OPEN Symposium 2025 – submit your EOI before 2 September!
Collaborative practice: Working in partnership with children and families
The Centre’s OPEN team is calling for Expressions of Interest to present at OPEN Symposium 2025, taking place online on Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 October.
Learn more and submit your EOI here!
EOI deadline: Tuesday 2 September
This year’s theme, Collaborative practice: Working in partnership with children and families, recognises the leadership of the child and family services (CFS) sector in building coordinated responses to complex and intersecting needs.
We're seeking examples of work that feature:
- Partnership approaches that put children and families at the centre. For example, approaches to challenges like housing, family violence, or youth justice
- Cross-sector, co-located or cross-disciplinary collaborations
- Innovation in service design, governance, or practice
- Place-based initiatives
- Sector–government–philanthropy partnerships
- CFS-led, initiated or involved work
We welcome EOIs from:
- Services, practitioners, those with lived experiences and communities
- Researchers, policy makers and funders
- Local, national or international collaborations
- Formal and informal partnerships
The OPEN Symposium is a space to share practice knowledge, challenge silos and showcase strategies that are improving outcomes for children and families.