Preliminary Conference Programme
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Time	Wednesday 26 March 2014	Time	Thursday 27 March 2014
10:00 - 11:30	Conference Welcome: Officially Opened by the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, Frances Fitzgerald Opening Keynote: Prof. Pat Dolan & Dr. Mark Brennan Chair - Jim Breslin, Secretary General, The Department of Children and Youth Affairs	09:30 -      10:30 10:30 -   11:30	Keynote Address: Dr. Larry Brendtro Chair - Gordon Jeyes, CEO, Tusla Keynote Address: Dr. John Coleman Chair - Gordon Jeyes, CEO, Tusla
11:30 – 11:50	Break	11:30 - 11:50	Break
11:50 – 12:50	Keynote Address: Karen Pittman Chair - John Cahill, Assistant CEO, Foróige	11:50 - 13:05	Breakout/Parallel   Sessions: - Health & Relationships - Young People Involved in Leadership - Civic Engagement - Young People Involved in Decision Making - Health & Well-Being - Reducing Youth Offending Behaviour - Arts - Technology
12:50- 13:50	Lunch	13:05 - 14:05	Lunch
13:50 – 15:05	Breakout/Parallel Sessions: - Arts - Health & Well-Being - Volunteer-Led Youth Work - Family Support - Entrepreneurship - Equality in Youth Work - Social Action - Participative Approaches	14:05 - 15:05	Keynote Address: Karyn McCluskey Chair - Superintendent Colette Quinn, Director Juvenille Diversion Programme, An Garda Síochána
15:05 – 15:25	Break	15:05 - 15:25	Break
15:25 – 16:40	Breakout/Parallel  Sessions: - Politics - Employment - Evaluation - Reducing Youth Offending Behaviour - Health & Well-Being - Young People Involved in Decision Making - Family Support - Prevention and Early Intervention	15:25 - 16:40	Breakout/Parallel   Sessions: - Outcomes - Mental Health - Civic Engagement - Methods of Engaging young People - Young People Involved in Leadership - Participative Approaches - Family Support - Evaluation
16:40 - 17:10	Poster Presentations	16:40 - 17:00	Rapporteur & Closing Address
17:10 – 18:30	Evening  Welcome Reception at Chartered Accountants House	17:00	Conference Closes