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Review of ECI Conference in Prague 2023
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Dear parents, colleagues and friends,
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On May 15 and 16th we had our conference in Prague, "Creating Early Childhood Intervention Together – Building Bridges", organized by our Czech colleague Jitka Barlova and her team from Společnost pro ranou péči.
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The opening session, in which the first lady from the Czech Republic honored our Czech colleagues with her presence and spoke about her commitment to families: we wish for our Czech colleagues her commitment will support their work!
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With 515 attendees representing 23 countries from 4 continents enjoying the variety of keynotes, other presentations and poster presentations it indeed was a feast. And thanks to a professional photographer we can present a good impression of the atmosfeer that his pictures show you:
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The scientific committee for this conference existed of representatives of all partners. In good cooperation they decided on title and contents for the conference program:
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"Creating Early Childhood Intervention Together – Building Bridges".
In total 63 parents have been able to attend the conference also due to financial support from Abakus, the Avast fund.
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Both during and after the conference we received many reactions: the information presented at the conference, the contacts during the conference were overwhelming positive.
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During the conference there was a discussion panel on ECI systems in which parents participated with a strong message.
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Participants in this panels were also the Coordinator of the National Portuguese System, Eurlyaid Chair, Head of UNICEF Refugee Response Office in Czech Republic; Deputy Minister for Health, Deputy Minister for Labor and Social affairs, Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Directors of Společnost pro ranou péči, a Member of the Government Committee for Persons with Disabilities, a Member of the Government for non-state non-profit organizations.
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We therefore, through this newsletter, want to thank all colleagues that made this possible, contributed to the conference and made it days as intended: connecting to each other, exchanging information and renewing contacts.
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In case you were not able to join and want to see the full program you have missed:
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On May 15th we had our General Assembly, attended by 25 registered members and other conference attendees. During this meeting we presented an overview about our activities during the period 2018-2023, our financial accounting, a few additions to our statutes and the election for the board.
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Our colleague dr José Boavida was kind to moderate the last part.
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Unfortunately, our colleague Marga Cañadas had to leave and return to Spain on May 14th due to family circumstances.
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The board was re-elected with 15 votes and 1 blank vote and its members are:
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Ana Serrano, Siegfried Holzschuster, Ena Heimdahl, Marga Cañadas, Jitka Barlova, Snezana Ilic, Noor van Loen.
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We appreciate this election: due to Covid the first years were a challenge because we only could meet online. Being able to meet and work in person makes our work easier.
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During pre-conference meetings on May 12,13 and 14 we spoke with another parent and her son when she shared with us their impressive history and future:
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And we had meetings with the Czech colleagues in which they shared an extensive overview on ECI in the Czech Republic:
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The interpreters did a great job!😊
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