The Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC) takes place in Singapore from 6 to 9 May 2010. We are expecting about 300 to 400 delegates from all over Asia, Australia and New Zealand, North America and Europe to attend the event.

NBDCS has been organising the Asian Children's Writers & Illustrators Conference (ACWIC) for the past 10 years and this time will take the lead and launch the inaugural AFCC. The conference will feature new programmes, including the Asian Children's Media Market, Children's Book Award, Children's Writers Award as well as workshops and master classes.

The goals of the Asian Festival of Children's Content are to:
·        Develop the writing and the illustrating of Children's stories and content.
·        Promote publishing of Asian content.
·        Provide the world with access to such material created in Asia.

 IMAGINE THIS! IMAGINE THAT!
The NSW Branch of the CBCA two-day conference in Sydney on 18/19 June 2010.

The School Library Association of Queensland Biennial Conference and the 39th International Association of School Librarianship Annual Conference incorporating the 14th International Forum on Research in School Librarianship.
The organising committee extend an invitation for you to participate in the SLAQ / IASL 2010 Conference.
Strands:
Developing curriculum - These sessions may focus on the collaborative work of teacher-librarians and classroom teachers and teacher-librarians and students to demonstrate the effectiveness of school library programs within the curriculum; the development and delivery of engaging and inspiring teaching programs to encourage social learning.
Delivering excellence through standards - These sessions may focus on the application of standards in information and digital literacy through national and international programs; the development and application of standards for the teacher-librarianship profession; the development of policy and procedures to support teaching standards.
Supporting the digital education agenda - Sessions within this strand may address the changes in information & communication technologies (ICTs) and the impact on teaching and learning programs; the challenges of ICT delivery, access and bandwidth; the social and ethical responsibility of use of ICT tools.
Building literate communities - These sessions may focus on the development of creative and literate learners through reading, writing, books, art and literature.

The theme of the 2010 ABA conference is ‘Connecting the Industry'. For more information please visit the ABA website.

The Children’s Book Council of Australia NSW Branch invites you to
 
Imagine This! Imagine That!
 
Two-day conference
18/19 June 2010 – The Menzies Hotel, Sydney
 
Special rates for CBCA members
 
Put your name down now!
 
Email your contact details to:
cbcansw@bigpond.com
or phone 02 9818 3858
 
Presenters ‘locked in’ so far:
 
Bob Graham, Libby Gleeson
Glenda Millard, Libby Hathorn
Sherryl Clark, Dee White
Jackie French & Bruce Whatley
Melina Marchetta, Markus Zusak
Margaret Wild & Julie Vivas,
Shaun Tan, Stephen Michael King
Sally Murphy, Sandy Fussell
 
Organised by the CBCA NSW Branch and its sub-branches: cbca.org.au/nsw 

The Somerset Conference for Librarians and Teachers is an academic forum for national and international research on the promotion of reading. The Somerset Writers' Festival follows the conference. The theme 'Reading Locally, Learning Globally: creating a universal experience' will provide an excellent opportunity for delegates to hear and learn from international library professionals and literary specialists. The conference Monday will be held on 15 March 2010 at Conrad Jupiters Hotel, Broadbeach on the Gold Coast. Workshop Tuesday will be held at the Somerset College Library on 16 March 2010. Presenters at the 2010 Somerset International Conference include: Dr Carol Gordon; Janet DeNeefe; James Moloney and Anthony Eaton; Kevin Hennah; Keith Webster; Marj Kirkland and Maggie Garrard.

 
Presenters include:
 
Bob Graham, Libby Gleeson
Glenda Millard, Libby Hathorn
Sherryl Clark, Dee White

One of the great challenges for Australia is to identify and understand the myriad of factors that influence our children’s development and to put into place the measures that can improve outcomes for future generations.
On the 3rd and 4th of December 2009 researchers and policy makers will have an ideal opportunity to discuss research and policy initiatives that have resulted from the use of data from Growing Up in Australia: The Longitudinal Study of Australian Children (LSAC).