International Play Association World Conference 2023

Play: Rights & Possibilities, the 22nd International Play Association (IPA) Triennial World Conference is being held at Glasgow Caledonian University from 6 to 9 June 2023.

The conference will examine how the United Nations General Comment no. 17 on Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child has impacted policy and practice worldwide, to improve children’s right to play and to create possibilities for the future.

Co-ordinated by IPA Scotland, the conference will have five sub-themes:

• Play and the realisation of other rights

• Play and the creation of environments

• Play and the quality of childhood

• Play and children’s entitlement to optimum development

• Play and resilience.

As well as keynote presentations, workshops, and posters, delegates can find out about children’s experiences in Scotland through a programme of facilitated visits.

As in previous years, IPA World will also announce the winners of the IPA Right to Play Awards at the conference. The programme was created to recognise and celebrate projects that use innovative and practical ways to implement the right to play.

For the latest information about the conference, visit: www.ipaglasgow2023.org