14 - 15 February 2022
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
The 7th National Elder Abuse Conference (NEAC) is the only annual conference specifically addressing elder abuse in Australia. Walk the Talk: Stepping Up Together will build on the success of the past six conferences and is uniquely placed to examine the confluence of factors that allow us to:
- hear about programs such as those funded under the National Plan to Respond to the Abuse of Older Australians [Elder Abuse] 2019-2023;
- examine the impact of COVID-19 on older people;
- consider the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety;
- challenge our preconceptions with the release of the Prevalence Study;
- consider how we can address ageism; and
- comprehend the impact outlined in the Economic Cost of Elder Abuse report.
Older people experience distinct human rights violations and have distinct human rights needs that are not addressed sufficiently by existing mechanisms. Human rights principles must guide aged care reforms.
We know elder abuse takes many forms and is more likely to be perpetrated by someone the older person knows.
We expect many presentations at the conference will be inflected by insights and lessons from the experiences of older people during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also expect its formal and informal conversations about elder abuse to continue those started in our related Walk the Talk Forum Series 2021
Event Overview
The two-day hybrid conference will intersperse plenaries featuring eminent national and international experts with concurrent presentations by delegates. We value peer-to-peer learning experiences and put a premium on diversity. Social activities will provide many opportunities for networking, while a post-conference workshop on 16 February will invite delegates to share and consolidate their responses to elder abuse, rights and ageism issues raised during the conference.
Our ambition for NEAC 2022 is that you will leave the conference re-energised to continue advocating for older Australians and driving long-term change.
We hope COVID-19 restrictions on travel will be minimal by February 2022 and urge you to make your submission in the expectation that you will present in person. If online presentation is your only option, please indicate this in your abstract submission.
Presentation formats
To ensure the conference is as motivating as possible, we are accepting proposals in a wide range of formats. These include but are not restricted to:
- spoken presentations of scholarly papers, practice reviews, policy initiatives, lived experience, creative writing or written journalism with or without PowerPoint or other visual aids;
- moderated panels of up to four presenters speaking to a single broad topic;
- printed or online posters summarising new research or innovative practice in words and images;
- debates on topical issues or differing approaches to service provision;
- stories of lived experience;
- demonstrations and analyses of primary prevention approaches and resources;
- visual art;
- performance; and
- videos and podcasts (creative, campaigning or journalistic).
Themes:
Your submission should broadly align with one of the following five topics.
Although one theme explicitly highlights diversity, we encourage submissions presenting the perspectives and experiences of different communities under every theme.
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Who are we looking for?
We invite proposals from scholars, community organisations, service providers, policymakers, people with lived experience, arts-based practitioners and anyone who believes their presentation has a strong contribution to make.
What we value:
- relevance to a conference theme
- a coherent argument, story or artist’s statement
- language and/or imagery accessible to a mixed audience of generalists, specialists, scholars and members of the public from diverse communities.
Submission deadline
Submissions close midnight, 21 May 2021.
We hope to respond by 11 June 2021.
Guidelines for submissions:
- Abstracts should be 300-500 words excluding references.
- Please use references sparingly, if at all, and present them in Harvard style.
- Please do not submit more than three abstracts per person (including joint submissions).
- Changes and amendments can be made to submitted abstracts online until the submission deadline.
- If you are unable to use the online submission system, please contact the event managers to arrange another form of submission.
Terms and conditions
The submission of an abstract indicates acceptance of the following terms and conditions:- The Program Committee will seek reviewers for all abstracts and will consider their reviews when deciding whether to accept proposals.
- Members of the Program Committee may act as reviewers.
- The Program Committee’s decision will be final.
- Only those abstracts formally accepted will be published in the conference program.
- All named authors must approve the submission of the abstract and presentation of the work prior to abstract submission. It is the responsibility of the person making the submission to gain these approvals.
- At least one author must be available to present the work if it is selected for the program.
- Accepted presenters who do not register and pay for the conference by the deadline for registrations may have their abstracts withdrawn.
- Presenters will immediately notify the event managers if they are unable to present their work or if the presenter changes.
- The Program Committee reserves the right to remove a presentation from the program.
General Enquiries:
P: 1800 960 026
Delegate Services:
Nectar Creative Communications
P: 1300 878 815
E: enquiriesneac2022@nectarcc.com.au