The following list of forthcoming conferences focuses on family research, policy and related areas, and is updated fortnightly.
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 mail/ fax the Web Officer at the Institute
July 2009 |
| 1 Jul 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
Child protection dynamics |
| 2-4 Jul 2009 |
St Lucia, Qld |
Fifth Australian international conference on motherhood - The mother and history: Past and present |
| 2 Jul 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Home to school transitions for financially disadvantaged childrennew |
| 3 Jul 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Building blocks to safe sexual assault counselling (PDF 131 KB) |
| 4-11 Jul 2009 |
Prague, Czech Republic |
Summer school on crime, law and psychology |
| 6-8 Jul 2009 |
Adelaide, SA |
Australasian Human Development conference: 6th biennial ADHA conference |
| 6-9 Jul 2009 |
Johannesburg, South Africa |
Coordinated evidence-based responses to end sexual violence |
| 6-12 Jul 2009 |
Orlando, FL, USA |
Announcing smart marriages 13th annual conference |
| 8-9 Jul 2009 |
Wellington, NZ |
Young New Zealanders: Connectedness and wellbeing |
| 8-9 Jul 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
The Australian and New Zealand critical criminology conference |
| 8-9 Jul 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Promoting the value of play |
| 8-10 Jul 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
Australian social policy conference |
| 8-11 Jul 2009 |
Darwin, NT |
Daring to dream - Preferred futures
through home economics |
| 10 Jul 2009 |
Canberra, ACT |
Best practice for working with adults surviving child abuse |
| 15 Jul 2009 |
Bundaberg, Qld |
Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of abusive behaviours in childhood and adolescence (DOC) |
| 15-17 Jul 2009 |
Fremantle, WA |
11th Trans-Tasman community psychology conference (Exploring boundaries, expanding frontiers) |
| 15-19 Jul 2009 |
Canterbury, Kent, UK |
9th international conference on children's spirituality (DOC 162 KB) |
| 16-17 Jul 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
The 2009 HILDA survey research conference |
| 16-17 Jul 2009 |
Bridgewater, MA, USA |
National research conference on child and family programs and policy |
21-22 Jul 2009
23-24 Jul 2009
27-28 Jul 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic.
Canberra, ACT
Sydney, NSW |
Bridging the gap |
| 27 Jul 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Mind the baby: Working with vulnerable infants and their families (PDF 35 KB) |
| 30-31 Jul 2009 |
Bendigo, Vic. |
Rural Social Work Action Group (RSWAG) 9th biennial conference: Rural communities inspiring social care |
August 2009 |
| 3-4 Aug 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Children and the sexualised medianew |
| 4 Aug 2009 |
Adelaide, SA |
The 4th international conference on community health nursing research |
| 5-7 Aug 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
2009 housing researchers conference |
| 6-7 Aug 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
VCOSS Congress: Protecting social equity when the going gets toughnew |
7 Aug
28 Aug 2009 |
Darwin, NT
Perth, WA |
Best practice for working with adults surviving child abuse |
| 12-14 Aug 2009 |
Surfers Paradise, Qld |
10th international mental health conference: Moving forward - looking back |
| 18 Aug 2009 |
Lismore, NSW |
CCWT regional training forum in Child Protection Centre for Community Welfare Training |
| 19-22 Aug 2009 |
New Orleans, LA, USA |
The tenth crime mapping research conference |
| 23-26 Aug 2009 |
Perth, WA |
Making it happen! The sixth women and policing conference |
| 23-26 Aug 2009 |
Nova Scotia, Canada |
5th world congress on family law and children's rights |
| 24-26 Aug 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Survival skills for healthy families |
| 26-29 Aug 2009 |
Preston, UK |
‘Crime’, justice, and control: The challenge of recession (DOC 42 KB) (37th annual conference of the European Group for the Study of Deviance and Social Control) |
| 27-30 Aug 2009 |
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20th marriage and relationship educators' conference |
| 31 Aug-1 Sep 2009 |
Brisbane, Qld |
QCOSS conference 2009 – Stronger togethernew |
| 31 Aug-1 Sep 2009 |
Washington DC, USA |
Enhancing rigor in qualitative research: An in-depth introduction to grounded theory and focuses ethnographynew |
September 2009 |
| 1-4 Sep 2009 |
Perth, WA |
The MHS 19th annual conference: 'You, your family, your community, your mental health - The path ahead' |
| 2-4 Sep 2009 |
Brisbane, Qld |
Sisters inside conference |
| 2-4 Sep 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Transforming Australia for our children's future: Making prevention work - ARACY conference 2009 |
| 2-6 Sep 2009 |
Athens, Greece |
2009 World Mental Health Congress of the World Federation for Mental Health |
| 3 Sep 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
Loss and grief through child abuse and domestic violence |
| 7-8 Sep 2009 |
Rooty Hill, NSW |
Identify and respond to risk of harm |
| 7-9 Sep 2009 |
Brisbane, Qld |
2009 Australasian sexual health conference |
| 7-10 Sep 2009 |
Prato, Tuscany, Italy |
Children and the law: International approaches to children and their vulnerabilities
international conference |
| 9-11 Sep 2009 |
Alexandria, VA, USA |
National sexual assault conference |
| 9-12 Sep 2009 |
Brisbane, Qld |
Australasian HIV/AIDS Conference 2009 |
| 10-11 Sep 2009 |
Canberra, ACT |
12th national protective behaviours conference:
Connecting children and the community for a safe future |
| 13-16 Sep 2009 |
Swansea, Wales, UK |
BASPCAN 7th National Congress - Changing landscapes, emerging challenges:
Contemporary issues in safeguarding children and young people |
| 16-17 Sep 2009 |
Manchester, UK |
Turning personal: An interdisciplinary conference |
| 18 Sep 2009 |
Hobart, Tas. |
Best practice for working with adults surviving child abuse |
| 21-26 Sep 2009 |
San Diego, CA ,USA |
14th international conference on violence, abuse and trauma |
| 23-25 Sep 2009 |
Edinburgh, UK |
Changing times: Responding to sexually abusive behaviour, NOTA conference 2009 (The National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers) |
| 27 Sep-2 Oct 2009 |
Marrakech, Morocco |
XXVI IUSSP International Population Conference |
| 30 Sep-2 Oct |
Denver, CO, USA |
Responding to crime victims with disabilitiesnew |
October 2009 |
| 1-2 Oct 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
Familiarisation workshop for child protection trainers |
| 1-3 Oct 2009 |
Brisbane, Qld |
The Australasian Institute of Judicial Administration conference: Family and Domestic Violence (PDF 53 KB)new |
| 3-6 Oct 2009 |
Dubrovnik-Cavtat, Croatia |
Coping and resilience international conference (Brisbane Institute of Strengths Based Practice) |
| 6-9 Oct 2009 |
Newcastle, NSW |
National men’s health gathering 2009 |
| 8 Oct 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Partnerships with parents (PDF 233 KB) |
| 10-17 Oct 2009 |
Passau, Germany |
The economics of corruption: A university training in good governance and reform |
| 19-21 Oct 2009 |
Montreal, Canada |
Crime prevention across the world: Taking stock, evaluation, and future perspectives (PDF 65 KB) |
| 21 Oct 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic |
National conference on Australian prison issues |
| 21-22 Oct 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
PARKAS 2-day experiential training (PARKAS - Parents Accepting Responsibility Kids Are Safe)(PDF 439 KB) |
| 20-22 Oct 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
30th Australian family therapy conference 2009: Resilience and relationships |
| 26 Oct 2009 |
Edinburgh, Scotland |
Solo living seminar |
| 26-27 Oct 2009 |
Newcastle, NSW |
Strengthening connections - Building communities |
| 26-28 Oct 2009 |
Adelaide, SA |
Children of parents with a mental illness |
| 27 Oct 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
Child protection dynamics |
| 28-30 Oct 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
VOTA 2009 Conference |
| 29-30 Oct 2009 |
Shepparton, Vic. |
FECCA 2009 Conference (PDF 507 KB)new |
November 2009 |
| 2-3 Nov 2009 |
Canberra, ACT |
Australian Rural and Remote Mental Health Symposium - Mental health services and treatments in the aftermath of disaster in
rural and remote communities: Lessons from recent eventsnew |
| 3 Nov 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
Children as experts in their own lives: Child inclusive research |
| 4-5 Nov 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
Counting children in! Child indicators: Research, theory, policy and practice |
| 10 Nov 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Young people: Finding their way in a new era |
| 11-14 Nov 2009 |
San Francisco, CA, USA |
Families in a multicultural world - 2009 NCFR conference |
| 15-18 Nov 2009 |
Perth, WA |
2009 ISPCAN Asia Pacific regional conference on child abuse and neglect |
| 18-20 Nov 2009 |
Adelaide, SA |
2nd National Siblings Australia conference: Creating connections |
| 19-21 Nov 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic. |
Honoring the child, honoring equity 9: Children’s rights in research, policy and practice (PDF 76 KB) |
| 22-25 Nov 2009 |
Perth, WA |
Crime and justice challenges in the 21st century: Victims, offenders and communitiesnew |
| 24-26 Nov 2009 |
Sydney, NSW |
2nd Family Relationship Services Australia National Conference - Children and families: Reducing risk, building resiliencenew |
December 2009 |
| 1-3 Dec 2009 |
Newcastle, NSW |
The 2nd National Indigenous family & community strengths conference |
| 1-4 Dec 2009 |
Canberra, ACT |
The annual conference of The Australian Sociological Association 2009: The future of sociology |
| 3-4 Dec 2009 |
Melbourne, Vic |
2nd Growing Up in Australia: Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC) Research Conferencenew |
The Australian Institute of Family Studies holds biennial conferences on family research and policy.