Eurochild: Eurochild Conference 2016 – registration open, early bird fees apply

Eurochild invites you to register for the Conference ‘Children’s Rights Matter: Why Europe needs to invest in children’ taking place at the prestigious Palace of Academies on 5-7 July 2016 in Brussels.

The conference, under the patronage of the Queen of the Belgians, will bring together children, policy makers, practitioners and state officials from across Europe to address how policies and services promote the rights of all children in five sub-themes: education, early years, health promotion, family strengthening, social protection and welfare support. For each of these themes we will focus on three groups of children: children in poverty, children on the move or affected by migration, and children in care or at risk of going into care.

Children are uniquely involved both in the design, organisation and implementation of the conference. They will co-chair panels, co-facilitate workshops and study-visits with adults to deliver this conference at the heart of Europe. Make sure you are part of this experience!

With our Belgian co-hosts Kind en Gezin and Office de la Naissance et de l’Enfance, we invite you to register! Register now to receive the early bird fees!

Before you register, please make sure to read the guidelines and the opportunities for sponsorship, if needed.

Register now!

How can children get involved?

  • If you are interested in bringing a children’s delegation, please read the call here and download the application form.
  • Drawing competition for children! Children and young people are invited to join ‘Sketch my Rights‘! If you work with children, ask them to send us a drawing of a right that matters to them! These drawings will feature in our conference materials and one child or young person could win a trip to meet European officials and other young people at the conference in Brussels! Please share widely! Read the details here.

Have a specific question?

Feel free to contact our Executive Assistant/Conference Coordinator at Andrea.Witt@eurochild.org.

Eurochild organises a conference every two years in partnership with its one or more national member organisations. Find out all the information on the Eurochild conference here.

You can tweet or follow the event through the hashtag #EurochildConf

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