In this Issue:
- Cancellation of the 2020 ISQOLS In-Person Conference, Rotterdam
- *NEW* Call For Papers, "COVID & WELL-BEING" Special Conference Session
- ISQOLS CERTIFICATION IN QUALITY-OF-LIFE RESEARCH: Related to Community Indicators Projects, Student Highlight
- *WATCH NOW* ISQOLS Webinar: "Community Indicators Projects: Theoretical Notions"
- FREE Upcoming ISQOLS Webinar, "Transmission of Research Results to the Field of Public Policies for the Improvement of Quality of Life", June 8
- ISQOLS Journal, ARQOL, Volume 15 number 3 Available Now
- ISQOLS Member News
- QOL, Happiness, Wellbeing News
- QOL, Happiness, Wellbeing Publications
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2020 CONFERENCE CANCELLATION
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Cancellation of the In-Person
International Society for Quality-of- Life Studies (ISQOLS)
18th Annual Conference (August 25 – 28, 2020)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Dear ISQOLS Community:
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.
This was not an easy decision, but ultimately the public health and safety of our attendees, exhibitors, speakers, staff and volunteers led all parties to conclude that cancelling the face-to-face meeting was the safe and responsible action.
If you have registered and paid for the conference, you will receive a full refund within the next 5-7 business days. Please contact
office@isqols.org
if you have any issues receiving your refund.
As of now, we do plan on the following future conference schedule:
2020: no in-person meeting, virtual events to take place August 25-28 (see details below)
2021: Vermont, USA
2022: Rotterdam, Netherlands
2023: Malaysia
2024 and beyond: undetermined
The ISQOLS Leadership Team is considering options now for virtual activities to take place in lieu of our in-person meeting the week of 25-28, August 2020.
*Please see new call for papers for special session below*.
We encourage you to participate in any of our virtual events in order to stay connected with the Society. We will do our best to continue to provide avenues for communication and exchange of ideas.
We will be sending out more information over the next few weeks, so we thank you for your patience as we navigate the details. Please stay tuned for more information and details as plans progress.
Thank you for your understanding during this time. We are glad that you are a part of the ISQOLS community and we hope we can continue to support you in your academic and professional careers. We hope you and your loved ones are safe and well during these unprecedented times.
Sincerely,
ISQOLS 2020 Conference Committee
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Message from ISQOLS Rotterdam Conference Chair: Martijn Burger
Due to the escalating COVID-19 pandemic we unfortunately have to cancel the Annual Conference of the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies previously scheduled to take place in Rotterdam on August 25-28. Given where we are in the pandemic, it seems unlikely that we can run a successful conference in Rotterdam with large keynotes, a reception and dinner, and many participants traveling long distances to attend. We received well over 500 abstracts and dozens of special sessions contributions and would like to thank all contributors for the effort they have put in this conference. We hope to host an ISQOLS meeting in Rotterdam in 2022. The next scheduled ISQOLS meeting will take place in Burlington, Vermont, United States in 2021.
To support research in quality of life and happiness studies in these exceptional times, we are working on developing an online mini-conference to be held later this year, specifically focusing on COVID-19 and well-being and we will organize some of the special sessions that were submitted to the ISQOLS 2020 conference online. The call of papers for the COVID-19 workshop below this mail; more details on the special sessions will follow shortly (for those who applied to one of these).
Best wishes,
Martijn Burger
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New Call For Papers: ISQOLS Online Conference
"COVID-19 and Well-Being: August 25-26, 2020
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The aim of this online conference on COVID-19 and Well-being is to bring together an international group of researchers with an interest in quality-of-life and happiness studies to present and discuss research findings on the current COVID-19 crisis from an interdisciplinary point (economics, psychology, sociology, health studies, management, etc.) of view. We welcome submissions related to all well-being-related aspects of the current crisis, including (but not limited to):
- The development of well-being since the start of the COVID-19 crisis
- Working from home and well-being
- Economic hardship (unemployment, poverty) and well-being
- Health concerns and well-being
- Loneliness, social isolation, and well-being
Please choose the Special Session ‘COVID-19 and Well-being’. Authors will be notified by e-mail by
July 15, 2020
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A selection of submissions will be considered for a special issue in a well-being-related journal. More info:
mburger@ese.eur.nl
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ISQOLS CERTIFICATION IN QUALITY-OF-LIFE RESEARCH: Related to Community Indicators Projects
Student Highlight
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Congratulations to Masood A. Badri (Advisor to the Abu Dhabi Department of Community Development (DCD) Chairman) on the completion of the ISQOLS Certification in Quality-of-Life Research: Related to Community Indicators Projects!
Dr. Badri's reflection on the certification program:
"I think this course is the only one that I found that focuses on the process of planning, developing, and implementing community QOL indicators from start to finish. I could not believe it that I could get such a rich experience (online) and at my pace.
Reading through the cases, was the richest experience. The cases were picked so intelligently. They covered the whole spectrum of QOL.
The ISQOLS Certification in Quality-of-Life Research program is designed to enrich researchers to better grasp the full understanding of their specializing in community indicators projects. I consider my experience in this program as additional rich training in all aspects of the matter."
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*WATCH NOW* ISQOLS WEBINAR
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Did you miss our latest ISQOLS WEBINAR?
"Community Indicators Projects: Theoretical Notions"
Presented by M. Joseph Sirgy
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*FREE* UPCOMING ISQOLS WEBINAR
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"Transmission of Research Results to the Field of Public Policies for the Improvement of Quality of Life"
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MONDAY, JUNE 8
9:00 AM Pacific Standard Time/
12:00 PM Eastern Standard Time/
13:00 (1:00 PM) Argentina Time
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FREE
This webinar will begin with the review of the concept of public policy, to introduce the analysis of the transmission of research results in the context of public policies – taking into account the different characteristics of knowledge and the way in which researchers and policy-makers has been interacting in this field. Then it will identify and comment on the handicaps which have historically turned up in the development of this process and the possibilities of strengthening it to achieve the improvement of people`s quality of life.
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Presented by Graciela H. Tonon, Dr. Political Science, Magister in Political Sciences and Social-worker. She has Postdoctoral studies (CIMESS-Universitá degli studi di Firenze, Italy). She is Professor of Quality of Life (grade and post-grade courses) at Universidad de Palermo (Argentina) and of Community Social Work at Universidad Nacional de Lomas de Zamora.
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ISQOLS JOURNAL, ARQOL, VOLUME 15, NUMBER 2 AVAILABLE NOW
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ISQOLS members, you have automatic access to online articles!
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In this issue (17 articles)
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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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Associate Professor,
Faculty of Psychology,
Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic University Jakarta - Indonesia,
Researcher at Centre of Society and Islamic Studies – UIN Jakarta,
Vice Dean at State Islamic University Jakarta – Indonesia,
Practiced Psychologist at Centre of Psychological Services- UIN Jakarta.
"I’ve been a member of ISQOLS since 2019. I have had such great experiences ever since. I could participate and send my thoughts through research papers to the conference committee, and then get feedback on whether my research is significantly relevant with quality of life issues or not. Being part of this community, I also feel motivated to conduct more research in this area, especially in exploring happiness as a psychological term in Indonesian individuals."
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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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Call for Papers for the Vienna Yearbook of Population Research (VYPR) 2021 Special Issue on “Demographic Aspects of Human Wellbeing” is open now
The VYPR is an open-access journal that has been published annually by the Vienna Institute of Demography (VID) of the Austrian Academy of Sciences since 2003. It is addressing population trends as well as a broad range of theoretical and methodological issues in population research.
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A grant study (Carroll et al., 2020) with a control group was just published under the Journal of Behavioral Medicine. Quality-of-Life-Therapy was used to improve positive emotions among patients with cardio-implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs).
Implementation, feasibility, and acceptability of quality of life therapy to improve positive emotions among patients with implantable cardioverter defbrillators
by Allison J. Carroll, Lillian M. Christon, James R. Rodrigue, Joseph L. Fava, Michael B. Frisch, Eva R. Serber
Quality of Life Therapy
by Michael B. Frisch
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QOL, HAPPINESS, WELL-BEING PUBLICATIONS
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Applied Psychology: Health and Well‐Being
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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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