In this Issue:
- ISQOLS 2020 Virtual Conference
- *WATCH NOW* ISQOLS Webinars: "Transmission of Research Results to the Field of Public Policies for the Improvement of Quality of Life" & "POZE. A paradigm for Social Change, from the inside out"
- *NEW* Collaboration with the Community Indicators Consortium
- ISQOLS Career and Research Support Forum
- ISQOLS Member News
- ISQOLS Member Highlight: Dr. Prem Adheesh Lekhi
- QOL, Happiness, Well-being News
- QOL, Happiness, Well-being Publications
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ISQOLS 2020 VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
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Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies has decided to cancel the in-person 2020 Annual Conference that was scheduled to take place August 25-28 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
To support research in quality-of-life and happiness studies in these exceptional times, ISQOLS and the conference committee have organized several options for our accepted authors to present their research, network with others, and exchange ideas. Accepted authors can choose from any of the options listed below. Presenters must be active 2020 ISQOLS members. Please make sure your ISQOLS membership is current by visiting
isqols.org
and logging on to your membership profile.
We have created a special repository
website
to collect projects, papers, presentations and sign-up forms for optional webinars. This is a google site that might require a gmail address for access and submissions. If you have any issues accessing the website or submitting materials, please email Jill Johnson (Executive Director for ISQOLS):
office@isqols.org
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS JULY 30.
There is NO registration fee required our virtual conference,
but you must be a current ISQOLS 2020 Member to participate
. Please visit
isqols.org
and log-in to your profile to check your membership status or join us online at
isqols.org/join
Sincerely,
ISQOLS 2020 Conference Committee
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**MEMBERS ONLY**
There is NO registration fee required our virtual conference, but you must be a current ISQOLS 2020 Member to participate. Please visit
isqols.org
and log-in to your profile to check your membership status or join us online at
isqols.org/join
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*WATCH NOW* ISQOLS WEBINARS
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Did you miss any of our latest ISQOLS WEBINARS?
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Presented by Graciela Tonon
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Presented by Cornelia Walther
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If you are interested in presenting your research as a webinar for the ISQOLS community, please email Jill Johnson (Executive Director) at
office@isqols.org
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*NEW* Collaboration With the Community Indicators Consortium
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ISQOLS is pleased to announce a new collaborative partnership with the Community Indicators Consortium. The Community Indicators Consortium advances and supports the development, availability and effective use of community indicators for making measurable and sustainable improvements in quality of community life (Learn more
here
).
We are excited to announce a new joint membership opportunity as well as a sponsored ISQOLS session at the upcoming CIC conference. Learn more about both options below:
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ISQOLS is offering a new joint membership option with CIC. The cost is $115 USD, which entitles you to a membership in both the International Society for Quality of Life Studies and the Community Indicators Consortium. This is a value of $40 and offers an annual membership for both organizations.
Current members
, contact Jill Johnson (ED) at office@isqols.org if you would like to add the CIC membership to your profile.
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Call for Papers for the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies Sponsored Session at the Community Indicators Consortium 2020 Virtual Impact Summit, August 3-7, 2020
ISQOLS is seeking to sponsor a session with a series of presentations on measures of Quality-of-Life from an academic perspective. Professional practitioners within the Community Indicators Consortium are interested in hearing about new or promising QOL indicators supported by quality research, where the correlations between the indicator(s) and overall quality-of-life, including sustainability and wellbeing, are strong, as well as insight on how apply these indices in a real-world setting.
ISQOLS will sponsor the conference fees for accepted presenters.
Submission deadline: July 3
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ISQOLS now provides our
members
with opportunities to post requests for both career and research support through our new "Career and Research Support Forum". Log-in to your membership profile and visit the page here:
https://isqols.org/career
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Help us reach our goal of 400 members in 2020! Join, renew and refer your friends to ISQOLS. See more details at
isqols.org/join
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ISQOLS members, you have automatic access to online articles!
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Dr. Prem Adheesh Lekhi
International Healthcare Professional -Humanitarian-Asean-Ingo
LEKHI SSIO INGO, Malaysia
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ISQOLS has a definite long lasting positive impact on my career, research, advancement- in my knowledge of QOL studies.
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ISQOLS Members: do you have a publication or article you wish to share with our society? Please send it to office@isqols.org.
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QUALITY-OF-LIFE, HAPPINESS, WELL-BEING NEWS
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Free resources from the Management Institute for Quality-of-Life Studies (MIQOLS)
Management Institute for Quality-of-Life Studies (MIQOLS), a sister organization of ISQOLS, has several free resources available for use by researchers and practitioners interested in applying the science of quality-of-life (QOL) studies for managerial use and policy making:
- Quality-of-Life Indicators
- Quality-of-Life Surveys
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Call for Papers on "Demographic Aspects of the COVID-19 Pandemic and its Consequences”, Wittgenstein Centre Conference 2020, 30.11.-1.12.2020, Vienna, Austria
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QOL, HAPPINESS, WELL-BEING PUBLICATIONS
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The International Journal of Community Well-Being is interested in publishing short commentaries on current topics such as COVID-19 and community well-being impacts, up to 2500 words.
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JOIN OR RENEW YOUR ISQOLS MEMBERSHIP FOR 2020
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Join or renew your 2020 ISQOLS Membership. Visit
isqols.org/join
to submit your membership application.
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