Conference listing

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.

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2009

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		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

2010

May | June

May 2010
18-21 May 2010	Hobart, Tas.	Australian Women's Health Network 6th Australian women's health conference -The new national agenda
June 2010
16-18 Jun 2010	Edinburgh, Scotland	3rd international conference: Changing families in a changing world. Contact crfr.events@ed.ac.uk

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.

AIFS Conferences

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