Congress programme
WEDNESDAY, 26. SEPTEMBER
14.00 Opening Ceremony
Welcome address: Lars Gulbrandsen, NOVA and Hilde Lidén, Institute for Social Research
Welcome address: Director General Arni Hole, Departement of Family Affairs and Equality
Presidential address: Prof. Camillo Regalia, Universita' Cattolica di Milano, ITALY
Plenary 1: Families in a Changing Europe
Chair: Prof. Camillo Regalia, Universita' Cattolica di Milano, Italy/president ESFR
Prof. Hans Bertram (Humboldt University, Berlin)
Families in contemporary Europe: Family, Ties and Care
Prof. Susan Golombok (Director, Centre for Family Research, Cambridge University)
New families, old values: Parenting and child development in families created by assisted reproductive technologies
16.30 Symposium session 1
19.00 Reception
THURSDAY, 27. SEPTEMBER
09.00 Plenary 2A: Migration
Chair: Research Prof. Hilde Lidén, Institute for Social Research, Norway
Researcher Albert Kraler, (International Centre for Migration, Vienna)
Migrant Families, Gender and Generations - A European Family Policy Perspective
Prof. Claudine Attias-Donfut (Centre Edgar-Morin, L’ Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris)
Transition to retirement and aging in the immigrant population
09.00 Plenary 2B: Children and care
Chair: Prof. Lars Gulbrandsen, NOVA – Norwegian Social Research
Prof. Lieselotte Ahnert (University of Vienna)
The importance of close relationships for early development and beyond: A specific view on today‘s public child care
Prof. Edward Melhuish (Director, Institute for the Study of Children, Families & Social Issues. Birkbeck, University of London)
Early Years and longer-term development
11.00 Symposium session 2
14.00 Symposium session 3
16.30 Plenary 3: Round table: Making persons and families – ethical perspectives on new reproduction strategies
Chair: Prof. Marit Melhuus, Department of Social Anthropology, University of Oslo
Dr. Heidi Fjeld (Department of Community Medicine, University of Oslo)
Commercialization of reproduction: the case of transnational surrogacy
Dr. Ian Curry-Sumner (Voorts Legal Services), Utrecht
Legal perspectives on new reproductive technology - surrogacy arrangements as case
Round table discussion: Children and parenthood: New reproductive technology – ethical and legal challenges
Participants: Prof. Susan Golombok (Cambridge University), Prof. Rosa Rosnati, (Universita Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Milan),
Dr. Olga Tkach (Centre for Independent Research St.Petersburg), Dr. Heidi Fjeld (University of Oslo), Dr. Ian Curry-Sumner
(Voorts Legal Services, Utrecht)
18.30 General Assembly ESFR
FRIDAY, 28. SEPTEMBER
09.00 Plenary 4: New Issues – New Methodology?
Chair: Kimmo Jokinen, University of Jyväskylä
Prof. Meinrad Perrez (University of Fribourg, Switzerland)
"New medias as tool for psychological prevention in the family: Current status and perspectives"
Prof. Jennifer Mason (University of Manchester)
Relatedness and belonging: new methods
11.00 Symposium session 4
14.00 Symposium session 5
17.00 Poster session
18.00 Social event: Maihaugen
20.00 Conference Dinner
SATURDAY, 29. SEPTEMBER
09.00 Symposium session 6
11.30 Plenary 5: Closing session
Chair: Prof Judith S. Dubas, University Utrecht
ESFR Poster Prize
ESFR Young Scientist Prize
The winner will present the winner article
Prof. Karin Wall (Institute of Social Sciences (ICS) of the University of Lisbon)
Major challenges for research on families and family policy in Europe
13.00 Closing
