Training, seminars, events

• Call for papers - Getting it together for Australia's children
  Start Date: 12 Aug 2008    End Date: 19 Sep 2008
  What role for parent and child centres? The Prime Minister raised the concept of parent-child centres prior to the 2020 summit. The 2009 NIFTeY/CCCH Conference, through papers, panel discussion and posters, wants to explore issues relating to the Parent-Child Centre concept.

• ANTSEL Video Online Conference
  Start Date: 18 Aug 2008    End Date: 31 Aug 2008
  ‘Leading Successful Schools: Sharing the Wisdom’. 18-31 August 2008. Association of Northern Territory School Educational Leaders. ANTSEL is pleased to invite you to ‘virtually attend’ (and maybe contribute a paper to) the first video online conference to be held for school leaders in Australia - and probably even the world.

• Redbank School Conference 2008
  Start Date: 21 Aug 2008    End Date: 22 Aug 2008
  Challenging Challenging Behaviours. A journey through Aspergers, brain development and learning, positive psychology, prisons, crime and murder. This is Redbank School's sixth annual conference. A must for teachers K - 12, counsellors and executive staff.

• A Place for Cyclists: Strategies for Promoting Safety
  Start Date: 05 Sep 2008    End Date: 05 Sep 2008
  NSW Injury Risk Management Research Centre and the City of Sydney are hosting a seminar and discussion regarding bicycle safety. Increased concern for the environment and skyrocketing petrol prices have more and more people pushing pedals on their way from A to B. Cycling, both for transport and recreation has health benefits that can be maximised by managing injury risks. This seminar is interested in infrastructure, attitudes and the role education can play.

• National Child Protection Week
  Start Date: 07 Sep 2008    End Date: 13 Sep 2008
  NAPCAN will use NCPW 08 as a focal point in an on-going national campaign to break the cycle of child abuse and neglect. 

• Towards a caring and non-violent community: a child's perspective
  Start Date: 07 Sep 2008    End Date: 10 Sep 2008
  

  The 17th ISPCAN International Congress 2008.

• Vulnerable Families: Parental Wellbeing
  Start Date: 10 Sep 2008    End Date: 10 Sep 2008
  This conference brings together international and local speakers showcasing evidence-based interventions and theory for supporting parent-child relationships within vulnerable families.

• SDN Children's Services Conference 2008
  Start Date: 12 Sep 2008    End Date: 12 Sep 2008
  SDN Children's Services is inviting you to join in the reshaping of early childhood services in Australia.

• Early Childhood Australia Biennial Conference. Children: A Nation's Capital
  Start Date: 03 Oct 2008    End Date: 06 Oct 2008
  

  The Early Childhood Australia conference is for all who are involved in supporting the growth, develoopment and learning of young children.

• Teddy Bears' Picnic
  Start Date: 19 Oct 2008    End Date: 19 Oct 2008
  The Teddy Bears' Picnic is the major fundraising event for The Children's Hospital at Westmead. This fun filled family day out includes a range of activities for the kids such as face painting, hair spraying, a giant sandpit, rides, jumping castles, live shows and much more!