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Conference
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The Organising
Committee for the 2nd International Conference of the
International Society for Child Indicators (ISCI 2009) and the
Children as Experts in their Own Lives Symposium would like to
announce that the call for abstracts deadline has been
extended until Friday 5 June
2009. |
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2nd
International Conference of
the International Society
for Child Indicators |
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The theme for the
ISCI 2009 conference program is 'Counting Children In! Child
Indicators: Research, Theory, Policy and Practice'.
Abstracts will be
accepted under the following
themes:
- Theoretical,
conceptual and empirical issues in the development of child
indicators
- Measurement
issues at levels of individual, family, community and
globally
- What is
measured or counted?
- Who decides
what is measured or counted (perspectives of all
stakeholders including children and young people)?
- How are
indicators being used (potential uses and abuses)
- Diversity as a
challenge to construction and implementation of indicators
(taking account of age, gender, ability, culture, geography
and socio economic status).
If you would like
to submit an abstract to be considered for an oral or poster
presentation please click
here. |
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The
Children as Experts in their Own Lives
Symposium |
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The theme for the
Children as Experts in their Own Lives Symposium program is
'Child Inclusive Research'.
Abstracts will be
accepted under the following
themes:
- Research with
children and young people
- Research by
children and young people.
If you would like
to submit an abstract to be considered for an oral or poster
presentation please click
here.
Full instructions
on how to submit an abstract can be found on the website www.isci09.com. |
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Keynote
Speakers |
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The ISCI 2009
Organising Committee is proud to announce the 2009 keynote
speakers for both the Conference and the Symposium as:
2nd
International Conference of the International Society for
Child Indicators
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 Dr
William P. O'Hare
Senior
Fellow, The Annie E.Casey Foundation
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biography
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 Professor
Fiona Stanley AC
FAA,
FASSA, MSc, MD, FFPHM, FAFPHM, FRACP, FRANZCOG, Hon DSc,
Hon DUniv, Hon FRACGP, Hon MD, Hon FRCPCH
Director,
Telethon Institute for Child Health Research
Chair,
Australian Research Alliance for Children
and Youth
Professor, School of Paediatrics and Child Health,
University of
Western
Australia, Perth,
Australia
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biography
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 Enrico
Giovannini
Director
of Statistics and Chief Statistician, Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Development
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biography
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 Dr
Matthew Stagner
Executive
Director, Chapin Hall
Senior Lecturer, Irving B.
Harris School of Public Policy Studies
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biography
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 Professor
Lenore Manderson
Research
Professor, School of Psychology, Psychiatry and
Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and
Health Sciences, and the School of Political and Social
Inquiry, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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biography
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 Professor
Kate Yeong-Tsyr
Graduate
Institute of
Social Work,
National Taiwan
Normal University, Taiwan
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biography
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 Dr
Jeff Nelson
Collaborative
Indigenous Research Centre for Learning and Educare
Southern Cross University,
Lismore
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biography
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 Professor
Gary Melton
Professor
& Director Institute on Family & Neighborhood
Life, Clemson University, McAlister Square
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biography
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Children
as Experts in their Own Lives
Symposium |
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 Professor
Mary Kellett
Professor
and Director of Childhood and Youth at the Open
University, UK
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biography
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 Lyn
Campbell
Commissioner,
New
Zealand Families
Commission
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biography
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 Professor
Susan Danby
School
of Early Childhood Queensland University of Technology
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biography
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 Gillian
Calvert
NSW
Commissioner for Children and Young People
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biography
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 Danielle
Domanski
CREATE
Foundation
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biography
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Registration |
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Registration for
the ISCI 2009 Conference and the Childrens Symposium will be
available in May 2009.
For full
registration rates and entitlements please visit the
conference website at www.isci09.com.
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Sponsorship
and exhibition |
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Interested in
sponsoring or exhibiting at the ISCI 2009? By aligning your
company with the conference you will be provided with the
opportunity to consolidate corporate relationships and expose
your staff to their key markets. ISCI 2009 will assist you in
achieving strategic goals by providing you with direct
exposure to your target market.
The ISCI 2009
sponsorship and exhibition team would be delighted to discuss
with you the promotional opportunities available and would be
happy to tailor a package that suits your specific
requirements.
Early confirmation
of your support for the conference will ensure an even higher
level of exposure as your logo can be included in the
extensive promotional campaign implemented in the lead up to
the conference. Please contact the Sponsorship Manager at [log in to unmask]
for further information.
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For
any further enquiries on any aspect of the conference please
contact:
ISCI 2009
Conference Secretariat
ICMS Australasia, GPO Box
3270
Sydney NSW 2001
Phone: +61
2 9254 5000
Fax: +61 2 9251 3552
Email: [log in to unmask] |
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