, the Present & the Future with guests Joan Sallas and Xiǎoxián Huáng |
| 2017 |
Autumn |
September 1-3 |
Crowne Plaza, Stratford-Upon-Avon |
50th anniversary with Tomoko Fuse, Paul Jackson, Robert Lang and Giang Dinh |
| 2017 |
Spring |
April 7-9 |
Bradford Campanile Hotel |
No guest, plenty of curry |
| 2016 |
Autumn |
September 2-4 |
University of Swansea |
Maria Sinaskaya |
| 2016 |
Spring |
Apr 8-10 |
Birmingham Campanile Hotel |
Giles Towning – theme of “sound” |
| 2015 |
Autumn |
Sep 5/6 |
University of Essex, Colchester |
Sébastien Limet and Carmen Sprung |
| 2015 |
Spring |
Mar 13/14 |
Birmingham Campanile Hotel |
Alternative Folding Materials |
| 2014 |
Autumn |
Sept 5/7 |
Bradford Campanile Hotel |
Sipho Mabona |
| 2014 |
Spring |
Apr 12/13 |
Birmingham Campanile Hotel |
Jonathan Korejko, papermaker |
| 2013 |
Autumn |
Aug 30/Sep 01 |
University of Edinburgh Pollock Halls |
Toshikazu Kawasaki, Beth Johnson |
| 2013 |
Spring |
Apr 6/7 |
Birmingham Campanile Hotel |
“There’s a fold in everyone” |
| 2012 |
Autumn |
Sep 8/9 |
Liverpool Hope Univ. |
Tom Hull |
| 2012 |
Spring |
Apr 14/15 |
Birmingham Campanile Hotel |
Founders celebration |
| 2011 |
Autumn |
Sep 3/4 |
Winchester Uni. West Downs |
Joseph Wu |
| 2011 |
Spring |
Apr 9/10 |
Birmingham Campanile Hotel |
Akira Yoshizawa celebration |
| 2010 |
Autumn |
Sep 11/12 |
York Univ. Ripon & St.John |
Román Díaz |
| 2010 |
Spring |
Mar 27/28 |
Birmingham, Cadburys |
Eric Kenneway celebration |
| 2009 |
Autumn |
Sep 5/6 |
Winchester Uni. West Downs |
Yoshihide & Sumiko Momotani |
| 2009 |
Spring |
Mar 28/29 |
Nottingham (Nightingale) |
Robert Harbin centenery |
| 2008 |
Autumn |
Sep 13/14 |
Liverpool Hope Univ. |
Edwin Corrie |
| 2008 |
Spring |
Mar 29/30 |
Nottingham (Nightingale) |
Max Hulme |
| 2007 |
Autumn |
Sep 9/10 |
Cambridge (Kaetsu Centre (40th) |
Robert Lang, Eric Joisel, Miyuki Kawamura |
| 2007 |
Spring |
Apr 13/15 |
Barnsley, Wentworth Castle |
Ted Norminton |
| 2006 |
Autumn |
Sep 9/10 |
Bristol Univ. (Badock Hall) |
Paula Versnick |
| 2006 |
Spring |
Apr 8/9 |
Leicester University |
Nicolas Terry |
| 2005 |
Autumn |
Sep 2/4 |
Lancaster (St Martins College) |
no guest – origami in education |
| 2005 |
Spring |
Apr 8/10 |
Nottingham (Florence Boot) |
Paulo Mulatinho and Silke Schröder |
| 2004 |
Autumn |
Sep 10/12 |
Bristol Univ. (Churchill Hall) |
Tomoko Fuse |
| 2004 |
Spring |
Apr 2/4 |
Manchester (Luther King House) |
Heinz Strobl |
| 2003 |
Autumn |
Sep 5/7 |
York Univ. Ripon & St.John |
Halle |
| 2003 |
Spring |
Mar 28/30 |
Nottingham (Florence Boot) |
Paul Jackson & Miri Golan |
| 2002 |
Autumn |
Sep 13/15 |
Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College) |
Joan Sallas |
| 2002 |
Spring |
Apr 12/14 |
Bristol Univ. (Churchill Hall) |
Thoki Yenn |
| 2001 |
Autumn |
Sep 7/9 |
London, Greenwich |
David Derudas |
| 2001 |
Spring |
Mar 30/Apr 01 |
Nottingham (Florence Boot) |
Vincent Floderer |
| 2000 |
Autumn |
Sept 16/17 |
York Univ. Ripon & St.John |
Herman Van Goubergen |
| 2000 |
Spring |
Sept 16/17 |
Cambridge (Fitzwilliam College) |
Eric Joisel |
| 1999 |
Autumn |
Sep 17/19 |
Bristol Univ. (Churchill Hall) |
Kunihiko Kasahara |
| 1999 |
Spring |
Apr 17/18 |
York Univ. Ripon & St.John |
Jeremy Schafer |
| 1998 |
Autumn |
Sep 19/20 |
Nottingham Univ.(Florence Boot) |
|
| 1998 |
Spring |
Apr 4/5 |
Birmingham, Beeches College |
|
| 1997 |
Autumn |
Sep 14/15 |
York Univ. Ripon & St.John |
30th Anniversary – Akira Yoshizawa, Michael LaFosse, Alfredo Giunta |
| 1997 |
Spring |
Apr 5/6 |
Bristol Univ. (Churchill Hall) |
|
| 1996 |
Autumn |
Sep 14/15 |
Sheffield Univ.(Stephenson Hall) |
|
| 1996 |
Spring |
Mar 30/31 |
Nottingham Univ.(Florence Boot) |
|
| 1995 |
Autumn |
Sept 16/17 |
York Univ. Ripon & St.John |
Sergei Afonkin |
| 1995 |
Spring |
Apr 8/9 |
Birmingham, Beeches Conf. Centre |
50th Convention & 29th AGM |
| 1994 |
Autumn |
Sep 24/25 |
Essex Univ. (Colchester) |
49th Convention Robert Neale |
| 1994 |
Spring |
Apr 16/17 |
Bristol Univ. (Churchill Hall) |
|
| 1993 |
Autumn |
Sep 11/12 |
Nottingham Univ. (Nightingale) |
|
| 1993 |
Spring |
Apr 3/4 |
Birmingham, Beeches Conf. Centre |
|
| 1992 |
Autumn |
Sep 10/13 |
London, Westminster College |
25th Anniversary |
| 1992 |
Spring |
Apr 11/12 |
Nottingham Univ. (Nightingale) |
|
| 1991 |
Autumn |
Oct 5/6 |
Birmingham, Beeches Conf. Centre |
|
| 1991 |
Spring |
Apr 6/7 |
Egham (Holloway & Bedford) |
|
| 1990 |
Autumn |
Sep 22/23 |
Bristol Univ. (Churchill Hall) |
|
| 1990 |
Spring |
Apr 7/8 |
Nottingham Univ. (Nightingale) |
|
| 1989 |
Autumn |
Sep 16/17 |
Sheffield Univ.(Stephenson Hall) |
Tomoko Fuse |
| 1989 |
Spring |
Apr 15/16 |
B’ham Univ. (Wyddrington Hall) |
|
| 1988 |
Autumn |
Sep 24/25 |
Keble College, Oxford |
Thelma Randlett |
| 1988 |
Spring |
Apr 16/17 |
Nottingham Univ. (Nightingale) |
|
| 1987 |
Autumn |
Oct 10/11 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1987 |
Spring |
Apr 10/12 |
London (Lambeth) |
20th Anniversary |
| 1986 |
Autumn |
Oct 11/12 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1986 |
Spring |
Apr 12/13 |
Chester College |
Yoshihide & Sumiko Momotani |
| 1985 |
Autumn |
Oct 12/13 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1985 |
Spring |
Apr 7/8 |
Downing College, Cambridge |
|
| 1984 |
Autumn |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
|
| 1984 |
Spring |
Mar 30/Apr 1 |
Downing College, Cambridge |
|
| 1983 |
Autumn |
Oct 2/3 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
Akira Yoshizawa |
| 1983 |
Spring |
Apr 15/17 |
Keble College Oxford |
|
| 1982 |
Autumn |
Oct 2/3 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
15th Anniversary |
| 1982 |
Spring |
Apr 2/4 |
Lancaster University |
|
| 1981 |
Autumn |
Oct 3/4 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1981 |
Spring |
Apr 4/5 |
Keble College, Oxford |
|
| 1980 |
Autumn |
Oct 4/5 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1980 |
Spring |
Apr 12/13 |
Nottingham Univ (Cripps Hall) |
|
| 1979 |
Autumn |
Oct 6/7 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1979 |
Spring |
Apr 7/8 |
Bristol Univ (Badock Hall) |
|
| 1978 |
Autumn |
Oct 7/8 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1978 |
Spring |
Apr 1/2 |
Manchester Univ. (Hulme Hall) |
|
| 1977 |
Autumn |
Oct 8/9 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1977 |
Spring |
Mar 26/27 |
Churchill College, Cambridge |
|
| 1976 |
Autumn |
Oct 9/10 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1976 |
Spring |
Apr 10/11 |
Sussex University (Brighton) |
Roberto Morassi – 1st university venue |
| 1975 |
Autumn |
Oct 10/11 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1975 |
Spring |
Apr 5/6 |
Kenilworth Hotel, London |
Roberto Morassi |
| 1974 |
Autumn |
Oct 5/6 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1974 |
Spring |
Apr 6/7 |
Ivanhoe Hotel, London |
|
| 1973 |
Autumn |
Sep 29/30 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1973 |
Spring |
Apr 14/15 |
Kingsley Hotel, London |
|
| 1972 |
Autumn |
Oct 14/15 |
Cobden Hotel, Birmingham |
Akira Yoshizawa |
| 1972 |
Spring |
Jun 3 |
Vienna Café, London |
Milton Halpert |
| 1971 |
Autumn |
Oct 2/3 |
Arden Hotel, Birmingham |
|
| 1971 |
Spring |
May 8 |
Vienna Café, London |
|
| 1970 |
Autumn |
Oct 31 |
Vienna Café, London |
|
| 1970 |
Spring |
May 23 |
Vienna Café, London |
Alice Gray and Lillian Oppenheimer |
| 1969 |
Autumn |
Oct 4 |
Vienna Café, London |
|
| 1969 |
Spring |
May 24 |
120 Oakwood Court, London |
|
| 1968 |
Autumn |
Nov 2 |
Russell Hotel, London |
Philip Shen and Florence Temko |
| 1968 |
Spring |
May 18 |
120 Oakwood Court, London |
|
| 1967 |
Autumn |
Oct 28 |
Russell Hotel, London |
Inaugural and Ist AGM of the BOS |
| 1967 |
Spring |
Apr 22 |
120 Oakwood Court, London |
Lillian Oppenheimer – 2nd Meeting of Portfolio Society |
| 1966 |
Spring |
Apr 30 |
120 Oakwood Court, London |
Lillian Oppenheimer – 1st Meeting of Portfolio Society |