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Over five days from 5 – 9 December 2022, the Charles Sturt University Early Childhood Interdisciplinary Research (ECIR) Sturt Scheme held a global online conference titled Early Childhood Voices. It was their second bi-annual conference to share research about innovative methods, theories and partnerships with children, parents/carers and professionals that supported social justice and Sustainable Development Goals during early childhood or within the early childhood sector. ECV2022 was an opportunity for international researchers to present research in a virtual online space.
The six keynote presentations and 99 oral presentations from 25 countries were aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), especially SDG 3, SDG 4, SDG 10, and SDG 17. The conference program and proceedings were searchable using the SDGs.
The conference attracted 1,956 registrations from 72 countries. During the week of the conference there were 6,431 page views from 1,358 users. In addition, there were over 3,517 YouTube views of the presentations and 243 hours of viewing.
A popular initiative was the Children Draw Talking Global Online Gallery (https://earlychildhoodresearch.csu.domains/early-childhood-voices-conference-2022/children-draw-talking-gallery-1-the-world/), which enabled children from across the globe to share images of themselves talking to someone, emphasising Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These galleries collectively were viewed more than any other presentation at ECV2022. Five yarning circles were held for synchronous conversations between conference participants on pre-determined topics.
The conference was free for presenters and attendees; drawing on Charles Sturt University’s motto “for the public good”. Conference presentations can still be viewed online https://earlychildhoodresearch.csu.domains/early-childhood-voices-conference-2022/
