IPA held its 17th triennial conference in Hong Kong in January 2008. Following are the texts of two of the keynote addresses, summaries of which appear in the March edition of the IPA PlayRights Magazine.
– Children and the Right to Play
– Three Generations of Play in Taishido (PDF – Click Here)
(original published in the Intergenerational Journal, Penn State University)
IPA was instrumental in the inclusion of the word “play” in the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. In a keynotey address at its triennial conference in Hong Kong, Jaap Doek, Chair of the UN Committee on the Rights of the Child for seven years, urged IPA to take action to ensure more effective implementation of article 31.*
Since its founding in 1961 IPA has held sixteen International Conferences
1961 – Copenhagen
1964 – Zurich
1967 – London/Liverpool: Recreation and Play
1969 – Paris: Creative Play
1972 – Vienna: Play and Creativity
1975 – Milan: Adventure Playgrounds and Children’s Creativity
1978 – Ottawa: Play in Human Settlements
1981 – Rotterdam: Growing up in an Adult World – Beyond Play & Recreation
1984 – Lubljiana: Innovation – Participation – Action
1987 – Stockholm: Creativity through Play
1990 – Tokyo: Play and Education
1993 – Melbourne: World Play Summit
1996 – Espoo: Dimensions of Play
1999 – Lisbon: The Community of Play
2002 – Sao Paulo: Culture and Play in Urban Spaces
2005 – Berlin: Play: Learning for Life
2008 – Hong Kong: Play in a Changing World
2011 – Cardiff
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IPA is an interdisciplinary organization bringing together people from all professions which have an impact on opportunities for children’s play. Examples are:
- playwork
- health
- education
- social work
- early childhood
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- city planning
- recreation
- landscape design
- social planning
- architecture
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- community development
- art
- research
- business
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This mix of professions is one of IPA’s strengths. IPA fosters discussion and analysis across disciplines and across sectors and allows front-line playworkers and researchers (for example) to learn from each other.
IPA member groups initiate a wide variety of projects that promote the child’s right to play. These include seminars, conferences, study tours, research, publications, playground design, playwork training and the organization of play programs and Play Days. National groups often collaborate with other organizations which promote the well-being of children and their rights.
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IPA PlayRights Magazine
- Editor: Valerie Fronczek
- Producer: David Yearley
- Editorial Committee: Andrew Swan (Brazil), Ric McConaghy (Australia), Gill Evans (Wales)
