​​27th  ICCP  world  play  conference  ​2017 vilnius

​Researching Play - Challenges and Opportunities

​​June 15-17th, Vilnius, Lithuania
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Welcome word of dr. Jan Van Gils, president of ICCP

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We are happy and proud that the next ICCP conference will be organised in Vilnius, Lithuania. The LEU University is a wonderful partner for this initiative because of his original pedagogical approach of children’s play.  The University has a very open mind in his approach of children and his hospitality is warm and playful.
The 27th ICCP-conference will focus on researching play by a wide variety of disciplines and ditto experts. Children’s play can be approached from very different perspectives, but all of them try to contribute to a better understanding of this phenomenon of children’s play.  Children’s play is very complex, it’s kaleidoscopic and holistic, it belongs to the children’s perspectives and to the ownership of children.  Everyone knows playing: children and parents, pupils and teachers, play workers and artists, scientists and gardeners etc. but none of them can describe it exhaustible.   This characteristic  makes the conference fascinating.  The conference is like a market place where everyone has something to offer and something to accept.  The participants always are learning from each other and they go home enriched.
I hope that you will be one of the participants who wants to participate in this unique learning community.  You can be sure, it will be a nice experience.
With playful greetings,
 
Dr. Jan VAN GILS
President ICCP

Some important information

The aim of International Council for Children's Play (ICCP) is to promote research on play and toys in various countries and to exchange research findings, to promote the understanding of play and toys, to organize campaigns to ensure the child's right to play, to raise the standards of toys and to inform the public about good toys and their value in child development. Starting from the 1959, there were 26 conferences held in various countries. Due to unexpected circumstances, the 27th conference was postponed from 2015 in Brussels to 2017 in Vilnius.  
‘Researching Play – Challenges and Opportunities’ aims to share effective ways of researching play and to promote discussion about the methodical challenges faced by play researchers. This conference aims to stimulate a multidisciplinary exchange of knowledge and experience, and abstracts are welcome from researchers studying play from any discipline.  
A flyer on the conference can be downloaded here

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Conference venue

The conference is organised by Play Research Laboratory in Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences. The conference will be held in Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences. The address of the venue: Studentu St. 39, LT-08106, Vilnius, Lithuania. Contact email: iccp2017@gmail.com. Feel free to write us if you have any questions regarding the conference.

Accommodations

 There are many hotels, hostels and apartments to rent in Vilnius, many in the walking distance from the conference venue. The conference venue is very near the White bridge. As June in Lithuania is already holiday season, you are advised to book the accommodations early.  If you are not sure about your chosen accommodation place, you are welcome to write to us for local opinion iccp2017@gmail.com. 

Please, check our recommended hotels:
Radisson Blue Lietuva Hotel is the nearest one to conference venue.
Artis Centrum Hotels Vilnius is in the very center of the old town, near the presidency.  Hotel offers 15 % discount of the official prices if you register directly and tell about the conference.
Shakespeare Boutique Hotel is a small unique hotel in Vilnius old town also near the park.
Narutis Hotel is a charming boutique hotel in the heart of old town, in the main street of the old town.
Novotel Vilnius Centre Hotel is in the center of Vilnius, accross the river from the conference venue.
Congress Hotel is a big hotel on the way from the conference venue to the old city, across the river.
Comfort Hotel Rock'N'Roll Vilnius is a pretty new hotel.
Ecotel Vilnius Hotel is a comfortable budget hotel (please, contact us for the even more reduced prices).

You can also check Vilnius tourist information center page here for more information on Vilnius hotels.

Abstract submission

Abstracts can be submitted through registration form (here) or via email iccp2017@gmail.com till the extended new date - the 15th of January 2017. 
It is very advisable to find other researches interested in similar themes and make a self-organised symposium from 3-4 presenters. Individual presentations and poster presentations will also be accepted.
Information on the acceptance of presentations will be sent out till the 15th of March. 


Conference fees

The conference fee is 300 euros, though for early birds the fee is reduced. If you decide to attend and pay till the 15th of April 2017, the fee is 250 euros. The information about the ways to pay the fee will be sent after registration via email.
Registration fee include: entrance to the conferenace, tea and coffee during brakes, lunches, a bag with information about the conference, social event.
Conference Dinner Party fee is 50 euros. 


Routes to Vilnius

The best way to come to Vilnius is by plane. Vilnius has a small but convenient airport.  You can check available flights conveniently here.

If you like to travel by the sea with a ferry, you can come from Kiel or Karlshamn to Klaipeda. Klaipeda is about 300 km from Vilnius, there is a convenient train, connecting these cities. Also you can go from Stockholm to Riga with a ferry and come to Vilnius by bus.
Though there are no connections by train with other Europe cities, there are many comfortable buses from Warsaw, Tallinn, Riga to Vilnius.
If you need any help in your searches of the best route to Vilnius - we are ready to help, please write to us iccp2017@gmail.com

People behind the conference

Chair of the conference - dr. Milda Bredikyte,  Play Research Laboratory, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
Organizing committee:
dr. Monika Skeryte-Kazlauskiene, Play Research Laboratory, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
dr. Agne Brandišauskiene, Play Research Laboratory, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
Giedre Sujetaite Volungevičiene, Play Research Laboratory, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
dr. Ala Petrulyte, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
dr. Aivas Ragauskas, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences

dr. Lauryna Rakickiene, department of Psychology, Vilnius University
dr. Jan Van Gils, ICCP
Shelly Newstead, ICCP
Scientiffic committee:
dr. Milda Bredikyte, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
dr. Pentti Hakkarainen, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
dr. Monika Skeryte-Kazlauskiene, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
dr. Agne Brandišauskiene, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
dr. Ala Petrulyte, Lithuanian University of Educational Sciences
dr. Jan Van Gils, ICCP

We are thankful for our additional reviewers:
dr. Aušra Daugirdiene
dr. Neringa Grigutyte
dr. Ana Maria Pessanha 
dr. James E. Johnson
dr. Johan Meire
dr. Krzysztof Kraszewski
dr. Michael Patte
dr. Maritta Hännikäinen    
dr. Maria Øksnes    
                  

See you in Vilnius to get the newest ideas about children's play

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