COPENHAGEN 2012: We are delighted to announce the launch of the conference website for the 20th European Social Services Conference which will take place in Copenhagen from 25-27 June 2012 in partnership with the Danish Presidency of the European Union. This year’s theme is Shaping the Future for Sustainable Social Services: Quality, Performance, Innovation.

To find out more about this important event in the social services calendar, please visit the conference website.  

ABOUT ESSC

The annual European Social Services Conference is our flagship event intended for all those concerned with planning and delivering European social care and health. Through top-quality plenary presentations and a highly topical workshop programme, the conference offers strategic and practical learning and networking opportunities to all those responsible for planning and implementing services in different European regions: planners, politicians, managers and professionals.

The conferences are held in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish and attract over 400 delegates from over 30 different countries.

With over 30 multi-lingual plenary and workshop presentations, the conference provides a unique opportunity to understand the changes taking place and for the exchange of ideas, experience and ‘best practice’.

“It is our responsibility to promote social innovation to develop services that empower people and allow them to play as active a role in society as possible.” László  ANDOR, European Commissioner, European Social Services Conference, Barcelona 2010

 WARSAW 2011: Our last 19th European Social Services Conference 'Building an Active and Caring Society: Innovation, Participation, Community' took place in Warsaw from 6-8 July 2011 and was organized in cooperation with the Polish European Council Presidency. It brought together over 350 professionals, managers, researchers and policy-makers from over 30 European countries. Watch a  video and read key messages from Warsaw.