ISCAR CONGRESS 2011 Newsletter 1 October 2010 Introduction ...
ISCAR CONGRESS 2011 Newsletter 1 October 2010 Introduction ...
ISCAR CONGRESS 2011 Newsletter 1 October 2010 Introduction ...
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<strong>ISCAR</strong> <strong>CONGRESS</strong> <strong>2011</strong><br />
<strong>Newsletter</strong> 1<br />
<strong>October</strong> <strong>2010</strong><br />
<strong>Introduction</strong><br />
The Local Organizing Committee (LOC) is happy to introduce the <strong>Newsletter</strong> of the <strong>ISCAR</strong> <strong>2011</strong> Congress.<br />
We propose this <strong>Newsletter</strong> as a means to communicate with <strong>ISCAR</strong> members and with anyone interested<br />
in the <strong>ISCAR</strong> <strong>2011</strong> Congress. Therefore, a <strong>Newsletter</strong> will be sent around any time there is something<br />
important to communicate.<br />
The LOC is composed by:<br />
Prof. Clotilde Pontecorvo – President of the Congress<br />
Prof. Anna Maria Ajello – Chair of the Congress<br />
Prof. Stefano Cacciamani - Scientific supervisor<br />
Prof. Felice Carugati – Scientific supervisor<br />
Prof. Antonella Castelnuovo – Social Events and Logistics<br />
Dott. Donatella Cesareni – Scientific program<br />
Dott. Stefania Cucchiara – Info Desk<br />
Prof. Antonio Iannaccone - Scientific supervisor<br />
Prof. M. Beatrice Ligorio - Responsible for the review process<br />
Dott. Pina Marsico - Social Events<br />
Dott. Elvis Mazzoni – Responsible for the PhD Students Day<br />
Prof. Antonio Rizzo – Relations with the CNR<br />
Dott. Franca Rossi – Web-manager support<br />
Prof. Sergio Salvatore - Scientific supervisor<br />
Prof. Andrea Smorti - Scientific supervisor<br />
Dott. Paola Spadaro – Co-Responsible for the review process<br />
Dott. Luca Tateo - Social Events<br />
The official web-site for the conference is: www.iscar<strong>2011</strong>.org<br />
For any question or information please contact info@iscar<strong>2011</strong>.org<br />
The most relevant news<br />
The most relevant recent news concerns the registration fee. The reduced fee, initially meant only for those<br />
submitting within the first deadline, has been extended to <strong>October</strong> 10 th to anyone participating actively to<br />
the Congress, that is, presenting a paper or serving as session chair or discussant. The reduced registration<br />
fee was initially offered as a way of favoring those submitting proposals at the first early deadline (June 15 th<br />
<strong>2010</strong>). Upon receiving many requests this reduced fee was offered more broadly also to those submitting<br />
by Sept. 4 th <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Those interested in attending the Congress as non-presenters will be able to register beginning November<br />
1 st , at the registration fee applicable at that time. This is intended to ensure a place to the conference first<br />
to the active presenters and later to non-presenters. We have received many submissions, more than<br />
expected, and we do not want to risk an overcrowded Congress. We are honored that Rome attracts so<br />
many people but at the same time we want to offer a comfortable meeting.
Your frequently asked questions<br />
Following are answers to some of the FAQs we are receiving.<br />
- I submitted considering the deadline of Sept. 4 th . Why is the deadline for reduced fee later than the<br />
date I will receive the review feedback?<br />
This is because the reduced fee was initially reserved to those submitting at the first deadline (June 15 th ).<br />
Those already know whether their submissions have been accepted or rejected. We would like to leave in<br />
place some kind of advantage to those submitting so early.<br />
Those who submitted after June 15 th till Sept. 4 th can still use this fee; however, they would not yet know<br />
the outcome of the review process. Reviewers just cannot accomplish their work in such short period of<br />
time. In fact, feedback to these submissions is due by <strong>October</strong> 31 st .<br />
- Where do I get username and password to register?<br />
Right after you submitted you should had received a letter with username and password. You can use this<br />
data both for registering and for checking the status of your paper. If you did not get this data, or if you lost<br />
it please contact info@iscar<strong>2011</strong>.org<br />
- Can I submit a new version of my paper/poster/symposium?<br />
No. We do not need a new version of your submissions. Only abstracts will be published, and these will be<br />
published as submitted. During the conference some kind of virtual space will be available, just for <strong>ISCAR</strong><br />
members, where your papers can be uploaded and downloaded; these papers can be either the one you<br />
submitted or a new version. Nevertheless, you are encouraged to implement the comments you received<br />
from your reviewers when preparing the presentations for the conference.<br />
- What should I do to make sure my abstract will be included in the proceedings?<br />
Just register before March 31 st and your abstract will be included!<br />
- When do I get a receipt of my payment?<br />
Please allow us some time to make sure you have paid the correct fee. For instance we need to check<br />
whether people paying the fee reserved for <strong>ISCAR</strong> members are actually regular <strong>ISCAR</strong> members. Beginning<br />
<strong>October</strong> 22 nd we will start sending out receipts in pdf format.<br />
- What should I do if I want my paper to be published?
We encourage participants to prepare their work as a paper or chapter and consider one of the <strong>ISCAR</strong><br />
journals or book series for publication. We are organizing a panel of <strong>ISCAR</strong>-related journals during which<br />
you can meet the editors. So far we have invited the editors of the following journals: Culture &<br />
Psychology; Mind, Culture & Activity; Cultural-Historical Psychology.
Preconference and CHACDOC<br />
We are glad to announce the program for the PhD Students’ Day<br />
Participants:<br />
Time-table<br />
<strong>ISCAR</strong> INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE <strong>2011</strong><br />
PhD Students’ Day - Schedule<br />
Monday, September 4 th , <strong>2011</strong> (09:00-18:30)<br />
PhD students and early career researchers are invited to<br />
participate.<br />
The registration process will proceed on first-come first-served<br />
basis.<br />
EVENTS<br />
09:00-10:30 Poster posting & Poster reading<br />
10:30-11:30<br />
11:30-12:30<br />
INTERACTIVE<br />
POSTERS<br />
PhD students’ discussions about <strong>ISCAR</strong>-Business related issues such as<br />
participation, newsletter, next summer schools etc.<br />
INTERACTIVE POSTERS will be posted in the morning and participants will be invited<br />
to read them before the beginning of this session<br />
Posters will be grouped in 6 sessions by themes, each session will be<br />
composed by 5 posters and conducted by a chair for generating discussion about<br />
those posters and theme. Each poster session will have a room for meeting and<br />
discussing the works presented in the posters, and also readings that could help PhD<br />
students improving their work.<br />
12:30-13:30<br />
LUNCH TIME<br />
13:30-14:30<br />
THEMATIC<br />
PARALLEL<br />
SESSIONS<br />
14:30-16:00<br />
PARALLEL<br />
SESSIONS<br />
ORAL PAPERS<br />
PS1 - How to conclude a doctoral<br />
thesis in one chapter (15 PhD<br />
students)<br />
PS3 – Building research networks<br />
and post-doc funding (15 PhD<br />
students)<br />
PS2 - How to publish successfully & How to turn<br />
a conference paper into a journal article (15<br />
PhD students)<br />
PS4 – Brief introduction to the General Genetic<br />
Law of Development (15 PhD students)<br />
ORAL PAPERS are grouped in 5 sessions (12 students per session). Each<br />
session has 3 PhD Student acting as Presenters (for a total of 15<br />
presentations and 45 PhD Student acting as public).<br />
The first 45 minutes of each session will be devoted to presentation of papers (15<br />
minutes for each paper), while the last 45 minutes will be dedicated to collective<br />
discussion.<br />
16:00-16:30<br />
Coffee break<br />
16:30-18:30<br />
PARALLEL<br />
SESSIONS<br />
PhD<br />
DIALOGUES<br />
6 Parallel sessions devoted to dialogue between PhD students and senior<br />
researchers: 1 PhD Student Presenter + 1 senior researcher (that reviewed the PhD<br />
student work) + 12 to 14 PhD students acting as audience, but also participating in<br />
the dialogue with questions and suggestions.<br />
If there are common themes in their thesis, public can bring some practical<br />
questions/materials to be also discussed.<br />
Each parallel session will be conducted by one or two senior researcher/s.
Good news 1<br />
The review process is progressing very well. Reviewers are doing a terrific job and we would really like to<br />
thank them. Beginning <strong>October</strong> 31 st <strong>2010</strong>, we should be able to send out decisions from the first set of<br />
reviews. In case of a delay, please consider that this might result from many things that are out of our<br />
control, but please be assured we are doing our best.<br />
Good news 2<br />
Call for Applications for TWO Scholarships to Participate in the <strong>2011</strong> <strong>ISCAR</strong> Congress in Rome<br />
<strong>ISCAR</strong> as an organization has always sought to provide additional support to Majority World Country <strong>ISCAR</strong><br />
members and researchers who are interested in <strong>ISCAR</strong> and wish to attend the Congress. In line with this<br />
important principle, we would like to offer two scholarships for researchers from the majority world**, who<br />
would like to participate in the <strong>ISCAR</strong> Congress and do not have enough funds. The scholarships will cover<br />
registration fees, cheap accommodation during the congress, and travel costs (up to €600). <strong>ISCAR</strong> has a<br />
very low membership fee and no other resources, so we are obliged to keep these scholarships to a<br />
minimum.<br />
Interested applicants should have adequate skills in written and spoken English language and be active<br />
<strong>ISCAR</strong> members working in one of the research fields that are described in the <strong>ISCAR</strong> Congress webpage:<br />
www.iscar<strong>2011</strong>.org Early career researchers will be preferred. Interested applicants should apply by email to<br />
the <strong>ISCAR</strong> Administrator: emily@iscar.org no later than 15th November <strong>2010</strong>.<br />
Applications must include: A proposal with a summary of at least 600 words and maximum 1500 words in<br />
English. A brief letter which describes the job, housing and financial situation of the applicant including<br />
details of income such as salary. Also including details of how attending the <strong>ISCAR</strong> Congress will benefit the<br />
applicant and what impact this will have their future work. A short CV, which will include information on<br />
previous participation in conferences, the applicant’s full contact details and contact details of two local<br />
professors who could act as referees, in case the selection committee decides to ask for reference letters.<br />
If the applicant and/or the referee have a webpage in any language, this information should be given as<br />
well.<br />
The relevance and quality of the paper proposal and of the applicant's profile as well as the hardship of<br />
his/her financial situation will be evaluated, and the selection will be grounded on a balance of these two<br />
factors. Long standing membership of <strong>ISCAR</strong> is desirable but not crucial.<br />
The Panel will consider papers which have also been submitted to <strong>ISCAR</strong> Congress but these must be sent<br />
separately to the <strong>ISCAR</strong> Administrator as detailed above. Applicants will receive a response by 31st January<br />
<strong>2011</strong>.<br />
Incomplete applications will not be considered. If you have any queries please contact the <strong>ISCAR</strong><br />
Administrator: emily@iscar.org