We are inviting proposals for hands-on workshops, individual and panel presentations or whatever creative format idea you might have that present research findings or other direct evidence that informs effective policy and practice or that creates deep discussions among conference participants. Sample topics and questions include (but are not limited to):

• How can we effectively measure cultural participation and engagement of young people – creative leisure activities, education, visit etc.?
• What does it mean for cultural institutions and practitioners to be collaborative with young people, parents, teachers or youth work and how should we measure its impact?
• What do we know about how young people engage with cultural organizations and what does it tell us for the future world of cultural educational work?
• How do we know if our programs have impact e.g. contribute to youth well-being and thriving?
• What role do online platforms play in fostering cultural participation and engagement?
• How can cultural institutions align their activities for and with BOTH young people and the potential needs of older audience groups?
• How do cultural institutions and practitioners influence the relevance of arts and culture for young people and for their later adult years?
• How does the cultural sector need to change in order to enable broader cultural participation among young people?
• What are the perceptions of art, culture and cultural institutions among young people?
• How can we build successful networks and collaborations between cultural organizations to serve young adults?

These questions, and others are fundamental to the sustainable future of cultural institutions and practitioners. Join us as we seek to understand and build the kind of relationships with young people that the cultural institutions’ missions promise and that sustainable futures demand.

Guidelines for Proposals

Please submit an individual presentation, a workshop or choose to organize a panel of 3 speakers or other creative format ideas. To be considered for inclusion in the conference,

individuals, groups or panels should submit an abstract in English of no more than 250 words (per individual presenter) and include a short biography and your contact details.

The conference organizers will select interesting and innovative proposals, possibly bringing related topics together for a panel discussion. Successful candidates must be committed to attending the whole conference. Again, please note that all presentations must be in ENGLISH.  Each session will be scheduled for approximately an hour with presentations limited to 10 minutes or less to allow significant time for audience participation and discussion. 

Any contributors to the conference will be able to attend the conference for free, but will have to bear to pay for their own travel, food and accommodation costs.

Travel support may be provided in exceptional cases. Please check first whether other funding sources are available to you (e. g. universities travel allowances or DAAD). Please contact us for more information.

DGS interpreting is guaranteed if required. The project team will be happy to answer any questions you may have about accessibility at the event. You may also have the option to leave us a corresponding note when registering. 

By contributing to the conference, you agree to the processing (collection, storage and publication) of your photo and /or film material (personal data in the form of image data).

Submission deadline: November 3^rd 2024.

Contact

Prof. Dr. Vera Allmanritter
Director IKTf
v.allmanritter@iktf.berlin

Hülya Özsari-Wöffler
Event Management IKTf
h.oezsari-woeffler@iktf.berlin

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