[ecrea] Conference Announcement - Child Rights in the Digital Future

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      International Conference

      Institutionalization of Child Rights in the Digital Future



      An international conference on children, youth, and digital media 
will be held at Istanbul University on October 16-17 2014. The 
conference will be co-hosted by the UNICEF CEE/CIS Regional Office, the 
UNICEF Turkey Country Office and the communications faculties of eleven 
Turkish universities – namely, Ankara, Anadolu, Bilgi, Gazi, 
Galatasaray, Istanbul, Istanbul Aydin, Kocaeli, Konya and Mersin.

      This event is being organized to coincide with the twenty-fifth 
anniversary of the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the 
Child by the United Nations General Assembly. UNICEF is making use of 
the anniversary both to celebrate the progress made over the past 
quarter of a century and to draw attention to outstanding inequity. The 
goal is to generate new ideas for upholding the rights of children – 
especially the most disadvantaged, excluded, and vulnerable – in the new 
and very different era that lies ahead.



      The Istanbul conference will address both the challenges and the 
opportunities which children and young people encounter in the 
communications and digital environment. Inequitable access, risks to 
safety and privacy, skills and digital literacy, and spaces for 
participation and innovation are just some of the topics on the agenda.



      With a particular focus on developing countries, the conference 
will aim to map and explore the global state of relevant research and 
practice, share and discuss insights and ideas from all around the world 
and encourage collaboration between participants across regions and 
continents.





      Conference Topics:

      Child Rights Syllabus: Era of Institutionalization of Child 
Rights (Opening)
      The Role of Communication on Future Dynamics of Developing 
Countries (Special Session)
      Global Communication and Social Change
      Understanding Safe Digital Citizenship
      New Ethic Codes and Tendencies
      Social Transformation, Digital Media and its effects on children
      Children as Cultural Consumer of New Media
      Child Rights Syllabus/Journalism Education for Future
      Redefining Journalism in the Era of Change



      As part of the conference, a special session for new 
participating universities in the CEE/CIS region interested in joining 
the UNICEF-supported Child Rights Syllabus Initiative is also offered. 
The session will cover an introduction to the syllabus. For more 
information and confirmation to attend this session, please contact Lely 
Djuhari ((ldjuhari /at/ unicef.org)) and Sema Hosta ((shosta /at/ unicef.org) ).



      Conference website: www.icrdf.org



      Conference Dates: 16-17 October 2014



      Conference Venue: Istanbul University



      Abstract Deadline: 30 June 2014



      Notification of Acceptance: 20 July 2014



      Submission of Final Papers and Authors Registration: 15 September 
2014




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