These awards will be presented at the 17th ISPCAN International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect in Hong Kong, 7-10 September 2008. Awardees will receive a plaque, acknowledgment on ISPCAN’s website, and recognition in ISPCAN’s newsletter, The Link. Nominees (or at least one member of the multidisciplinary team) must be ISPCAN members of good standing for two years at the time of nomination.

The C. Henry Kempe Award, established in 1984, is presented every two years by ISPCAN to an outstanding young professional or organization working in any discipline in the field of child abuse and neglect.

Recent Kempe Award recipients:

• 2006 Fu-Yong Jiao, People's Hospital of Xi'an Medical University, China
• 2004 Heather Taussig, PhD, Kempe Children's Center, USA
• 2002 Jordan River Foundation, Jordan
• 2000 Patricia Ip, Consultant Pediatrician, Hong Kong

The Kempe Lectureship was established in 1986 as a major feature of ISPCAN’s international congresses. Following the example of Dr. Kempe, the individual selected to deliver the Kempe Memorial Lecture must have made significant contributions to the welfare of children, and demonstrate teaching experience. The 2008 Lecturer will be an invited speaker at ISPCAN’s 17th International Congress, and the Kempe Memorial Lecture may be published in Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal.

Nominations for the 2008 C. Henry Kempe Award and Kempe Lecture Award should detail the nominee’s accomplishments and the rational for his or her selection. For the Kempe Lecture Award, include in the statement an assessment of the nominee’s speaking abilities, the topics on which he or she can speak, and the topic’s interest/relevance to participants. Nominees for these two awards must indicate in writing their willingness to participate in the Congress. Travel expenses (airfare), accommodations, and Congress registration for the recipients of these two awards will be covered by ISPCAN and the Congress.

Recent Kempe Memorial Lecturers:

• 2006 Jaap Doek, Free University, The Netherlands
• 2004 Astrid Heger, MD, Univ. of Southern California, USA
• 2002 David Gough, Ph.D., London, England
• 2000 Margaret Lynch, MD, Prof., Community Pediatrics, UK

The Multidisciplinary Team Award recognizes a multidisciplinary team that has made substantial progress in the treatment or prevention of child abuse and neglect in its local community. The award may be given to the team as a whole, or to the individual who developed and led the team.

Recent Multidisciplinary Team Award Recipients:

• 2006 Children´s House Iceland (Barnahus)
• 2006 Child Rights & Abuse Committee and Pakistan Paediatric Association (CRAC-PPA)
• 2004 Nobody’s Children Foundation (Maria Keller-Hamela)

The Distinguished Career Award recognizes an outstanding professional for longstanding dedication, expertise, and contributions to the field of child abuse and neglect.

Recent Distinguished Career Award Recipients:

• 2006 Harendra de Silva, FRCP, FRCPCH, FSLCP, MSc, Sri Lanka
• 2000 Ruth Kempe, MD, Child Psychiatrist, Colorado, USA
• 1998 David Chadwick, MD, USA; Roland Summit, MD. USA & Arend Koers, MD, Netherlands

The Distinguished Service Award recognizes an individual for his or her commitment and dedication to ISPCAN or to an ISPCAN National Partner.

Recent Distinguished Service Award Recipients:

• 2006 Priscilla Lui, Hong Kong
• 2004 Gloria Varona-Williams, USA
• 2002 Kari Killen, Ph.D., Oslo, Norway; and Dominique Girodet, Neuilly, France
• 2000 Dr. Helen Agathonos-Georgopoulou, BSc, MA, PhD, Greece

Honorary Membership Award – Each year ISPCAN awards Honorary Memberships to child abuse and neglect prevention professionals working in developing countries. The program aims to extend ISPCAN membership to those who might not otherwise be able to join ISPCAN. Twenty-five professionals are selected each year, providing fifty two-year honorary memberships in place annually. Awardees receive all ISPCAN benefits for two years, including a complimentary subscription to Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal. 

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