Organized by the University of Melbourne and the Africa Think Tank, Melbourne, Australia the two day inaugural Family Violence Has No Boundaries conference will explore the theme of Cultural Diversity and Prevention and look at all aspects of family domestic violence. Family violence has become a key concern for communities, governments, organisations and individuals.

Program

The conference program will include keynote presentations, panel discussions and presentation of papers. The program will also include a welcome reception and a conference dinner. Full details will be available on the conference website

Call for Abstracts

We will strive to develop and learn from each other. The Family Violence Has No Boundaries conference is a cross disciplinary forum, and the organisers are interested in case studies of practice, theoretical papers, and other papers addressing the following issues:

• Culture
• Religion
• Law & Order
• Justice – Lawyers
• Service Providers
• Family – family perspective and impact

We invite scientific or research paper or poster to present on any aspect of the conference program and are now accepting abstracts for papers and posters addressing the topics outlined.
Important Dates and Deadlines
Close Call for Papers Deadline 15 June 2015
Notification to Presenters 15 July 2015
Paper and Power Point Submission Deadline 31 July 2015
Abstract Submissions

Abstracts must be a maximum of 400 words and include these items: Paper/Poster title Topic/Area Principal author contact details: Name, address, email and phone numbers Co-author contact details Brief biography of authors (200 words) Your abstract submission should be Electronic Plain text only – no formatting, table, graphs, images, macros, headers or footers Emailed to pcs@cogroup.com.au Successful applicants will be sent full submission guidelines, including a request for approval to use their paper in conference proceedings and for inclusion in publication. Authors will also be advised at that time as to the duration of their presentation. Please note that all speakers, except invited keynote presenters, will be expected to register for the conference and meet all payment and submission deadlines.

 

Conference Chair
Berhan Ahmed – Chairperson of ATT and CEO of AAMEYS

Committee
Berhan Ahmed, Mr Mohamed Abdurahman, Mr Tahiya Umer, Mr. Kimani Adel,
Tim Roberts, Theresa Ssali, Halima Remodan, Lucy Coogan

Sub-committee cultural and religious group
Mr Yasin Musa, , Mr Yadata, Ms. Abadit Mokenen, Co-ordinator and facilitator, Mr Berhan Jaber

Conference, Organising Organisations
African Australia Multicultural Employment and Youth Services (AAMEYS)
African Australian Small Business Association (AASBA)

Supporting Organisation
Africa Think Tank

 

Date: 26-27 October 2015

Venue: University of Melbourne, Law School, 185 Pelham Street, Parkville, Australia

Conference Website: www.familyviolenceconference.com

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