ICSW Biennial International Conference on Social Welfare

2006

ICSW 32nd Global Conference on Social Welfare: Social Inclusion: Facing poverty and social inequality

The ICSW 2006 Global Conference has been held in Brasilia, from 16th to 20th July 2006.


Final report
The final report of the ICSW 2006 global conference held in Brasilia can be found here.


Selected speeches

17 July
- Aldaiza Sposati: "Pobreza e desigualdade no século do desperdício"
- Alfredo Bruto da Costa
- Gery Rodgers
- Rosane Mendonca
- Vicente Faleiros
- Vitor Barbosa

18 July
- Carlos Moore
- Eugenio Bucci
- Maria Leda Resende Dantas
- Mary Aune

19 July
- Hans Van Ewijk: "Citizenship and the eradication of poverty"
- José Antônio Moroni
- Judith Kaulem


Workshops
At the recent ICSW Global Conference in Brasilia there were five special ICSW workshops. The overall theme of the workshops was civil society involvement in and contribution to poverty reduction and social inclusion. Related to the theme are the structures and processes that civil society needs to influence poverty reduction at both national and regional level. On the site are presentations by Timo Voipio, Senior Adviser on Global Social Policy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Gerry Fox Special Adviser to ICSW and by representatives of The Finnish National Committee of ICSW and the Tanzania Council of Social Development.

Overview:
A series of five workshops on civil society involvement in and contribution to
poverty reduction and social inclusion

Workshop 1:
Entry points for ICSW to promote Social Justice in national Poverty Reduction Strategy-processes

Workshop 2:
Elements for Effective ICSW National Councils

Workshop 4:
North – South Cooperation in the Field of Social Policy

The conference website (temporarily only in Portuguese) can be found at www.cbciss.icsw32.org/

2004

ICSW held its 31st International Conference on Social Welfare in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 16 - 19 August 2004. The conference was entitled ´Social Progress and Social Justice´. It was hosted by the National Council of Welfare and Social Development of Malaysia.
You can find the conference report here.

2002

ICSW held its 30th biennial international conference in Rotterdam, Netherlands form 24-28 June 2002. The conference was entitled "Bridging the gaps" more

2000

ICSW held its 29th biennial international conference in Cape Town, South Africa from 23-27 October 2000. The conference was entitled "Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Development - Challenges for the 21st Century" and brought together 804 participants from non-government, academic and government backgrounds and from 71 different countries. more

Other global conferences

The International Federation On Ageing 7th Global Conference "Global Ageing: Sustaining Development" (Singapore, 4-7 September 2004) is a forum for debates on ageing issues, an opportunity for consumers,practitioners and policymakers in the field of ageing to exchange knowledge andinformation, as well as establish and strengthen friendships and partnerships.

This forum is an important occasion to also learn about the impact of ageing policiesand programmes since the United Nations Second World Assembly on Ageing in 2002 andfinalization of The International Plan of Action. Models of leading practice will alsobe highlighted. Please go to the following website for more details:

www.7ifaconference.com

7th International Federation of Hard of Hearing World Congress

www.ifhoh-helsinki2004.org/index_en.php

7th International Conference of Human Services Information Technology Applications (HUSITA7)
August 24-27, 2004; Hong Kong
Information and Communication Technology (ICT) & Social Inclusion
Being the first Conference on ICT applications in human services in Asia, HUSITA7 is an ideal occasion for participants from different regions of the world to share and exchange their expertise and experience, thereby fostering the development of and promoting of the use of ICT for Social Inclusion at both the local and international levels.

Distinguished Keynote speakers who have confirmed their participation in HUSITA7 include:

Dr Nagy Hanna, a senior advisor on national ICT strategies at the World Bank and an internationally experienced development strategist with extensive knowledge of national and corporate competitive strategies and the use of ICT to support such strategies. His presentation topic is "e-Development for Knowledge Economy, Institutional Change and Social Inclusion".

Dr Tim Kelly, Head of the Strategy and Policy Unit of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), where he has worked since 1993. Over the last eighteen years, Dr. Kelly has specialized in the economics of the telecommunications industry. He also served as Head of the Content Team during the first phase of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS). His presentation topic is "The World Summit on the Information Society and Digital Inclusion"

Last Call for Paper Submission
In order to make the Conference a true occasion for exchanging ideas, knowledge and experience among attendees, we have organized a series of workshops at which Outstanding projects related to "e-learning", "e-case management", "ICT and healthcare" & "online support groups" etc in different regions will be presented. You are invited to share your thoughts with the attendees by making a presentation at any one of our workshops.

Don't miss the chance to share and exchange your valuable experience. If you are interested, please visit: www.hkcss.org.hk.husita7. The deadline of paper submission is May 31, 2004.

A "post-conference tour to Shanghai and Beijing" will be held from Aug 28-Sept 2. The tour will be a mixture of field visits to human service organizations and sightseeing. The field visit programme will introduce you to distinguished applications of ICT in various human service settings in Shanghai and Beijing.

For details, please contact HUSITA7 Conference Secretariat
c/o The Hong Kong Council of Social Service Room 1305, 13/F, Duke of Windsor Social Service Building,15 Hennessy Road, Wanchai, Hong Kong
Email: secretariat.husita7@hkcss.org.hk; Website: www.hkcss.org.hk/husita7