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LGCSA Youth Division Quarterly Meeting - 13 May, 9am - 1.00pm
Organised by Local Government Community Services Association. All council youth development officers and youth workers welcome. Contact Charlie Coorey, Marrickville Council, woyth@marrickville.nsw.gov.au (02) 9335 2158.

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Fringe Voices - 19th Annual RYDON Youth Worker Conference - 2-3 June, Newcastle
The annual RYDON conference aims to be a place for innovative, cutting edge and thought provoking discussion, skill building, sharing of ideas, debate and inspiration for youth workers and people who work with young people. For more information or to obtain an EOI form please contact Jim Campbell, james.campbell@portstephens.nsw.gov.au, (02) 4984 5298/4980 0255, www.rydon.org.au.
5th Leaving Care and Aftercare training workshop - 24 June, Macarthur
This workshop offers an experienctial guide for workers to assist young people, who have been in out of home care, to leave care in a planned way. Recently there has been a strong focus on transitions to independent living and the issues facing care leavers. For more information visit www.ifp.nsw.edu.au or email info@ifp.nsw.edu.au or call (02) 8830 0755.

A Survival Guide for Youth Workers - 30-31 July, Parramatta
2 day training program. Have you been employed as a youth worker for less than 6 months or want to update your skills? Then this is the course for you! For more information visit the YAPA website or contact Joanne Bennett on ext. 3, (02) 9319 1100 or info@yapa.org.au.
Involve 08: Relate - 2-4 July, Wellington, New Zealand
A conference on young people and quality relationships. Bringing together over 500 people who work with young people, the conference aims to inspire, inform, encourage and challenge. For more information or to register visit the Involve 08 website.
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2008 Association of Children's Welfare Agencies Conference - 18-20 August, Sydney
The ACWA invited you to attend the conference which has become the most important event for the childrne, youth and family industry. Local, interstate and interational speakers will present research, expert practice and policy initiatives on a variety of themes. For mofre information call 02 9254 5000 or email info@acwa.08.com.

AWE National Conference 2008 - "Choices Chances and Opportunities: Women and Girls in the 21st Century" - 1-3 October, Cairns
The conference will focus on: education, career, lifestyles, morals and ethics. This conference challenges women in their personal, career and community life to support girls' education and women's career pathways. For more information please visit the conference webpage.
International Association for Adolescent Health 9th World Conference - 28-30 October, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
For details regarding this conference please keep an eye on the IAAH website.

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