The 25th ICCP World Play Conference was at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, Portugal on the 16, 17 and 18 June 2010.

160 delegates from all over the world met, listened, discussed and had a great time in Lisbon! Please check back here regularly as we add conference summaries, photos and presented papers. We will also be adding a conference feedback form very soon to hear your views.

We've already added:

A selection of photos - more to be added soon.

Conference summary - main theme of the conference.

Rimmert van der Kooij - tributes to our late President.

Aims of the International Council for Children's Play (ICCP)

1) To promote research on play and toys in various countries and to exchange research findings.

2) To promote the understanding of play and toys, to organize campaigns to ensure the child's right to play, to raise the standards of toys and to inform the public about good toys and their value in child development. In order to reach these aims the association shall work particularly in the following areas:

a) The organisation of international meetings, working groups and conferences.

b) The organisation of international meetings, work-groups and conferences, the support of research and activities, the aims of which correspond to those of the association.

c) The opening of a fund to support national and international research activities. Members of the association are the national committees. These committees are composed of individuals or organizations whose aim corresponds to those of the ICCP and who are representative of their countries. Upon application, the assembly of delegates will decide on their admission or eventual exclusion. Exclusion requires a two-thirds majority. Until the information of a definitive national committee, each country will be represented by a temporary committee. During the time Gustav Mugglin from Switzerland was president and Lieselotte Pee from Germany secretary, a number of international conferences were organized in different countries.