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Network Conference
Reclaiming Childhood in the 21st Century
Network has generously received sponsorship from Commission from Children and Young People, Educational Experience and the Department of Community Services. We are hoping to support services in rural and remote areas to attend with travel subsidies and scholarships from the Department of Community Services. Our Biannual Dinner held at the conference on Saturday 16th May will celebrate Networks 35th Birthday and the 2009 OOSHCA’s will be awarded to outstanding services and professionals working with children.
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Keynote Speaker 2009
Sharna is a clinical psychologist and an Associate Professor of Psychology in the Department of Humanities and Human Sciences at Point Park College, Pittsburgh, where she specializes in Child Development. She is also Founding Director of the annual Childhood and Society Symposium held at the university. Sharna is the author or editor of six books, including All Work and No Play (2003), Childhood Lost (2005), No Child Left Different, (2006), and Bipolar Children (2007).
Past Conferences
2007 Network Conference Network held the bi-annual State Conference from Friday May 18 - Sunday May 20, 2007 at the International College of Management, Manly. The theme was: “Today’s Children, Tomorrow's Community” which encouraged debate on some key questions:
Keynote Speaker
She began her play career in an adventure playground supporting children with disabilities and/or additional support needs in a family and community context. Since then, her experience comes both from the UK and overseas, notably Thailand where she spent three years with the Foundation for Child Development (FCD) developing play projects for children in disadvantaged circumstances. While with FCD a playground designed and developed with staff and children in a Bangkok slum community was joint winner of the IPA International Playground Design Competition. Photos from the 2007 conference can be found in the past events gallery>>
2005 Conference The theme was Middle Childhood - Passions, Frustrations, Inspirations! Our keynote speaker was Andrew Fuller - A clinical psychologist and family therapist who works to create resillience in families, communities and schools. Photos from the 2005 conference can be found in the past events gallery>>
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In our 35th year, Network will once again host it’s Biannual Conference for Network members, associate members and other people passionate about supporting happy childhoods.
Network is delighted to announce Dr Sharna Olfman, Ph.D. will be keynote speaker at the 2009 Biannual conference “Reclaiming Childhood in the 21st Century”.
Our Keynote Speaker in 2007 was Theresa Casey. Theresa is an independent writer and play consultant, and mother of two small children, based in Edinburgh, Scotland. She has special interests in play, inclusion and environments for play. 
The 2005 conference was held at the International College of Tourism and Hotel Management in Manly on Friday 13th - Sunday 15th May 2005