IPAGlasgow2023 - at the conference

A wide shot of the opening ceremony. Tam & Margaret, the hosts, are on stage in front of the conference logo. 8 rows of people are seated, facing towards them

IPAGlasgow2023 Opening Ceremony, hosted by Margaret Westwood and Tam Baillie (c) STV

Conference Plenary Recordings

We were delighted to be able to record some of the plenary sessions, and have provided them below for your enjoyment.

Opening Ceremony - Some highlights from the opening ceremony, featuring our Keynote Speaker Phillip D Jaffé and children from Lorne Street Primary School

Wednesday - We were delighted Dr Sudeshna Chatterjee joined us as a Keynote Speaker. Her presentation was called 'How play drives public spaces for children in cities'.

Thursday - On Thursday morning the Licketyspit StoryPlay Champions got us all feeling extra playful, before Keynote Speaker Dr Adam Burley wowed us all with his talk 'Learning Play as a Second Language'.

On Thursday afternoon we were treated to a wide ranging and fascinating Panel Discussion on the State of International Play.

Closing Session - Our closing plenary, in its entirety. This includes the Sgoil Ghàidhlig Ghlaschu fiddle group, a short film produced by Play Wales, and a 'passing of the torch' ceremony to the next hosts of the Triennial World Conference in 2026!

  • 8 Members of the IPAGlasgow2023 Steering Group with Ms Don, Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise (centre).

    Members of the IPAGlasgow2023 Steering Group with Ms Don, Minister for Children, Young People and Keeping the Promise (centre). Ms Don was one of our Plenary Speakers

  • Lots of people are celiidh dancing, swirling about, in a tall vaulted room. There is a balcony at the far end of the shot, and there are people watching the dancing. There are lots of sparkly lights

    A highlight of the social programme was the Ceilidh, held at Oran Mor where we danced the night away!

  • 4 adults and 4 small children are on a big green space. It is very sunny. They are in a big cirle, adults facing us and children facing away. Everyone has their hands in the air

    Lickety Spit and some local children making shapes at the conference Playday on Glasgow Green

    (c) Lickety Spit

  • 9 children in pale green tshirts with the conference logo, are surrounding an interactive exhibition called Litter Pick & Play, with a tree in the centre. They are all smiling and look proud

    Children from St Mirin’s School in front of the Litter Pick & Play Exhibition they helped create with Play Scotland, for the conference

    (c) Play Scotland

  • Lots of people sitting in rows are facing a stage wioth 2 adults and 3 young people sitting on it. There is a bright photo of a child on a climbing frame behind them

    Children from Lorne Street Primary School interviewing our Keynote Speaker Phillip D Jaffé - Vice Chair of the Committee on the Rights of the Child

    (c) STV

Licketyspit Storyplay Champions on stage before one of our Keynote sessions