16-18 October 2019 - in Oslo, Norway - the very first INSA conference!
School absenteeism: A universal problem in need of local, national, and international solutions REGISTER!
Welcome to the INSA conference 2019
International keynote speakers include:Christopher Kearney (Psychology), Carolyn Gentle-Genitty (Social Work),
and Michael Gottfried (Education).
Plus more than 45 presentations from Australia, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, UK, and USA.

Wide palette of topics
This conference offers a wide palette of topics for school personnel, practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, and academics from all disciplines.Wednesday - Grassroots Solutions for Schools and Families
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09:30 - 10:00 |
09:30 - 10:00
Opening Official welcome to the inaugural conference of the International Network for School Attendance |
10:00 - 11:00 |
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote Address School climate, positive school discipline, and school attendance (Associate Professor Carolyn Gentle-Genitty, Indiana University School of Social Work, USA) |
11:00 - 11:30 |
11:00 - 11:30 Morning Tea |
11:30 - 13:00 |
11:30 - 13:00
Symposium 1: Hearing the Voices of Youth and Parents (click to expand)
Chair: Trude Havik
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13:00 - 14:00 |
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch |
14:00 - 15:30 |
14:00 - 15:30
Stream 1Symposium 2: Using School Attendance Data so Everyone Benefits (click to expand)
Chair: Christopher Kearney
Stream 2Symposium 3: How Schools can be Supportive When Attendance Problems Already Exist (click to expand)
Chair: Kirsten Hancock
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15:30 - 16:00 |
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Tea |
16:00 - 17:30 |
16:00 - 17:30
Stream 1Symposium 4: Prevention and Early Intervention for Absenteeism - Working in Tiers 1 and 2 For Primary and Secondary School Students (click to expand)
Chair: Malin Gren Landell
Stream 2Symposium 5: How Helping Professionals Can be Supportive When Attendance Problems are Severe or Complex (click to expand)
Chair: Martin Knollmann
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Thursday - National Initiatives
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09:30 - 10:00 |
09:30 - 10:00
Welcome to Day 2 ‘Did You Miss This on Day 1?’ + ‘Q&A’ + ‘Looking Ahead to Day 2’ |
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10:00 - 11:00 |
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote Address A bird's-eye view of school attendance and absenteeism: Moving from fragmentation to reconstruction (Professor Christopher Kearney, Distinguished Professor and Chair of Psychology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, USA) |
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11:30 - 13:00 |
11:30 - 13:00
Stream 1Symposium 6: The Marriage Between Education & Mental Health Care – Which of the German, Australian, and Dutch Examples Demonstrate True Partnership in Intervention for Absenteeism? (click to expand)
Chair: Carolyn Gentle-Genitty
Stream 2Symposium 7: Second-Wave and Third-Wave CBT – Examples from Denmark, France, Germany, and the United States (click to expand)
Chair: Glenn Melvin
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14:00 - 15:30 |
14:00 - 15:30
Round Table Topics (click to expand)
Sign up at the Conference venue to join in-depth dialogue about a specific topic. In Round 1 you can choose from 18 topics, and in Round 2 you can also choose from 18 topics. Places are limited to 12 people per topic.
View/download overview of round table discussions in PDF
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15:30 - 16:00 |
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Tea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16:00 - 17:30 |
16:00 - 17:30
Stream 1Symposium 8: Educational Projects and Psychiatric Projects in Germany, and an Effectiveness Project in the Netherlands (click to expand)
Chair: Brian Chu
Stream 2Symposium 9: Government Policy Aimed at Attendance: Is it Working in the Netherlands and England? (click to expand)
Chair: Johanna Sergejeff
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17:30 - 20:00 |
17:30 - 20:00
Informal time Options for meetings of interest groups, national groups, and the INSA AGM |
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20:00 - 22:00 |
Conference Dinner Three-course dinner, drinks, and entertainment |
Friday - Global Research and Relevance
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09:30 - 10:00 |
09:30 - 10:00
Welcome to Day 3 ‘Did You Miss This on Day 2?’ + ‘Q&A’ + ‘Looking Ahead to Day 3’ |
10:00 - 11:00 |
10:00 - 11:00
Keynote Address Addressing absenteeism: Myths, methods, and morals. (Associate Professor Michael Gottfried, Gevirtz Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA) |
11:00 - 11:30 |
11:00 - 11:30 Morning Tea |
11:30 - 13:00 |
11:30 - 13:00
Stream 1Symposium 10: School Attendance in Youth With a Disability – Challenges and Opportunities (click to expand)
Chair: Floor Sauter
Stream 2Symposium 11: Who is Missing and Why? Profiles and Integrative Models (click to expand)
Chair: Martin Karlberg
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13:00 - 14:00 |
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch |
14:00 - 15:30 |
14:00 - 15:30
Stream 1Symposium 12: Instruments to Screen and Assess School Attendance Problems (click to expand)
Chair: Jo Magne Ingul
Stream 2Symposium 13: Research That Can Guide our Grassroots Work (click to expand)
Chair: Joshua Childs
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15:30 - 16:00 |
15:30 - 16:00 Afternoon Tea |
16:00 - 16:30 |
16:00 - 16:30
Panel Points and Closing Ceremony |
View/download conference programme
View/download overview of round table discussions in PDF
Prices
We strongly recommend the Conference Dinner. This is an opportunity for informal contact with many conference participants. The three-course meal (with two glasses of wine or other beverage) will be accompanied by entertainment. Registration fees are nonrefundable after July 1st.Prices are based on Norwegian Kroner (NOK); EUR and USD are indications only.
Optional extras
- Hotel pr. night
- NOK 1400, €144, $164
- Conference dinner 17th October
- NOK 700 - €72 - $82
Group Discount
Groups of 5 or more before June 16th, after june 16th: 4650 NOK.- €410, $469
Earlybird
Last date for earlybird registration: June 16th- €462, $528

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Scandic Holmenkollen Park
350 meters above OsloSend us an e-mail
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Want to be an exhibitor?
Being an exhibitor at the INSA conference provides a unique opportunity to meet school personnel, practitioners, policy-makers, researchers, and academics from all disciplines.A limited number of exhibitor booths are available and will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.