The following is a list of Australian and International
conferences, seminars and events relevant to
family relationship service providers and practitioners.
The Institute's main Conference
Listing provides details about other conferences
which may also be of interest. If you would like
your conference or event added, email
the details to afrc@aifs.gov.au.
| August
2008 |
| 3-6 Aug 2008 | Fremantle, WA | Men's Advisory Network 2008 Second National Conference - From Babies to
Blokes: The Making of Men |
| 9 Aug 2008 | Melbourne, Vic | Marriage and Relationship Educators’
Association of Australia, Victorian Branch State Conference 2008 - Simply the
best! Couple relationship education: Towards best practice (PDF 56K) |
| 14-16 Aug 2008 | Port Douglas, Qld | Drugs, Alcohol and Family Violence (PDF 296K) |
| 18-20 Aug 2008 | Sydney, NSW | Strong,
Safe and Sustainable: Responding to children, young people and families
in a civil society: ACWA08 |
| 20 Aug 2008 | Melbourne, Vic |
Association of Child and Family Development First Annual Conference -
The Sexualisation of Childhood |
| 22 Aug 2008 | Brisbane, Qld | 8th Mater Growth and Development Unit Conference
new! |
| 27-30 Aug 2008 | Yeppoon, Qld | 2008 National SARRAH Conference: Many Paddocks One Herd.
The national conference for rural and remote allied professionals |
| 28-29 Aug 2008 | North Ryde, NSW |
Children and Families Research Centre - Learning about
Parenting Conference |
| 29 Aug 2008 | Sydney, NSW |
Toddlers and Preschoolers: Knowledge into Practice |
| 29 Aug 2008 | Sydney, NSW | Supported Playgroup Conference 2008
new! |
| September 2008 |
| 2-5 Sep 2008 | Auckland, NZ | 18th Annual TheMHS
Conference - Be the Change you Want: Workforce Ingenuity |
| 3-5 Sep 2008 | Sydney, NSW | 9th Australian Adoption Conference - Connecting Past,
Securing Future |
| 3-5 Sep 2008 | Gold Coast, Qld | The 12th National Conference on Volunteering |
| 10 Sep 2008 | Sydney, NSW |
Karitane Conference - Vulnerable Families: Parental Wellbeing & Parent-Child
Relationships
new! |
| 10-12 Sep 2008 | Melbourne, Vic | 5th World Conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention
of Mental and Behavioural Disorders - From Margins to Mainstream |
| 10-12 Sep 2008 | Perth, WA | 9th National Mediation Conference - Mediation: Transforming the Landscape |
| 11-12 Sep 2008 | Townsville, Qld |
Indigenous Professional Support Unit - "The Heart of Our Children & Our People" Conference |
| 12 Sep 2008 | Sydney, NSW | SDN Children's Services Conference 2008: From One Stop
Shops to Places of Encounter - Rethinking Early Childhood Services |
| October 2008 |
| 3-6 Oct 2008 | Canberra, ACT | Early Childhood Australia Biennial Conference - Children: A Nation's Capital |
| 15-16 Oct 2008 | Melbourne, Vic | Partnerships for Social Inclusion |
| 23-24 Oct 2008 | Brisbane, Qld | Community Child Health Conference 2008
new! |
| 30 Oct 2008 | Edinburgh, Scotland | CRFR Annual Conference - Understanding Families and Relationships
over Time |
| 31 Oct-2 Nov 2008 | Brighton Beach, NSW | National Foster Care Conference 'Better Outcomes' |
| November
2008 |
| 5-7 Nov 2008 | Cairns, Qld |
Family Relationship Services National Conference 2008 - Collective Wisdom: Together
We are Better |
| 5-8 Nov 2008 | Adelaide, SA | The Australian Association for Infant Mental Health
(AAIMH) - Angels in the Nursery |
| 5-8 Nov 2008 | Little Rock, Arkansas, USA | 70th National Council on Family Relations AnnualConference -
Lenses on Family |
| 9-12 Nov 2008 | Melbourne, Vic | Strength in Unity: Sharing & Building Skills |
| 13-14 Nov 2008 | Adelaide, SA | Children Communities Connections
new! |
| 19-21 Nov 2008 | Melbourne, Vic | QEC 5th International Biennial Conference - Reaching Out to Vulnerable Families:
Achieving Better Outcomes for Children |
| 23-26 Nov 2008 | Sydney, NSW | Australasian Professional
Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008 - Evidence, Policy andPractice |
| 24-26 Nov 2008 | Auckland, NZ | Australia and New Zealand Third Sector Research (ANZTSR)
Ninth Biennial Conference: Demonstrate |
| 28 Nov 2008 | Auckland, NZ | The Meaning of Motherhood: Maternal Love, Modern Culture
and the Essence of Family Conference |
| December
2008 |
| 1-3 Dec 2008 | Sydney, NSW | Advances in Time Use Research: Methods, Analysis &
Applications 30th IATUR Conference |
