Conferences

Australian and International Conferences

The following list of forthcoming conferences focuses on family research, policy and related areas, and is updated regularly. For further information about individual conferences, please refer to the respective contact organisations.

If you would like your conference added to our website send an email to conferences@aifs.gov.au, or you can mail or fax the Web Officer at the Institute - see contact details.

Last updated 16 July 2008

2008

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2009

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AIFS Conferences

The Australian Institute of Family Studies holds biennial conferences on family research and policy.

10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference - Families Through Life

9-11 July 2008, Melbourne
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2008

July 2008
1 Jul 2008York, UKChildren's Rights and Participation: What Preconditions? What Rights? What Outcomes? What Next?
2-4 Jul 2008Wellington, NZInvolve 08 - Relate
2-5 Jul 2008San Francisco, USA12th Annual Smart Marriages Conference
5-6 Jul 2008Meadowbrook, QldBirth to Three Matters: Foundations for Research, Policy and Practice
6-9 Jul 2008Brisbane, QldPopulation Health Congress 2008: A Global World - Practical Action for Health and Well Being
8 Jul 2008London, UKCentre for Research on the Child and Family Conference - Making Sense of Neglect: Planning a Professional Response
9-11 Jul 2008Canberra, ACT AUQF2008 Quality & Standards in Higher Education: Making a Difference
9-11 Jul 2008Melbourne, Vic 10th Australian Institute of Family Studies Conference - Families through Life
10-11 Jul 2008Massachusetts, USA First National Research Conference on Child and Family Programs and Policy
15-18 Jul 2008Melbourne, Vic 8th International Conference on Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society - Consequences of Loss: Resiliency and Complications in the Grief Experience
21-24 Jul 2008Perth, WA Engendering Leadership Through Research and Practice
August 2008
1-2 Aug 2008Launceston, TasDiversity Conference 2008 - Social Inclusion and Exclusion of Culturally Diverse Communities: Strategies and Experiences
1-3 Aug 2008Airlie Beach, QldThe Mackay Centre for Research on Community and Children's Services (CROCCS) 6th Annual Conference: International Child and Family Welfare Research Perspectives new!
3-6 Aug 2008Fremantle, WA Men's Advisory Network 2008 Second National Conference - From Babies to Blokes: The Making of Men
5-9 Aug 2008Brisbane, Qld Austral/Asia Pacific Play Therapy Association Annual Conference
9 Aug 2008Mebourne, Vic Marriage and Relationship Educators' Association of Australia, (MAREAA) Victorian Branch State Conference 2008 - Simply the Best! Couple Relationship Education: Towards Best Practice
14-16 Aug 2008Port Douglas, QldRANZCP Forensic Psychiatry Conference - Drugs, Alcohol and Family Violence
18-20 Aug 2008Sydney, NSW ACWA08 Conference - Strong, Safe and Sustainable: Responding to Children, Young People and Families in a Civil Society
21-22 Aug 2008Adelaide, SA SACOSS Stronger Communities Conference 2008 - Destination Inclusion
31 Aug-3 Sep 2008Sydney, NSW Anglicare National Conference - Opportunities Not Vulnerabilities: An Australian Agenda for Social Inclusion
September 2008
1-3 Sep 2008Melbourne, Vic Insights & Solutions - The Combined 2nd International Conference on Alcohol and Other Drug Related Brain Impairment and the Brain Injury Australia National Conference 2008
2-5 Sep 2008Auckland, NZ18th Annual TheMHS Conference - BE the Change You Want: Workforce Ingenuity
7-10 Sep 2008Hong Kong XVIIth ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect
9-10 Sep 2008 Melbourne, Vic Business/Higher Education Round Table - Innovation 2008: The Future of Research and Development in Australia
10-12 Sep 2008Melbourne, 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 2008Perth, WA 9th National Mediation Conference - Mediation: Transforming the Landscape
10-12 Sep 2008Cardiff, UK NOTA Conference 2008 - Managing Sexual Abuse: From Private Pain to Public Protection
12 Sep 2008Sydney, NSWSDN Children's Services Conference 2008: From One Stop Shops to Places of Encounter - Rethinking Early Childhood Services new!
15-17 Sep 2008Perth, WA Australasian Sexual Health Conference 2008 - Diamonds and Pearls
17-20 Sep 2008Perth, WA 20th Annual ASHM conference (Australasian Society for HIV Medicine)
19-22 Sep 2008MaltaThe Social Capital Foundation International (TSCF) Conference
22-25 Sep 2008Cairns, QldCreating Futures - Research, Practice and Policy: Indigenous, Rural & Remote and Island Nations in Transition.
24-25 Sep 2008Brisbane, Qld Open Access and Research Conference 2008
29 Sep-1 Oct 2008Melbourne, Vic eResearch Australasia 2008
29 Sep-1 Oct 2008Cardiff, WalesInternational Forum for Child Welfare (IFCW) WorldForum 2008 - Early Intervention and Prevention
October 2008
1-3 Oct 2008Cairns, Qld AWE National Conference 2008 - Choices, Chances & Opportunities: Women and Girls in the 21st Century
2-4 Oct 2008Perth, WAThe Institute for Restorative Justice and Penal Reform Conference - Discovering Balance: Prison Reform, Restorative Justice & Human Rights
3-6 Oct 2008Canberra, ACT Early Childhood Australia Biennial Conference - Children: A Nation's Capital
7 Oct 2008Melbourne, Vic Housing and Social Cohesion
9 Oct 2008Sydney, NSWEmerging Health Policy Research Conference 2008 new!
12-16 Oct 2008Port Douglas, QldRANZCP Faculty of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (FCAP) Annual Conference: child2008 - Challenges in the Digital Age new!
15-16 Oct 2008Melbourne, Vic Partnerships for Social Inclusion
19-22 Oct 2008Manila, Philippines The Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance: Focus on Gender and Climate Change
21-24 Oct 2008Amsterdam, The NetherlandsEuropean Association For Forensic Child And Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychology & Other Involved Professions (efcap) 10th Anniversary Congress
30 Oct 2008Edinburgh, Scotland CRFR Annual Conference - Understanding Families and Relationships over Time
November 2008
4-5 Nov 2008Little Rock, Arkansas, USA 38th Annual Theory Construction & Research Methodology Workshop
5-7 Nov 2008Cairns, Qld Family Relationship Services National Conference 2008 - Collective Wisdom: Together We are Better
5-7 Nov 2008Melbourne, Vic 2008 Australian & New Zealand Adolescent Health Conference - My space, Your space, Our space: Exploring the Future of Adolescent Health Together
5-8 Nov 2008Little Rock, Arkansas, USA 70th National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference - Lenses on Family
5-8 Nov 2008Adelaide, SA The Australian Association for Infant Mental Health (AAIMH) - Angels in the Nursery
9-12 Nov 2008Melbourne, Vic Strength in Unity: Sharing & Building Skills
13-15 Nov 2008Melbourne, Vic CEIEC 2008 Conference - Honoring the Child, Honoring Equity 8: Young citizen(s), New Citizenship(s)
17-18 Nov 2008Sydney, NSW Children's Health Conference - Health Care for Kids: The People, The Map and The Measure.
19-21 Nov 2008Melbourne, Vic NatStats 08 Conference
20-21 Nov 2008Melbourne, Vic QEC 5th International Biennial Conference - Reaching Out to Vulnerable Families: Achieving Better Outcomes for Children
23-26 Nov 2008Sydney, NSW Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2008 - Evidence, Policy and Practice
26-28 Nov 2008Canberra, ACT 21st Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology - Criminology: Linking Theory, Policy and Practice
26-28 Nov 2008Adelaide, SA 9th International Narrative Therapy and Community Work Conference
December 2008
1-3 Dec 2008Sydney, NSW Advances in Time Use Research: Methods, Analysis & Applications 30th IATUR Conference
3-5 Dec 2008Surfers Paradise, QldInternational Conference on Homicide: Domestic Related Homicide
3-5 Dec 2008Newcastle, NSWThe Inaugural ABCD Asia Pacific Conference: A Critical Tool for Social Inclulsion new!
5-7 Dec 2008Los Angeles, USA 23rd National Training Institute (NTI) - Zero to Three
7-11 Dec 2008Melbourne, Vic World Indigenous Peoples Conference: Education

2009

January 2009
13-15 Jan 2009Al Ain, United Arab Emirates The Fifth International Biennial SELF Research Conference - Enabling Human Potential: The Centrality of Self and Identity
22-23 Jan 2009Wellington, NZ11th NZ Early Childhood Research Conference new!
22-23 Jan 2009Leicestershire, UK Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) - Beyond Social Inclusion: Towards a More Equal Society?
March 2009
5-7 Mar 2009Sydney, NSWAustralia and New Zealand Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abuse (ANZATSA) 5th Conference 2009 - Responses to Safeguarding Human Rights
May 2009
20-23 May 2009Hobart, Tas Family Day Care Australia National Conference 2009
24-26 May 2009Edmonton, Canada Family Centred Care
July 2009
8-9 Jul 2009 Wellington, New ZealandYoung New Zealanders: Connectedness and Wellbeing Email for details
August 2009
23-26 Aug 2009Saint Petersburg, RussiaXIIth ISPCAN European Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect - Right to Childhood: Role of Professionals in Child Abuse Prevention
23-26 Aug 2009Nova Scotia, Canada 5th World Congress on Family Law and Children's Rights
September 2009
13-16 Sep 2009Swansea, Wales BASPCAN 7th National Congress - Changing Landscapes, Emerging Challenges: Contemporary Issues in Safeguarding Children and Young People
27 Sep-2 Oct 2009Marrakech, MoroccoXXVI IUSSP International Population Conference
November 2009
15-18 Nov 2009Perth, WA2009 ISPCAN Asia Pacific Regional Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect Email for details

Note: Information about these conferences has been obtained from a variety of sources. No liability for the accuracy of dates or other content is assumed. For further information, please refer to the respective contact organisations.

If you would like your conference added to our website send an email to conferences@aifs.gov.au, or you can mail or fax the Web Officer at the Institute - see contact details.

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