This is an important and timely conference reviewing issues with great significance for Australian children’s health and wellbeing. Our young people are experiencing a media environment that is increasingly violent, commercialised, and sexualised. Come and hear what the most recent research has to say about the implications of this for them, and for our community.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to listen to three of the most highly respected international researchers reviewing the evidence on media violence: Prof. L. Rowell Huesmann (long term impacts of violent media), Prof. Ed Donnerstein (Internet violence and cyber-bullying), and Distinguished Research Prof. Craig Anderson (violent video games).

They will be joined by Australians Prof. Louise Newman (sexualisation of children), Dr Wayne Warburton (violent music videos), Dr Cordelia Fine (children’s understanding of advertising) and Prof. Elizabeth Handsley (the role of regulation and classification).

This is almost certainly the most powerful selection of experts across a range of crucial media issues ever assembled for such a seminar in Australia.

For more information about speakers, poster sessions and conference program, go to www.youngmedia.org.au