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The
Australasian Children's Literature Association
for Research (known as ACLAR) was established
at the inaugural conference in 1997, in
Adelaide, South Australia. Its purpose is
to encourage research into children’s
literature and to provide a forum for sharing,
discussing and disseminating this work,
in the Australasian context, for those who
have an academic or scholarly interest in
this field of study. It provides opportunities
for publication of papers and member networking
through conferences, newsletters and information,
and aims to promote, internationally, knowledge
of Australasian writers and illustrators. |
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organisation is governed by a Board consisting
of a President and up to 8 Board members.
The immediate past president continues as
a Board member for two years after his/her
term expires. Board members may serve for
two consecutive terms, but that is the maximum.
Separate elections are held for the Presidency
and Board membership. |
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Although
initially conferences were held each year,
they are now held every two years, on the
year when there is not an IRSCL conference.
To this date, there have been conferences
- in Adelaide, South Australia; Wagga Wagga,
New South Wales; Melbourne, Victoria; Brisbane,
Queensland; Christchurch, New Zealand; and
most recently Sydney, New South Wales. |
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conference papers have been published
after each conference. |
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ACLAR welcomes new
members and is particularly keen to foster
links in
the Asia-Pacific region. |
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