Tallinn 2012

Providing Play:
Applications for policy and practice from research

The 26th ICCP World Play Conference will be held in Tallinn, Estonia on the 18 and 19 June 2012, organised in co-operation with Tallinn University and the Estonian Union for Child Welfare.

Children need time and space to play as part of their everyday lives. 'Play' is provided and organised in many different forms, from educational activities for pre-school children to childcare services for school-aged children; from playwork settings to youth services; from outdoor play to play in the virtual environment for children of all ages; from sports and leisure activities for young children and teenagers; and many, many more.

This conference will explore what can be learnt from research about the provision of play by adults in the light of the widely-held view of children's need for undirected time and space in their lives from a practical, philosophical and historical perspective.

Keynote speakers

• Professor John Wall - Rutgers University, Camden, USA.
• Professor Peter Smith - Goldsmiths, University of London, UK.
• Professor Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson - University of Gothenburg, Sweden.
• Professor Aino Ugaste - Tallinn University, Estonia.

Preliminary details Sunday 17 June - evening welcome. Monday 18 and Tuesday 19 - conference with a mix of plenary sessions, parallel sessions and poster sessions. Tuesday 19 - evening farewell party. Wednesday 20 - visits to early childhood institutions. For the full programme please click here.

Special interest groups

Group discussions facilitated by leading researchers: to be defined.

Call for papers

• The call for abstracts has now closed.
• Authors will be informed about acceptance or otherwise before the 15 March 2012.

Registration

• Registration is now available - please complete our booking form.
• The early bird rate of €200 will apply until the 15 April 2012.
• Thereafter, full conference fee is €230 per delegate.
• Estonian nationals have a reduced fee of €120 thanks to the subventions of the Estonian government.
• Accommodation can be arranged - see booking form for details.
• Closing date for bookings is the 31 May 2012.

Cancellation Policy

All changes and cancellations must be submitted in writing to the Congress Secretariat: click or hover for email address. Congress Secretariat will confirm the cancellation in writing. Refund of registration fees will be as follows:

• Until and including 21 May 2011 - refund 100%
• From 21 May to 4 June 2011 - refund 50%
• No refund on cancellations after 4 June 2011
• All refunds are charged 50 Euros for handling.

Social Events

• Conference dinner is available for €55 per person.
• Tallinn city tour €15 per person.
• Marzipan painting workshop (for accompanying persons) €22 per person.
• 2-day tour to Tartu and Southern Estonia €200 per person.
• 2-day trip to Rigs, Latvia €155 per person.
• Full day trip to Lahemaa National Park (for accompanying persons) €62 per person.

For more information about Estonia, Tallinn and Tallinn University please see the University's information pages in either English or Estonian.

Please feel free to download the conference flyer and distribute to your contacts and colleagues: English or Estonian.