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City Hall, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, 29th September - 1st October 2008

Early Intervention and Prevention

Argument
Each year the International Forum for Child Welfare (IFCW) holds an international conference known as the WorldForum, which is co-hosted by one of its member organisations. The 19th WorldForum is being held in Cardiff, Wales and is being co-hosted by Children in Wales. The broad theme of the WorldForum 2008 is ‘Early Intervention and Prevention’.

Contact:

EUROCHILD AISBL
Michelle Deaves (IFCW Conference Administrator)
Children In Wales, 25 Windsor Place, Cardiff CF10 3BZ
Tel: +44 (0) 29 20342434, Fax: 029 20 343134
e-mail: worldforum2008@childreninwales.org.uk
Web site: http://www.worldforum2008.org/index/worldforum-2008
http://www.eurochild.org/index.php?id=20&L=0

Luxemburg, 25 - 26 September 2008

Safer Internet Forum

Argument
The Safer Internet Forum is a European discussion forum for representatives of industry, law enforcement authorities, child welfare organisations and policy makers to exchange experience and knowledge. It provides a platform for national co-regulatory or self-regulatory bodies to discuss ways in which industry can contribute to creating a safer online environment for children and fight against distribution of illegal content, such as child abuse material. Information on the topics of age verification, cross media rating and classification, and online social networking will be also collected through a public consultation, lauched by the European Commission. The purpose of the public consultation is to gather the knowledge and views of all relevant stakeholders (including public bodies, child safety and consumer organisations, industry). The gathered information will be fed into the forum. The consultation will be open until 31 July 2008 (http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/index_en.htm).

Programme:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/docs/pub_consult_age_rating_sns/pc_2008_info_questions_en.pdf

Registration:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/mailing_list_form/index_en.htm

Contact:
European Commission
L-2920 Luxembourg
Directorate-General for Information Society and Media
Unit E-6 Safer Internet and eContent
For the attention of Mr Richard Swetenham
E-mail: saferinternetconsultation@ec.europa.eu
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/contact/index_en.htm
Website:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/activities/sip/si_forum/index_en.htm

Ghent-Antwerp (Belgium), 8 - 19 September 2008

International Interdisciplinary Course. Children’s Rights in a Globalized World: From Principles to Practice

Argument
The International Interdisciplinary Course Children’s Rights in a Globalized World: From Principles to Practice wants to make an active contribution to the proliferation and promotion of the CRC and its underlying values and aims at critical refection on children’s rights. Co-hosted by Children in Wales (Eurochild member) at the City Hall of Cardiff, Wales/UK. This conference will explore and share knowledge and information on promising practices and innovative approaches to Early Intervention and Prevention. Presentations and Workshops will highlight practical and evidence-based solutions. After a multidisciplinary introduction to children’s rights, with a particular focus on the CRC, implementation strategies and methodologies will be explored. Six broad themes will be addressed from a children’s rights perspective: education, health, child protection, poverty, child labour and migration.

Draft programme: http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.ICCR&n=61129

Course secretariat
Ms. Terry Amssoms
Faculty of Law University of Antwerp
Venusstraat 23
B-2000 Antwerp, Belgium
Terry.amssoms@ua.ac.be
More information:
Ms. Kathy Vlieghe
Children’s rights centre
Department of Social Welfare - University of Ghent
H. Dunantlaan 2
9000 Ghent, Belgium
Kathleen.Vlieghe@UGent.be
web site: http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.ICCR

Stockholm, 8-10 September 2008

Building a Europe for and with children – Towards a strategy from 2009-2011

Argument
In the framework of the Swedish chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers and with the support of the Nordic Council of Ministers, the Council of Europe and the Swedish Government will jointly organise a conference in Stockholm, to be held from 8-10 September 2008 on the theme of “Building a Europe for and with children – Towards a Strategy for 2009-2011”. The conference will gather representatives from governments, international organisations and institutions, NGOs and professional networks, parliamentarians, local authorities, ombudspersons, judges and children’s advocates as well as young people. Three technical seminars will be held on the first day followed by high level plenary sessions on days two and three.

Draft programme: http://www.coe.int/t/transversalprojects/children/First_announcement/firstannoucnement_en.asp

Contact:
Council of Europe

Hong Kong, China, 7-10 September 2008

XVII ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect. Towards a Caring and Non-Violent Community: A Child's Perspective

Argument
Children around the world face different forms of maltreatment: some unique to their locations and many more that transcend cultures and nations. ISPCAN congresses provide a unique opportunity for professionals all over the world to meet, discuss their concerns, learn from each other and support each other. Apart from stopping and preventing abuse and neglect, the theme of the XVIIth ISPCAN Congress hopes to stimulate participants to move the world "Towards a caring and non-violent community" emphasizing "a child's perspective" along the way.

Draft programme: http://www.ispcan.org/congress2008/registration.html

Contact:
Congress Secretariat
245 W. Roosevelt Rd, Building 6, Suite 39
West Chicago, IL 60185 USA
Tel:1.630.876.6913
Fax: 1.630.876.6917
Email: congress2008@ispcan.org
Website: www.ispcan.org/congress2008

York, United Kingdom, July 1 2008

Children’s Rights and Participation: What Preconditions? What Rights? What Outcomes? What Next?

Argument
Children and young people have been working with the Children’s Rights Alliance for England’s Get ready for Geneva project to campaign for children’s rights in England to be respected and better protected. Through the project, children and young people are being engaged in the United Nations reporting process for the Convention on the Rights of the Child, and supported to bring about real and lasting change in their lives, their communities, and in public policy. Get ready for Geneva is led by children and young people, who are fully involved in its design, delivery and evaluation.

Contact: jkp2@york.ac.uk - telephone 01904 434398 Website:http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/spru/news/rights.html

Strasbourg, June 26-27, 2008

Colloque Europeen: ‘International Family Mediation, an asset for Europe’

Argument
The progressive internationalisation of family ties as well as the complexity caused by geographical isolation and legal, linguistic and cultural differences can exacerbate conflicts and disputes when parents live in two different countries. International co-operation plays a key role in efforts to preserve children’s ties with both their parents and avoid dramatic cases of international abduction. In collaboration with Rescif, a French association, which provides services and training in family mediation, the Council of Europe has decided to organize an event on this issue, in order to mark the tenth anniversary of Recommendation (98)1 of the Committee of Ministers on family mediation and the recent drawing up of guidelines in this field.
The conference will discuss on the current practices of the partners involved in the process, the role of the children, the skills which family mediators should be learning and the needs to be done to foster the growth of family mediation in Europe.

Programme: http://www.rescif.com/ressources/ColloqueMediation.pdf

Contact and registration:
Association RESCIF – 160, route du Polygone - 67100 Strasbourg
Tel. : 03 88 25 33 64 Fax : 03 88 25 05 59
Email : contact@rescif.com
Website: http://www.rescif.com/

London, June 26, 2008

Participation Works Training: Building a Culture of Participation

Argument
Participation Works will be delivering a Building a Culture of Participation course.This course aims to equip individuals with basic theory and practical approaches to participation, to help them build a culture of participation.Building a Culture of Participation explores how an organisation’s culture can be established to support children and young people’s active and meaningful participation across the organisation The course is supported by an in-depth research and handbook, which was originally created by the National Children’s Bureau and PK Research Consultancy for the DCSF. It is based on developing skills and knowledge in participation, involving self and organisational analysis as well as action planning. This course may lead on to gaining one to one advice and support from an approved Participation Works consultant.

Draft programme and registration: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/112625867
Contact:
Tel: 0845 603 6725
e-mail: enquiries@participationworks.org.uk
Web site: http://www.participationworks.org.uk

Brussels, June 25, 2008

Policies for Today's Families: Towards a Framework for Assessing Family Policies in the EU

Argument
The purpose of this seminar is to start building a solid platform for mutual learning in the area of family policies. The focus will be on the most relevant comparative data describing the outcomes and policy inputs. This should help build a framework which will allow policy makers in the Member States to assess their own policy mix by reference to that of other countries, thus allowing them to identify scope for improvement and, possibly, find the most effective policy instruments. The seminar is an opportunity to look at work in progress and in particular the joint OECD/Commission project aimed at developing a framework for assessing family policies linked to the OECD's family database. The seminar will also bring together the members of the Commission's Expert Group on Demography Issues and key stakeholder representatives.

Programme and registration: Programme (.pdf) - Reply form(.doc)

Contact:
Ms Maryse Huet (maryse.huet@ec.europa.eu - tel.: +32.2.29.96712)
Website:http://ec.europa.eu/

Croatia, June 15, 2008

Raise your hand against smacking! A Council of Europe initiative against corporal punishment of children

Argument
The Third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe decided to launch a programme of action to eliminate all forms of violence against children. Corporal punishment is the most widespread form of violence against children, and it is in response to this that the Council of Europe is now launching a Europe-wide initiative calling for its abolition in all settings – schools, penal systems, alternative care structures and the home. This is also concrete follow-up to the recommendations contained in the United Nations Secretary–General’s Study on Violence against Children, which has set 2009 as the target date for achieving universal abolition of corporal punishment.We are basing our actions on three pillars – legal reform, positive parenting and awareness raising – none of which can be neglected if abolition is to be achieved in both law and practice.

Strasbourg - France, May 27-29, 2008

Congress session: street children and child in the city

Argument:
Protecting street children: a priority for Europe's towns and cities In the course of its proceedings, the Congress called upon the local and regional authorities and the governments to implement a proper concerted policy to protect street children who are victims of exploitation and violence. Although there are no exact figures for the children affected, the extent of the phenomenon is alarming in European towns. The members of the Congress stressed the need to carry out effective data gathering and to deploy long-term local plans of action. The Congress also welcomed the Programme ''Building a Europe for and with children'' conducted by the Council of Europe, seeking to protect their fundamental rights.

Contact:
Communication Unit of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities
Tel: Tel: +33 (0)3 90 21 49 36; Fax: +33 (0)3 88 41 27 51
Email: congress.com@coe.int
Website: www.coe.int/congress
https://wcd.coe.int

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