Children and the City
A Child- and Youth-friendly Community Development Conference
February 13 & 14, 2008
Chandigarh, India
(at Panjab University)
UCFV and the Panjab University, with support from the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute, are proud to present this collaborative conference to bring together child-friendly community experts with academics, business, government and non-governmental leaders in the Punjab.
The objective of this conference is to learn about and assess the potential for child-friendly development in the city of Chandigarh and greater Punjab.
For more information or to register please e-mail us at childrenandthecity@ucfv.ca
Conference program
| Day 1: Wednesday February 13, 2008 |
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| Morning |
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Welcome:
Dr. B.S. Ghuman
> dean of the Faculty of Arts and coordinator of the Canadian Studies Centre, Panjab University, Chandigarh. Member of the Indian Members Council (Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute) and expert on public administration and governance.
Professor Cherie Enns
> professor of geography and child-friendly cities expert at the University College of the Fraser Valley, Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada.
Keynote Address:
Dr. Eliana Riggio Chaudhuri
> consultant and former coordinator for the International Child-friendly Cities Secretariat at the UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre in Florence, Italy.
Panel Discussion:
Child-friendly Assessment of Chandigarh |
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| Afternoon |
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Plenary Session:
Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee
> planner and urban design consultant focusing on child-friendly spaces in India, principal of Kaimal Chatterjee & Associates, New Delhi, and research affiliate of Children, Youth & Environments Center for Research and Design, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO, USA.
Break-out workshops:
Case-studies of child-friendly development projects will be presented. |
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| Evening |
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Banquet:
Plenary Session:
Mrs. Shahinoor Visram
>> member of the Kenya National Council for Children’s Services and managing Trustee of the Sun'N Sand Trust in Mombasa, Kenya. Involved in many child-friendly community development projects supported by Sun’N Sand Trust and UNICEF.
Corporate Responsibility & Child-friendly Development
The goal of this session is to identify and initiate potential child-friendly projects within the region. |
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| Day 2: Thursday, February 14, 2008 |
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Child-friendly ommunity research meeting with:
Dr. Eliana Riggio Chaudhuri
Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee
Professor Cherie Enns
Academics from Panjab University and other academic institutions will be invited. |
Produced with the financial contribution of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute and the Canadian International Development agency (CIDA).
For more information or to register please email: childrenandthecity@ucfv.ca
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