NRSDC Youth Conference 2007
`From Rhetoric to
Reality’- A focus on regional and
rural young people.
September 12-13, Ballina Beach Resort
Are you a young person, service provider from the
youth sector, or researcher who
is interested in sharing your understandings of the
opportunities and challenges
facing young people in Rural and Regional Australia?
Then you are invited to attend the:
NRSDC Youth Conference 2007
`From Rhetoric to Reality- A
focus on regional and rural young people'.
September 12-13, Ballina Beach Resort
Contact Valerie or Brett for more information or to
register in the conference on
02 66223030 or admin@nrsdc.org.au. NRSDC welcomes a
range of sponsorship
opportunities. Please contact NRSDC for further
information about how you can be
a sponsor of this worthwhile event.
Specific areas of Interest will include: ATSI young
people, youth homelessness,
family conflict, community building, youth participation,
education and employment,
networking/partnerships, youth workshops, local,
national and international research
into youth homelessness. There will be artistic
workshops for young people including
writing, dance, music, film making, and visual arts,
and youth panels for discussion.
Keynote speakers will include Indigenous designer
Alison Page from the New Inventors,
actor Ian Stenlake from Stingers, Mayor Brian Eldridge
from the National Youth Commission,
and Professor Rick van der Zwan from Southern Cross
University.
CALL FOR
PAPERS / PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Closing Date: Monday 16 July
2007
CONFERENCE
AIMS
The NRSDC are eager to attract
a wide spectrum of topics and areas of interest to the delegates that highlight
the challenges and issues for young people in regional and rural areas but
focusing on programs and initiatives that are achieving positive outcomes.
TARGET
AUDIENCE
Youth Workers
·
NGO’s,
·
Policy makers and
planners from Local, Commonwealth and State Government;
·
Industry
representatives; eg schools, higher and vocational education providers and
employment assistance agencies
·
Young people
·
Researchers
SOME
CONFERENCE THEMES
·
Examine the reality for
regional and rural people aged 12 to 24 in a positive way.
·
Challenges and
opportunities for young Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people
·
Early Intervention -
What is it and are we achieving it?
·
Family Conflict and
Young People
·
Youth Homelessness
·
Health & Wellbeing
·
Develop the skills and
resources for services assisting young people.
·
Discuss future
directions in Youth services.
·
Showcase and evaluate
programs and initiatives that work.
·
Working together for
better outcomes
·
8 to 12 years old -
Children or Youth?
CONFERENCE
STREAMS
·
Local & national
research.
·
Programs, initiatives
and partnerships
·
Opportunities for the
future.
·
Challenges facing the
service sector.
·
Case studies/in-depth
discussion/workshops
·
Youth Participation -
Case studies/in-depth discussion/workshops and activities for young people
ACADEMIC
/ RESEARCH AND PROGRAM PRESENTATION ABSTRACTS FULL PAPERS
Full papers must
be submitted and will be published electronically on a conference CD and /or
the NRSDC website. Guidelines on full paper submission will be distributed if
your abstract is accepted.
TYPE
OF PRESENTATION (All
presentation modes require an abstract to be submitted – per guidelines
below)
1. Key note or
Plenary: 30 minute presentation with 10
minutes for question / discussion time or,
2. Oral
Presentation: 30 minute presentation for
concurrent session including 5 minutes for question time or, 40 minute
presentation for concurrent session including 10 minutes for question time.
3. Poster
Presentation: Posters should be clear and able to
be read from at least one metre distance. The poster should contain: study
objective, methods, results and conclusion/s. Author/s may provide handout
material relating to their poster.
ABSTRACT
GUIDELINES
Document
format: Microsoft Word, A4 paper, Arial font,
single spacing, justified for body of text. Maximum of 300 words.
TITLE
The abstract title should be short, informative and contain the
major key words. It should be in upper case, Arial, BOLD, 12 pt size, and right
and left justified.
AUTHORS
Abstract Titles should be followed by authors’ last name and
first initial (with the presenting author in bold). Superscript numbers must be
used to indicate the author’s institution, followed by city and state.
ABSTRACT
TEXT Abstract
text must be in Arial, 10pt size, single-spaced and justified. Abstracts are to
be a maximum of 300 words, including references. There is to be a maximum of 2
references. Use standard abbreviations only. Within the body of the abstract,
when using abbreviations spell out the name in full at the first mention and
follow with the abbreviation in parenthesis. Abbreviations may be used in the
title, provided the name in full is outlined in the body of the abstract.
Capitalise the first letter of trade names.
REVIEW
OF ABSTRACTS All
abstracts will be reviewed by Conference Advisory Group. Authors will be notified
if the abstract is accepted and of the presentation format (oral, poster or
symposium) by 13 July 2007.
WORKSHOPS
- DISCUSSION FORUMS AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES The
NRSDC are also seeking expressions of interest to facilitate workshops,
Discussion Forums and Activities aimed at all delegates or the delegates under
24 years old only. All interested individuals or organisations should include a
short proposal no more than 300 words, outlining its aims, process and
requirements. Attached to the proposal should be individual and/or the
organisation
HOW TO SUBMIT Abstract submissions are
to be received no later than 5pm Mon 9 July 2007. Conference Submission email:
admin@nrsdc.org.au or post: 22
Cathcart Street, Lismore NSW 2480. Please have
your full contact details and a brief 50 word biography of the presenting
author available to be entered along with your abstract. Indicate your
preference for oral or poster presentation. For more information or to express
interest in assisting with the content and structure of the conference please contact
Brett
Paradise on
02 6622 3030 or email reconnect@nrsdc.org.au.
NRSDC Youth Confer
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