Conference listing

The following list of forthcoming conferences focuses on family research, policy and related areas. If you would like your conference added to our website, contact conferences or mail/ fax the Web Manager at the Institute.

This page is updated on a fortnightly basis and was last modified on 4 February 2010. Recent additions are highlighted with a "new" tag.

 

February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October

February 2010
1-28 February Online forum Sexual Violence Research Initiative discussion forum: Developing effective therapeutic and programming strategies for the care and support of male survivors of conflict-related sexual violencenew
1-5 February Santa Fe, NM, USA Investigation and prosecution of child fatalities and physical abuse
4-5 February St Andrews, UK Neighbourhood effects: Theory and evidence (Seminar series)
6 February Melbourne, Vic. Men matter! A family and community relationships workshop for Muslim men. Email silc@islamicwomenswelfare.org.au
6-7 February Canberra, ACT Sentencing criminal offenders
8 February Melbourne, Vic. Sustainable models and integrated practice in Victorian Children’s Centres. Email catherine.archer@rch.org.au
8-12 February Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Sexuality, HIV and AIDS in Africa
10 February Edinburgh, Scotland Families today: Where are we now?
15-18 February Cairns, Qld Indigenous offenders: General, family and sexual violence risk assessment and risk management workshop (PDF 737 KB)
17 February Melbourne, Vic. Conducting focus groups with CALD communities
17-18 February Brisbane, Qld Helping families change conference
17-19 February Toronto, Canada Best Start Resource Centre Annual Conference
18-20 February Auckland, NZ International conference on infant, toddler and preschool mental health
22-23 February Dallas, TX, USA 24th annual conference on prevention of child abuse
23 February Melbourne, Vic. Return on investment: Where is the community sector making the biggest change?
23 February Edinburgh, Scotland Children’s rights – Looking ahead with 2020 vision
23-24 February Melbourne, Vic. Community engagement in policy development
24 February Birmingham, UK What helps children? Evidence based analysis for family court
24-25 February Manchester, UK Sex crimes and vulnerable adults
24-26 February Dallas, TX, USA National summit on interpersonal violence and abuse across the lifespan: Forging a shared agenda, National partnership to end interpersonal violence across the lifespannew
26-28 February Singapore 2010 international conference on behavioral, cognitive and psychological sciences

March 2010
8-10 March Dallas, TX, USA Conference on crimes against womennew
9 March Hamilton, Scotland Families as learning partners
10 March Sydney, NSW Counting the cost: Building capacitynew
11 March 9 am-4 pm EST Australia First international online child sexual abuse prevention conference
11 March Melbourne, Vic. Children’s mental health – Prevention, early detection and early intervention. Email training.ccch@rch.org.au
12-14 March Malta Empowering families as sustainable partners in social policy (PDF 306 KB)
15 March Melbourne, Vic. Community systems that facilitate improved outcomes in children. Email training.ccch@rch.org.au
17 March Sydney, NSW Tightening the safety net in the context of family lawnew
17 March Melbourne, Vic Palliative care in cross-cultural contexts
17-20 March Buenos Aires, Argentina XVIII World International Family Therapy Association Congress: Global sharing in challenging times
19 March Sydney, NSW Growing up fast and furious: Reviewing the impacts of violent and sexualised media on children
22-25 March Huntsville, AL, USA 26th national symposium on child abuse
24-26 March Brisbane, Qld Challenging silence
24-26 March Melbourne, Vic. Working communities international congress: Uniting to improve social and economic participation
30-31 March Brisbane, Qld Improving social determinants of Indigenous health
31 March Sydney, NSW Australian workplace conferencenew

April 2010
8-10 April Melbourne, Vic. Navigating the maze: Cybersafety and wellbeing solutions for schoolsnew
10 April Sydney, NSW Victims no longer
15 April Preston, UK Issues in safeguarding refugee children
11-16 April Melbourne, Vic. Healthy parks, healthy people
19-20 April Crawley, WA The nature of play: Kidsafe playground conference
19-21 April Atlanta Georgia, USA International conference on sexual assault, domestic violence and stalking
24 April Perth, WA Victims no longer
28 April Darwin, NT Victims no longer

May 2010
3-4 May Prague, Czech Republic Good sex, bad sex: Sex law, crime and ethics
4-7 May Melbourne, Vic. Non-adversarial justice: Implications for the legal system and society conference
6 May Christchurch, NZ 12th annual early childhood research symposium
17-19 May Jacksonville, FL, USA Prevent child abuse America national conference - Changing the way we think about prevention: making children our priority
18-21 May Hobart, Tas. Australian Women's Health Network 6th Australian women's health conference - The new national agenda
19-20 May Mackay, Qld National Indigenous family violence prevention forum
20 May London, UK Promoting resilience with disabled children and their families: effective assessment, support and intervention (PDF 36 KB)
20-22 May Canberra, ACT Early Childhood Intervention Australia (ECIA) biennial conference
24-25 May Melbourne, Vic. Awakening the voice of families in services policy and politics

June 2010
3-4 June Singapore International conference on economic stress, human capital, and families in Asia: Research and policy challenges
7-9 June Melbourne, Vic. Diversity in health
7-10 June Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Pathways to resilience II: The social ecology of resilience
14-18 June Ithaca, NY, USA National data archive on child abuse and neglect: Summer research institute
16-18 June Edinburgh, Scotland 3rd international conference: Changing families in a changing world. Contact crfr.events@ed.ac.uk
21-23 June Staffordshire, UK Gender, Work and Organization 2010 - 6th biennial international interdisciplinary conference (PDF 301 KB)
23-26 June Copenhagen, Denmark 5th European conference on positive psychology

July 2010
1-2 July Sydney, NSW Australian and New Zealand critical criminology conference
7-9 July Melbourne, Vic. 11th Australian Institute of Family Studies conference (PDF 99 KB)
8-11 July Orlando, FL, USA Smart marriages 14th annual conference
9-11 July Brisbane, Qld Coping resilience and hope building
11-13 July Portsmouth, NH, USA International family violence and child victimization research conferencenew
11-16 July Melbourne, Vic. 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology
11-17 July Gothenburg, Sweden Sociology on the move
21-23 July Bridgewater, MA, USA 3rd national research conference on child and family programs and policy
23-25 July Sydney, NSW Australasian Better Boards Conference: The changing climate of nonprofit governance
27-29 July Alice Springs, NT 2010 SNAICC National Conference

August 2010
2-4 August Sydney, NSW ACWA 2010 Conference: Building a child friendly Australia: Responding to vulnerable familiesnew
18-20 August Surfers Paradise, Qld 11th International Mental Health Conference: Depression and anxiety
28-29 August Hobart, Tas. National foster carers' conference (PDF 255 KB)

September 2010
1-3 September Brisbane, Qld The 6th National Homelessness Conferencenew
7-9 September Adelaide, SA 10th National Mediation Conference
7-9 September Brighton, UK Work, employment and society conferencenew
22-25 September Groningen, Netherlands InsideOut: How interventions in child and family care work
26-29 September Honolulu, USA XVIII ISPCAN International Congress on child abuse and neglectnew
29 September - 2 October Adelaide, SA Early childhood Australia national conferencenew

October 2010
4-5 October
7-9 October
13-15 October		 Perth, WA
Melbourne, Vic.
Sydney, NSW		 The compassion power model for working with violence (PDF 143 KB)new

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.

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