International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies (ISQOLS) NEWS: SEPTEMBER 2021 |
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In this Issue:
- 2022 ISQOLS Annual Conference in Vermont, USA!
- 2021 ISQOLS Virtual Conference Summary
- 2021 ISQOLS Awards Ceremony
- Applied Research in Quality of Life (ARQOL) Journal Updates
- Upcoming events: ISQOLS Member Webinars
- ISQOLS Member News
- QOL, Happiness, Well-being News
- QOL, Happiness, Well-being Publications
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Save the date!
ISQOLS 2022 CONFERENCE
"Quality-of-Life for Resilient Futures:
Sustainability, Equity, and Wellbeing"
3-6 AUGUST 2022
Burlington, Vermont, USA
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The ISQOLS 2022 Conference in Burlington, Vermont, USA is the first in-person ISQOLS gathering since the global pandemic began. It provides the opportunity to build connections within our interdisciplinary/transdisciplinary community of scholars and practitioners dedicated to promoting quality-of-life and wellbeing. Hosted on the campus of The University of Vermont, the conference provides a forum for reflecting on our collective learning about quality-of-life throughout the global pandemic while providing evidence about how to cultivate resilience at all scales (individual, community, national, global) with a special focus on sustainability, equity, and wellbeing impacts on quality-of-life. We are pleased to welcome researchers, practitioners, students, professionals, faculty, retirees, experts and novices to Burlington, Vermont, USA in August 2022. Selected special events during the conference will be recorded for those unable to travel at that time. |
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CLICK THE VIDEO BELOW TO LEARN MORE |
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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS COMING SOON! STAY TUNED |
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Our ISQOLS 2021 Virtual Conference, “Quality-of-life and Adaptation in a Virulent World”, took place 24-28 August. Quick facts:
- 93 sessions
- 293 Presentations
- 28 posters
- 5 keynote speakers
- 12 time zones
- Over 500 authors represented from all over the world
Read all about it in our summary (click link below)
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2021 ISQOLS AWARDS SUMMARY |
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On September 4, ISQOLS hosted its annual awards ceremony, honoring the following 15 recipients:
- ISQOLS Best 2021 Dissertation, First place award, Lucia Macchia
- 2021 Best Dissertation, Second Place Award, Antje Jantsch
- 2021 Best Dissertation, Second Place Award, Lucia Moran
- 2021 Best Dissertation, Honorable Mention, Susanne Elsas
- 2021 Best Dissertation, Honorable Mention, Jessica Dávalos Aceves
- Young Scholar Awards, Kelsey O'Connor, Julie X.Q. Zhu
- Fellow Award in QOL/Well-Being/Happiness Research, Milena Nikolova
- Distinguished QOL Researcher Award, Rhonda Phillips, Ron Anderson- posthumous
- Distinguished Service Award, Ming-Chang Tsai, Jill Johnson
- Award for the Betterment of the Human Condition, Foundation for the Study of Happiness for the World Database of Happiness
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Best Annual Applied Research in Quality of Life (ARQOL) Paper Award: Sirgy, M.J., Lee, DJ. & Yu, G.B. (2020). Shopping-Life Balance: Towards a Unifying Framework. Applied Research Quality Life 15(1), 17–34 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-018-9662-8
- Festschrift for Ruut Veenhoven
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CLICK THE VIDEO BELOW TO WATCH THE FULL AWARDS CEREMONY: |
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Applied Research in Quality-of-Life (ARQOL) Volume 16, Issue 4 |
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MONDAY OCTOBER 4
7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST/3:00 PM BST/4:00 PM CET
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Physical pain in 146 nations |
The webinar will present evidence on rising trends in physical pain around the world and how physical pain is affected by the state of the economy.
Presented by Lucia Macchia.
Lucia is currently a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Research Affiliate at the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford.
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Sustainable Hedonism. A Thriving Life That Does Not Cost the Earth |
How could values that might seem distant, such as ecological balance and solidarity, override what is immediate, personal, and enjoyable? Why would anyone opt for minimalism in the world of maximizers? Ecologically responsible behaviour is often perceived as a loss of happiness and life quality, evoking resistance or even anger.
Presented by Orsolya Lelkes.
Orsolya Lelkes, PhD is an independent scholar and psychological counsellor, former Deputy Director at the European Centre for Social Welfare Policy and Research in Vienna and former Head of Economic Research at Hungarian Ministry of Finance.
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10
7:00 AM PST/10:00 AM EST/3:00 PM BST/4:00 PM CET
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Help us reach our goal of 400 members in 2021! Join, renew and refer your friends to ISQOLS. See more details at isqols.org/join
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ISQOLS 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:
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*RECENT POST*
CALL FOR APPLICANTS: RESEARCHER IN ECONOMICS OF WELL-BEING
STATEC Research is looking for a well-being researcher to join the research division of the Statistical Office of Luxembourg (STATEC). This is a full-time position. The initial appointment is for two years, with the possibility of extension. We offer an attractive salary and research allowance. Learn more
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Lucia is a postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program at the Harvard Kennedy School and a Research Affiliate at the Wellbeing Research Centre at the University of Oxford.
"I believe that ISQOLS is the main conference in our field where we can all meet to share our research and ideas. My involvement with ISQOLS had a great impact in my career as through ISQOLS I have met many researchers including some of my current collaborators."
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Now available to MEMBERS ONLY:
We invite you to post any comments, questions, ideas, articles, papers, books, links, and interesting content to the forum of your choice. (you must log-in to your member profile to access) ISQOLS - QOL FOCUS GROUPS DISCUSSION FORUM
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Congrats to #ISQOLS Members, Stephanie Rossouw & Talita Greyling on their development of The Gross National Happiness.Today index! New Zealand government recognizes the benefit of reporting the GNH index.
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Congrats to ISQOLS member, Shoirakhon Nurdinova, on winning "The best project among women-scientists" from International Fund for supporting science and education/Ziyo Forum. This award is given for her research project on the happiness of working/nonworking women:
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HAPPINESS, TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION
Congrats to ISQOLS Board Member and Executive Committee member, Gaël Brulé on the publication of this new book! (co-author: Munier, Francis)
This book asks what kind of impacts innovations and technology have on subjective well-being and happiness. It presents the state of the art both in terms of results and theoretical questioning on these topics. It proposes a new concept: innovation that leads to greater happiness, and highlights new research in this area. In so doing, it addresses a less researched area in the field of well-being research.
This book is of interest to students and researchers of quality of life and well-being, as well as innovation research.
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QUALITY-OF-LIFE, HAPPINESS, WELL-BEING NEWS |
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ISQOLS SPONSORED EVENT: Measuring Progress: Online Forum on Well-being |
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15 October, Friday: 17:00 CET, 11:00 AM Eastern
27 October, Tuesday: 17:00 CET, 11:00 AM Eastern
The Happy Planet Index: What does it mean for national statistics offices?
14 December, Tuesday: 17:00 CET, 11:00 AM Eastern
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Identifying tools to improve workplace wellbeing
Webinar: Tuesday 28 September 2021, 12.30 - 1.30pm
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria is now a popular way for investors to evaluate companies they might want to invest in and to avoid those which may pose a greater financial risk. The social element considers how a company manages its relationship with employees, suppliers, customers and local communities.
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WORTH A WATCH: QUALITY OF LIFE, Wellbeing of the Host Community
Featuring ISQOLS Members, Joe Sirgy and Stefan Kruger
This webinar discusses the quality of life (QOL) – wellbeing research and applications from the perspective of residents of host communities. Although their perspective of tourism development and its impact on QOL has received some attention, there is relatively limited research that sheds light on impacts of tourism development on QOL . The scope and range of issues suggest that the topic is multidimensional, highly complex, and poses community challenges. The panelist seek to explore what the nature of the reciprocal link between tourism development and QOL is and offers practical solutions, guidelines, and future directions for communities seeking to further develop their tourism potential or sustain their tourism activities without impinging on the QOL of their stakeholders.
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WORTH A WATCH: Launch of the results from our Quality of Life Survey 6 (2020/21)
Featuring ISQOLS Member, Julia de Kadt
The Quality of Life Survey 6 (2020/21) was launched on 9 September 2021 with an online event and a live stream to YouTube attended by the public, the media, researchers and government officials in South Africa and abroad. The survey findings reveal just how much socio-economic fallout the COVID-19 pandemic has had for Gauteng province. A full 11% of all adults in Gauteng lost a job since March 2020, while 4% were forced to permanently close a business. Of those who lost a job or closed a business, only 44% subsequently found new employment.
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QOL, HAPPINESS, WELL-BEING PUBLICATIONS |
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Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
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*NEW JOURNAL*
Journal of Happiness and Health (JOHAH)
JOHAH is an international and multidisciplinary peer-reviewed journal, the aim of which is to become the main platform for sharing advancements in relation to the nexus between various aspects of wellbeing and health. The JOHAH, which is published two times a year, is an open-access that publishes research outcomes with significant contributions to the understanding and improvement of happiness and also includes the study of constructs and processes related to optimal psychological functioning, such as meaning in life, character strengths, resilience, optimism, and hope.
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JOIN OR RENEW YOUR ISQOLS MEMBERSHIP |
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Still not a member of ISQOLS?
Take advantage of our 2021 membership options listed below!
As a member, you are entitled to many great BENEFITS!
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Save time and money!
Select a 2-year membership and receive a discount:
- 2 year regular membership = $135 (regular rate is $75/year)
- 2 year student/retired membership = $85 (regular rate is $50/year)
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Are you a current member?
Refer a new member to ISQOLS for 2021 and receive 25% off a future membership fee. Simply have the new member email office@isqols.org with your name as a referral and we will credit your account.
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Institutional membership provides ISQOLS benefits to 10 named persons within your institution. The total cost is $650 for 10 individuals, which is a discounted rate of $65 per individual. These members will receive ARQOL and SINET as part of the membership fee and are also entitled to all other benefits provided to regular members |
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ISQOLS is offering a new joint membership option with the Community Indicators Consortium. 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.
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Join or renew your ISQOLS Membership. Visit isqols.org/join to submit your membership application.
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Your membership dues and donations help us spread our mission to enhance quality-of-life studies around the world.
Consider donating to ISQOLS. Your gift is tax-deductible and is given to a U.S. 501c3 nonprofit: ISQOLS - Donate
Thank you for your support!
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