Annual Conference 2012


2012 SRIF 19th Annual Conference meeting in Vancouver, British Columbia! Don't miss it!

March 7, 2012 | Vancouver Convention Center | 5:30-8:30pm, in East Meeting Room 11 | Vancouver, BC

The Program Committee invites poster submissions for the nineteenth annual meeting of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, which will be held as a pre-conference Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting of The Society for Research on Adolescence. The meeting will be held at the Vancouver Conference Center on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, from 5:30-8:30pm, in East Meeting Room 11. For information on the SRA conference and hotel accommodations, please see the SRA website at http://s-r-a.org/biennial-meeting. As has become tradition for the SRIF meetings held in conjunction with SRA, this year's program will include an opening roundtable on Wednesday, March 7, followed by a brief business meeting, and the poster session. More information here


Society for Research on Identity Formation
19th Annual Conference
March 7, 2012
Vancouver Convention Center
5:30-8:30pm, in East Meeting Room 11

Vancouver, BC



2012 SRIF Conference registration information

If you have not already registered for a SRIF Membership account please follow the instructions to create your new account here Membership renewal / New membership creation.

Note: You do not have to become a paying SRIF member in order to submit a proposal or attend a conference. You must complete a non-membership account profile in order to submit a proposal and register for the event though.


CALL FOR PAPERS

The Program Committee invites poster submissions for the nineteenth annual meeting of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, which will be held as a pre-conference Special Interest Group (SIG) meeting of The Society for Research on Adolescence. The meeting will be held in the Vancouver Conference Center on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in the late afternoon. For information on the SRA conference and hotel accommodations, please see the SRA website at http://s-r-a.org/biennial-meeting. As has become tradition for the SRIF meetings held in conjunction with SRA, this year's program will include an opening roundtable on Wednesday, March 7, followed by a brief business meeting, and the poster session.

HOW TO REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE ONLINE?

Due to expenses associated with holding the meeting, we will have a small registration fee for people attending the Wednesday SRIF meeting and poster session. The cost will be $20.00 for faculty/professionals or $10.00 for students.

Registering for the conference this year is very simple. There is one simple rule. If you pay for it then you are registered. Therefore, if you pay for the conference, once we receive your payment through Pay Pal we will register you for the event. The same process is used for the banquet.

BANQUET INFORMATION

The SRIF banquet will be held 7pm Thursday evening, and as usual, it will be an event to remember. The dinner will be at the Chai Gallery of East is East (http://eastiseast.ca/), with a 7-8 course meal featuring cuisine from the Silk Road: Afghanistan, India, Persia, Tibet, and Thailand. An organic salad bar and dessert are included. They are able to accommodate food allergies upon special request. Dinner will be followed by our guest speaker, Dinner will be followed by our guest speaker, Dr. Sheila Marshall, from the University of British Columbia. She will speak on a range of topics of interest to SRIF members that emerge from her research and thinking on "mattering and identity." So, as you plan for the SRA conference, save Thursday evening for our banquet, and be sure to register in advance so you do not miss out on this exciting event. Banquet tickets are $40 for students and $45 for professionals.

HOW TO PAY REGISTRATION FEES?

You can pay your conference registration fees, banquet fee, and SRIF Membership fees on the 'Membership dues' page. In order to enter the 'Membership dues' area of the SRIF web site you must first create an account and log in.

HOW TO SUBMIT A PROPOSAL?

Poster proposals should address key issues of concern to identity researchers and theorists. SRIF is an interdisciplinary organization and strongly encourages submissions from a diversity of fields such as psychology, sociology, family studies, and anthropology. Due to space limitations, preference will be given to those submissions presenting projects with completed data analysis, but theoretical and pedagogical presentations are also welcome. All methodologies appropriate to the discipline, the data, and the issue under study are acceptable (including small sample, single subject and descriptive designs). Submissions should summarize data already collected and must include sufficient report of data analysis for reviewers to evaluate it.

If you are interested in submitting a poster proposal, it is important that you read the directions below carefully and pay close attention to the instructions while you are preparing your proposal(s). If you have questions, please contact the program committee (listed below). Improperly prepared proposals will NOT be reviewed.

Please email proposals to: Andrea White srif@kenyon.edu

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PREPARING POSTER SUBMISSIONS

Posters should present the results of a single study or series of related studies. We will also consider poster submissions that are research proposals and theoretical or pedagogical work, though priority will be given to completed projects.

Include in your submission:

  • A cover page with:
  • a. POSTER TITLE IN ALL CAPS
  • b. The name, institutional affiliation, and email address of the first author.
  • c. The name and email address of all co-authors.
  • A 100-word abstract. Please follow the format in the example below.
  • A 500 word (maximum) summary of the presentation including the title, but no authors. Up to 2 figures or tables and key references may also be included (and excluded from your word count).

    Submission deadlines:

    In order to facilitate planning for those of you needing to come from long distances and/or arrange finances with your universities, we are again using a two-tier review process this year:

    • 1. Topics need to be related to some aspects of identity and need to follow the required submission format. Posters received by Friday, January 20, 2012 will be reviewed.
    • 2. Poster submissions received by Friday, February 10 will be subject to space considerations. As above, they must be topical, related to some aspect of identity and in the required submission format.

      Abstracts for the Conference Program

      Abstracts for all accepted submissions will be included in the conference program. To facilitate compilation of the conference program, abstracts must be in the format below and must be no
      longer than a maximum of 100 words. As noted above, abstracts must be submitted in either Microsoft Word or text format.

      Format for Abstracts:
      TITLE IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS.
      First Author, Second Author, etc.
      A brief - maximum of 100 words - description of the presentation.

      For example:
      HEALTHY IDENTITY AND INTIMACY SKILLS SAFEGUARD AGAINST DEPRESSION.
      Kristina Houck and Janet Gebelt
      Erikson theorized that identity cohesion must exist before entering into intimate relationships. Furthermore, both identity cohesion and intimacy skills should correlate with psychological health. This study examines the relationships among identity, intimacy, and depression. Participants completed Eriksonian measures of identity and intimacy and the Beck Depression Inventory. Simple linear regressions showed that level of identity cohesion predicts intimacy skills for both men and women. Hierarchical regressions showed that identity alone predicts depression and that intimacy adds further predictive power. This was true for both men and women. Results are discussed in terms of identity and intimacy being safeguards against depression.

      We look forward to receiving your submissions!

      Your 2012 SRIF Program Committee:
      Andrea S. White (Chair) whiteas@kenyon.edu
      Karin Bartoszuk BARTOSZU@mail.etsu.edu
      Steven Berman sberman@ucf.edu
      Laura Ferrer-Wreder laura.ferrer-wreder@psychology.su.se
      Durell Johnson hdj2@psu.edu
      Cuiting Li Cuiting.Li@uwsp.edu
      Elizabeth Morgan emorgan@boisestate.edu
      Kazumi Sugimura kazumi.sugimura@nifty.ne.jp

      Please direct submission questions to: Andrea White srif@kenyon.edu 740-427-5727


      SRIF 2011-12 Membership Dues and Conference Fees

      Member Student Early (by 02/22/12) No Student Late fee for event (after 02/22/12)   Regular Early (by 02/22/12) No Regular Late fee for event (after 02/22/12)
      SRIF Membership Only $40.00    

      $75.00 (Individual)
      $60.00 (Shared*** )
      $140.00 (Two year single membership)

       
       
       
      SRIF Conference Only $10.00     $20.00  
      SRIF Banquet Only $40.00     $45.00  
      SRIF Conference & Membership $50.00     $95.00 (Individual)
      $80.00 (Shared*** )
       
      SRIF Conference plus Banquet & Membership $90.00     $140.00 (Individual)
      $125.00 (Shared*** )
       
      SRIF Conference plus Banquet Only $50.00     $65.00  
             
      Non-member** Student Early (by 02/22/12) No Student Late fee (after 02/22/12)   Regular Early (by 02/22/12) No Regular Late fee (after 02/22/12)
      SRIF Conference Only $10.00     $20.00  
      SRIF Conference plus Banquet $50.00     $65.00  
             

      Banquet fees are: $40.00 for Students, $45.00 for Professional members.

      *Conference fees include registration only - meals are not included.

      **Do not receive membership discounts or journal subscriptions.

      ***Shared membership includes two voting privileges, one Journal subscription. Note: Each shared membership account must enter their spouse/partner's name in their own membership profile to receive benifits of this account type.

      The preferred method of payment is online. You may pay by credit card online on the membership page on the SRIF website. Membership dues and conference fees may be tax-deductible (U.S. citizens); consult your tax professional. International members should send their dues in U.S. funds. If you have questions, contact us.

      Refund policy:

      (i) For years in which SRIF hosts the larger conference, those who have paid registration fees and cancel more than 30 days in advance of the conference, will be refunded the entire conference registration fee, except for a $25 processing fee. If the cancellation request is received 30 days in advance or fewer, there will be no refund. (ii) For years in which SRIF hosts the shorter meeting in conjunction with the Society for Research on Adolescence SRA, no refunds will be given. (iii) Memberships are non-refundable. Note: In order to request a refund please see information and complete the request for refund form here: Refund request


      SRIF Membership and Non-membership Account Types

      Professional membership accounts:
      Professional membership accounts for professionals who wish to participart in the SRIF organization and receive full membership benefits.

      Professional membership accounts (Shared):
      Professional membership accounts for professionals who wish to participart in the SRIF organization and receive linited membership benefits while sharing the account with a spouse or partner. The shared account receives membership fees discounts. Note: Only one journal subscription is mailed to the shared account.

      Student membership accounts:
      Student membership accounts for students who wish to participart in the SRIF organization and receive full student membership benefits.

      Non-membership conference registration accounts:
      Non-membership conference registration accounts for professionals and students are reserved for those who wish to participart in the conference but do not wish to become a SRIF member at this time.