Conference Program (PDF) - ISOQOL

General Information
General Information, continued
Annual Business Meeting (Saturday, October 30, 2:30 - 3:30 pm)
This session will include brief updates from the ISOQOL Leadership regarding the previous year’s activities,
plans for the upcoming year, and we will have an open discussion about how the Society can serve you, and
how you can help the Society through direct involvement. ISOQOL encourages everyone, whether you are
currently a member or not, to attend this session. This is a great opportunity to learn more about what
ISOQOL has to offer you, as well as brainstorm new initiatives that will better serve you.
ISOQOL Employment Exchange Program
Again this year, ISOQOL will have the Employment Exchange program. The program allows institutions to post
job opportunities, and qualified applicants looking for employment to post their resume during the meeting. A
notebook with job announcements and resumes will be located near the ISOQOL membership table.
Mentor/Mentee Session (Wednesday, October 27, 4:30 - 5:30 pm)
ISOQOL’s Mentor/Mentee program of matching new investigators with mentors in the QOL field will take place
in the Windsor Room on the ?? floor of the hotel.
Conference Dinner (Saturday, October 30, 7:00 - 10:00 pm)
A conference dinner will be held in the Viscount Suite. Please see Meeting Registration Desk for directions
and details.
The Awards and Closing Ceremony will also be held at this time. The conference dinner is not included in
the registration fee. Unless a ticket was purchased in advance, the additional on-site fee is $105US for
conference attendees and their guests.
The organizer reserves the right to cancel events. In the unlikely event of cancellation, the admission charge
will be refunded or transferred to another event chosen by the delegate. No other claim will be accepted.
Scientific Awards
The following prestigious Annual Awards will be presented during the Awards Ceremony at the Conference Dinner.
The New Investigator/Student Awards recognize the best overall oral and poster presentations made by fulltime
students and investigators in the early stages of their career in HRQOL research. The finalists will be
recognized, and the winners announced at the Conference Dinner.
The President’s Award is given to an individual who has advanced HRQOL research and has made outstanding
contributions to ISOQOL in one or more of the following areas: education of professionals, patients or lay
individuals about HRQOL’s value; promotion or execution of HRQOL or other scholarly activities; and facilitating
or furthering policy initiatives that have an impact on HRQOL. The awardee is selected by the Executive
Committee and endorsed by the Board. This year’s President’s Award recipient is ???? of ???.
The Outstanding Article of the Year Award recognizes the single best article dedicated to health-related
quality of life research published in Quality of Life Research journal during the previous calendar year. This
award recognizes the author(s) for significant intellectual contributions that promise to advance the state of
the art in HRQOL research methods or theory. The finalists will be recognized, and the winner announced at the
Conference Dinner.
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