LAST CHANCE to register for the first Annual Children and the Media National Conference

 
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER

DIGITAL ENVIRONMENTS AND DEVELOPING MINDS:
RESEARCH AND STRATEGIES FOR PROFESSIONALS,
PRODUCERS AND POLICY MAKERS.

Do not miss your last chance to participate in this important and timely conference as the leading experts in the field come together to discuss outcomes and research on this global topic impacting each and everyone one of our students and children.

Digital environments are different.  The devices are portable, accessible and very persuasive.  The content grabs children’s attention, and doesn't want to let it go.  How do we ensure that these environments support and don't hinder children’s development? What’s the research telling us?

The Australian Council on Children and the Media [ACCM] and The Australian Council for Educational Leaders [ACEL] with the first Annual Children the Media National Conference combine to co-present a new 1 day national conference that brings these conversations, issues and research to the forefront of discussion across leaders, professionals, producers and policy makers.

This agenda will present a conference which:

  1. highlights the importance of children meeting their developmental milestones;
  2. captures and examines current controversies about whether the digital environment is disrupting childhood, and whether the benefits outweigh the risks?
  3. bridges the gap between the considerable and useful body of research on children’s relationships with screens, and the audiences who need to have the information and would benefit from it – children’s professionals in health, education and welfare, parents, producers of children’s media, technology companies, policy-makers and government decision-makers;
  4. provides quality presentations by well-established and respected researchers, academics and professionals that encourage and provoke decision-makers and producers to understand the ways in which media use can interfere with the attainment by children of their developmental milestones.  
  5. emphasises that what best supports children’s optimal development is a strong and consistent relationship with their carers;
  6. puts children’s rights and needs at the heart of all discussions

Senior Australian of the Year 2019: Advocate Children’s Rights and Child Abuse Prevention

Since starting her career as a paediatrician in 1972, Dr Sue Packer AM has worked tirelessly to advocate for the rights of children. Sue has been a leader in child abuse prevention and treatment and a champion of the importance of early childhood environments for the developing brain.

Since starting her career as a paediatrician in 1972, Dr Sue Packer AM has worked tirelessly to advocate for the rights of children in our healthcare system and in the wider community.

Associate Professor, Director, Center for research on Children, Adolescents, and the Media (CcaM), Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam

Jessica Taylor Piotrowski, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR) at the University of Amsterdam (UvA).

She is the Director of the Center for research on Children, Adolescents, and the Media (CcaM), the Program Group Leader for Youth & Media Entertainment at ASCoR, and recently completed a 4-year term as the Chair of Children, Adolescents, and the Media division of the International Communication Association – the largest academic division of children and media scholars worldwide.

Research Director of the Usable Security and Privacy group, International Computer Science Institute (ICSI)

Serge Egelman is the Research Director of the Usable Security and Privacy group at the International Computer Science Institute (ICSI), which is an independent research institute affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley.

He conducts research to help people make more informed online privacy and security decisions, and is generally interested in consumer protection. This has included improvements to web browser security warnings, authentication on social networking websites, and most recently, privacy on mobile devices.

Associate Professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast

Dr Michael Nagel is an Associate Professor at the University of the Sunshine Coast where he teaches and researches in the areas of neurodevelopment, cognition, behaviour and learning. He is the author of thirteen books on child development and learning used by teachers and parents in over twenty countries.

Dr Nagel has delivered over 300 workshops and seminars for parents and teachers nationally and internationally.

President of the Australian Council on Children and the Media

Elizabeth is the President of the Australian Council on Children and the Media, and a long-time advocate of regulations and policies to protect children’s interests as media users. As a Professor of Law at Flinders University, she has conducted research exploring the intersections between human rights, public health, consumer protection and media regulation.

This work has focussed on advertising and marketing, especially of food and beverages, but has also extended to classification of violent content.

Date: 28th October 2019

Time:
Main Agenda Session : 8.30am – 5pm

Location:
Sydney Masonic Centre
Morning Tea, Lunch and Afternoon Tea provided.

Cost: (including GST)
Registration: $550
Combine and save with ACEL Membership: $690
Group Rates:
(2) - $470pp
(3) - $440 pp
(4) - $400 pp
(5+) - $380 pp

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The Australian Council on Children and the Media supports families, industry and decision makers in building and maintaining an enjoyable media environment that fosters the health, safety and wellbeing of Australian children.

Committed to promoting better choices and providing stronger voices in children's media.

 

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