Who should attend:
- Children’s rights advocates
- National, regional and local authority officers
- Youth and play workers
- Planners
- Urban designers
- Children’s geographers
- Playground designers and producers
- Highways and traffic managers
- Sustainability champions
- Public health campaigners
- Researchers
- University lecturers and students
- UN officials
- NGO representatives
- Policy makers
The conference started on Monday 24th of September with a plenary session, and was finished on Wednesday 26th of September in the afternoon. Several parallel sessions and interactive workshops were held over the event’s three days. There were presentations and discussions based on the practical experience of projects in Vienna. Small workshops were organised around the main conference themes, where the focus was on interactive discussions.
Additionaly, you can also look forward to a cocktail reception and an optional conference dinner to network with other delegates. Before and after the conference there will be optional field trips to projects and places our partner WienXtra has selected for you.
Programme committee
Our programme managers ensure the review and preparation of a high-quality programme with a variety of international speakers:
- Bettina Schwarzmayr – Educational Manager at wienXtra
- Sonja Brauner – Head of department child, youth, education at wienXtra
- Birgit Kollek – wienXtra-kinderinfo service centre for family leisure activities & culture
- Johan Haarhuis – President Child in the City Foundation
- Irene Quintáns – Founder and director of OCARA Network
- Carlo Fabian – Professor at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
- Froukje Hajer – Consultant youth policy and children’s rights
- Herbert Rosenstingl – Austrian Federal Chancellery department youth