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Time and place: , Belgium

The 8th Child in the City conference, a joint project of the Child in the City Foundation and the European Network of Child Friendly Cities (ENCFC), will be held 7 – 9 November 2016 at the University College in Ghent, Belgium.

Time and place: , Paris

The 1st Early Childhood Education Action Congress, hosted by the OECD and organized by Ensemble for Education, will be held on the 5th to 7th of June 2016, Paris, France. 

Time and place: , Venezuela

Forum CENDIF-UNIMET.  International Conference on Quality of Life and Sustainable Development. Caracas, Venezuela. 25 May 2016

Time and place: , Noida-NCR India

The Second biennial international conference "Improving Standards of Care for Alternative Child & Youth Care: Systems, Policies and Practices", will have special focus on South Asia, March 2016. 

Time and place: , Manizales, Colombia

The II Iberoamerican Biennial on Childhoods and Youth, focused on democratic change, social justice and peace building processes will be held on November 2016 in Manizales, Colombia. Registration for workshop is open until 18th December 2015

Time and place: , Harare, Zimbawe

The second CSSP International Conference 2015, organized by the Women’s University in Africa and supported by UNICEF Zimbabwe and the Swedish International Developmental Cooperation Agency (SIDA). will focus on Tracking child rights through researchDeadline for abstracts 30 July 2015.

Time and place: , University of Cape Town, South Africa

ISCI 2015 Conference  "From Welfare to Well-being: Child indicators in research, policy and practice" is hosted by Childwatch member the Children´s Institute, University of Capetown, in partnership with the African Child Policy Forum, UNICEF and the Poverty and Inequality Initiative of the University of Cape Town. Abstracts must be between 300 and 500 words. Deadline for abstracts 31 March 2015.

Time and place: , Toluca, Mexico

The 9th ISPCAN Latin American International Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect is hosted by the International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect (ISPCAN) and the Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico (UAEM). Early Bird Registration Deadline: 20 March 2015

Time and place: , Leiden Law School, Leiden University, The Netherlands

The Department of Child Law of Leiden University announces its International Conference 25 Years CRC at Leiden Law School, Leiden University, The Netherlands. International academics and professionals working in the field of children’s rights and related fields are invited to submit abstracts of papers of max. 300 words before the 1st of April 2014.

Time and place: , Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland

The EES 2014 Biennial Conference will take place in Dublin from 1 to 3 October 2014 in the Convention Centre Dublin, Ireland. Its theme ( “Evaluation for an Equitable Society") encompasses key evaluation principles Independence, Partnership and Participation.

Time and place: , Copenhagen, Denmark

13th European Scientific Association for Residential and Foster Care for Children and Adolescents Conference (EUSARF) 2014 is organized by SFI – The Danish National Centre for Social Research. The conference aims at providing the scientists with new tools and knowledge that can make a difference for vulnerable and troublesome children and their families.

Time and place: , University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado, USA

The National Organization of Circumcision Information Resource Centers (USA), Intact America, Genital Autonomy (UK and Australia), and the Sexpo Foundation (Finland) present the 13th International Symposium on Genital Autonomy and Children’s Rights. Abstract deadline December 15, 2013.

Time and place: , Melbourne, Australia

The convening of the 20th International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2014) in Melbourne, Australia, in July 2014 is the premier gathering for those working in the field of HIV, as well as policymakers, people living with HIV and others committed to ending the epidemic. It represents the opportunity to highlight the diverse nature of the Asia Pacific region’s HIV epidemic and the unique responses to it.

Time and place: , Istanbul, Turkey

The 19th International Play Association Triennial World Conference will be held between 20-23 May 2014 with the theme of “Access to Play”, hosted by Active Living Association. Deadline for submission of abstracts: 31 December 2013

Time and place: , Hyatt Regency New Orleans, USA

The Children’s Bureau’s Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (OCAN) is pleased to announce the 19th National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect. The conference theme is Making Meaningful Connections.  We will also celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) at the Conference. Submission Deadline: August 5 2013.

Time and place: , Free University of Bozen/Bolzano – EURAC

When the very idea of welfare state is undermined, researchers, scholars, practitioners  in social work are challenged to connect their endeavours to the core of  social work mission and the support of social solidarity.

Time and place: , Prague, Czech Republic

This global research project seeks to explore the concept of genuine ‘engagement’ within the overarching framework of ‘creativity’.

Deadline for Abstracts: Friday 11th October 2013

Time and place: , UAM, Xochimilco, Mexico D.F

Childwatch Key Institution, El Programa Infancia, invites you to the free colloquium: Childhoods of Southern Mexico at La Universidad Autonoma Metropolitana. Research results will be presented along with publications on the main theme. El Programa Infancia invita al próximo coloquio gratuito "Infancias del Sur de México" donde se presentarán los resultados de investigaciones y varios libros sobre el tema.

Time and place: , Nairobi, Kenya

The Child Adoption Network – East Africa is pleased to announce the First Child Adoption Conference in East Africa that will bring together scholars, Government ministries, policy makers, childcare and child protection personnel, the legal fraternity, adoption service personnel, parents, adoptees and other adoption stakeholders. The theme of the conference will be “East African families for East Africa’s children.”

Time and place: , Jerusalem, Israel

This conference - the seventh after Amsterdam (1998), Washington (2001), London (2004), Vienna (2007), Bangalore (2010) and Poland (2011) offers a world-wide platform dealing with health problems of children caused by important environmental influences. Abstract deadline: 1st of August.

Time and place: , VENUE & LOCATION: MGPPU (Moscow State University of Psychology and Education)

This conference aims to discuss the problems and achievements of foreign and domestic science and practice in prevention, intervention, rehabilitation, and support for children at risk. 

Time and place: , Milan, Italy

The main aim of the conference is to promote wide recognition of children’s agency, empowerment and influence on their own lives, their families and communities and the society as a whole. Children are fully fledged citizens with a voice of their own, not mere recipients or passive dependents of decisions made by others on their behalf.

Time and place: , Kenyatta University Conference Centre • Nairobi, Kenya

Re-claiming the Indigenous Child, Family and Community; Pedagogies of Place - This 21st conference is the first to be held on the African continent. The Host Committee has planed experiences that will acquaint you with local and national programs for children and an introduction to the cultures of Kenya.

Time and place: , Vanderbijlpark, South Africa

Call for Abstracts and Invitation to Register: Optentia Research Programme at the Vanderbijlpark Campus of North-West University is pleased to announce that it will be hosting the 2nd South African Symposium on Positive Social Sciences 2013: Towards Thriving Youth on 28-29 October 2013 in Vanderbijlpark, South Africa. Workshops will be presented on 30 October 2013.

Time and place: , Aga Khan University - Institute for Educational Development, East Africa

The Aga Khan University – Institute for Educational Development, East Africa will host its Annual Research Institute. This year’s theme, Towards Contextually Relevant Early Years Care and Education, will focus on culturally responsive early childhood care and education in East Africa.