Conferences and Workshops

Upcoming Conferences and Workshops

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Past CFPR Conferences and Workshops

Expert Meeting on AI-Powered Care Interventions and Support Systems for Older Persons with Limited Kin Availability

Date: 27 June 2025

Timing: 9am to 2pm

Venue: AS7, Level 6, Seminar Room, Faculty of Social Sciences, NUS

De-institutionalisation of Asian Families

Date: 11–12 June 2025

Venue: National Taiwan University (NTU)

Navigating Aging and Health with Limited Family Ties: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Responses

Date: 6-7 February 2025

Venue: AS7, Faculty of Social Sciences, NUS

Kinship Dynamics: Concept, Modelling, and Applications

Date:  5 February 2025

Time: 9AM-4PM

Venue: AS7-06-42, NUS

Workshop on Population Aging and Household Transformation in Malaysia, The Philippines, and Singapore

Date: 9 January 2025

Venue: AS7, Faculty of Social Sciences, NUS

The International Workshop on "Emerging and New Forms of Inequality in East Asia and Southeast Asia"

Date: 30 October 2024

Venue: AS8, Faculty of Social Sciences, NUS

Population Association of Singapore Annual Meeting 2024, held in conjunction with CFPR's 10th Anniversary celebration.

Conference Theme: "Sustainable Population and Development in a New Era". 

Date: 16-17 May 2024

Venue: NUS Shaw Foundation Alumni House

More Details: https://www.sgpopulation.org/pas-2024

The Conference and Training Workshop on the Future of Households in Asia

Date: 11-12 Jan 2024

Venue: NUS FASS

Population Association of Singapore 2023 Annual Meeting

Convenors: NUS Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR) and the Population Association of Singapore (PAS)

Date: 11-12 May 2023

Venue: NUS University Town

The Forum on Priorities on Population Research in Singapore

Convenors: NUS Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR) and the Population Association of Singapore (PAS)

Organizing Committee: A/P Bussarawan Teerawichitchainan, A/P Vincent Chua, Prof Paul Cheung, Dr. Yap Mui Teng, Dr. Tan Poh Lin, and Prof Jean Yeung

Date: March 31, 2022

Time: 10:30-12:20am

Venue: NUS University Hall Auditorium

Link to Recording


The 2nd International Conference and Training Workshop on Household and Living Arrangement Projections for Informed Decision-Making

Convenors: The Centre for Family and Population Research (CFPR), Population Division of the United Nations (UNPD), Asian Population Association (APA), Center for Healthy Aging and Development Study, National School of Development (CHADS/NSD) at Peking University (PKU), China Population and Development Research Centre (CPDRC) and Population Association of Singapore (PAS).

Date: 13-14 January 2022

Venue: Zoom.

Link to Recording

Webinar II - The Impact of the Pandemic on Family Life in Asia

Date: 3 February 2021

Venue: Zoom

Link to Webinar

The Impact of the Pandemic on Family Life in Asia

Convenors: CFPR, College of Public Policy, Hamad Bin Khalifa University 

Date: 17 December 2020

Time: 2pm to 4pm (SGT). 

Venue: Zoom

Link to Webinar

 
Financial Adequacy among Older People in Selected Asian Countries

Topic: "With deteriorating marketable skill, weakening health, disappearing filial piety, and limited government support, what is the prospect on living with dignity among Older People?"

Convenors: Asian Population Association, NUS CFPR 

Date: 10 December 2020

Time: 2.00pm to 3.30pm 

Link to Webinar

Asian Families Amid the Covid-19 Pademic

Convenors: Asian Population Association and NUS CFPR

Dates: 9 July, 23 July and 6 August 2020

Time: 4.00pm to 5.30pm (SGT). 

Link to Webinars: 9 July, 23 July, 6 August

Family Policies in Asia

Convenors: Asia Research Institute's Changing Family Cluster, NUS CFPR

Date: 21-22 November 2019 

Changing (In)Fertilities in Asia and Beyond

Convenors: Yale-NUS College, Yale University and the University of Cambridge and NUS CFPR

Date: 18 October 2019

RC06 (Family) & RC41 (Population)

Convenors: Global Asia Institute and Department of Sociology and NUS CFPR

Sponsors: OUE Limited and Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Date: 17-19 May 2018

Link to Conference Photos

Workshop: Recent Demographic and Family Changes in China

Convenors: Chinese Academy of Social Science, CASS and NUS CFPR

Moderator: Prof Wei-Jun Jean Yeung

Date: 1 Nov 2016

International Sociological Association (ISA) RC28 Conference on Social Stratification and Mobility

Convenors: NTU School of Humanities and Social Sciences and NUS CFPR

Sponsors: Global Asia Institute, Department of Sociology, Asia Research Institute

Date: 26-28 May 2016

Long-Term Care for Elderly in ASEAN Plus 3: Research and Policy Challenges

Convenors: Asia Research Institute and NUS CFPR

Date: 1-2 March 2016

Workshop: Impact of Individual Behavioral Addiction on the Family

Convenors: Department of Psychology and NUS CFPR

Moderator: Professor Catherine Tang

Date: 19 Feb 2016

International Sociological Association (ISA) RC28 Conference on Social Stratification and Mobility

Convenors: NTU School of Humanities and Social Sciences and NUS CFPR

Sponsors: Global Asia Institute, Department of Sociology, Asia Research Institute

Date: 26-28 May 2016

Long-Term Care for Elderly in ASEAN Plus 3: Research and Policy Challenges

Convenors: Asia Research Institute and NUS CFPR

Date: 1-2 March 2016

Methodology Workshop: Longitudinal Studies in the Social Sciences

Convenor: Professor Jean Yeung, CFPR Director

Date: 6 Nov 2015

Workshop: Exploring Collaborative Research Opportunities at the Intersection of Family, Gender and Social Change

Convenors: Asia Research Institute and NUS CFPR

Date: 26 Aug 2015

Official Launch and Conference on Singapore Families and Population Dynamics

Supporters: Singapore Research Nexus, Asia Research Institute and NUS Department of Sociology

Date: 28 April 2015

Workshop: Secondary Data Analysis in Asia

Date: 27 February 2015

Educational Resilience among Asian Children in Challenging Family Environment

Convenors: Asia Research Institute and NUS CFPR

Date: 4-5 February 2015

Growing up in One-parent Family in Asia

Convenors: Asia Research Institute and NUS CFPR

Date: 1-2 July 2014

Workshop: Youthful Futures? Aspirations, Education and Employment in Asia

Date: 5-6 May 2014

Living Alone: One-person Household in Asia

Date: 5-6 December 2013

Roundtable on Children’s Agency in Various contexts: Family, Health, Social Services and on the Streets

Date: 21 December 2012

Conference on Marriage in Asia: Trends, Determinants and Implications

Date: 15-16 November 2012

3rd International Conference of Geographies of Children, Young People and Families (CGCYPF)

Convenors: Department of Geography and NUS CFPR

Date: 11-13 July 2012

Transitioning to Adulthood: Marriage, Fertility, and Labour Force Participation

Date: 21-22 July 2011

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