Dear all,

We regret to inform you that the local organising committee have decided to take most of the sessions in IASPM XXI 2022 as virtual to make sure a safe and sound conference experience for all participants despite the unstable situation of COVID-19. We have closely monitored the situation thus far with a hope of holding a fully face-to-face conference. However, we reached the point in which we could not delay the decision any longer.

Although the Korean government just announced a relaxed quarantine polity, the situation remains extremely volatile. Therefore, we decided not to take risks in this uncertain time. We will only be able to hold a very limited number of special sessions such as keynote and plenary sessions on site. We are sorry that we cannot accommodate more of you, but we believe participants will have more flexibility in terms of procedures and costs such as accommodation, flights, and visas.

We have started early-bird registration from 1 March 2022. You can register at a special rate until 31 March during the early-bird period. Those who are planning to participate, please do not miss this opportunity. Please also note that all participants need to complete registration before the conference.

For those in need of financial support, IASPM offers bursary for eligible participants. Previously the arrangement was to compensate for travel costs. Due to the current pandemic situation, however, the bursary will be repurposed to compensate for the registration fee. Please see below for more information.

If you need further information or have any questions, please feel free to contact us at iaspm2021@gmail.com. We are looking forward to seeing you all at the virtual conference. 

Kind regards,

Keewoong Lee (co-chair)  Hyunjoon Shin (co-chair)

IASPM XXI 2022 Local Organising Committee

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Message from IASPM:

Dear IASPM members,

As is IASPM’s usual practice, the IASPM Executive Committee are offering funding to help support those who cannot afford it to attend the IASPM conference in South Korea. We will pay the applicants registration fee if you are successful. You have to have been an IASPM member for at least a year, and to have a paper accepted to present at the conference. These grants are aimed at those who have financial reasons for not attending, this may be personal finances, to do with the financial situation in your home country, a PhD student with no grant support, or an unwaged member, or one who is retired. We have a scoring system that will hopefully aim the grants at appropriate IASPM members.

Registration Fee Grants to the XXI Biennial IASPM Conference (online) –  Daegu, South Korea, 5-9 July 2022

Deadline for submission: 24th March 2022.
 
Applications for registration fee grants (equiv. 200€) for an online participation at the 2022 IASPM Biennial Conference in Daegu are now open. The deadline for submission is 24th March 2022. Successful applicants will be notified by 8th April 2022.
 
Grants will be awarded via bank transfer directly to the local conference organizers. Therefore, no money will be sent to successful applicants.
 
Eligibility

●  Membership up to date.

●  At least one year of previous membership. In this case, being a member at least since 2021, as the conference will be held in 2022.

●  Presentation proposal accepted for the conference.

Scoring

●  IASPM events: 1 point (cumulative) for every IASPM conference attended in the past, at a local or international level. Max. 2 points.

●  IASPM responsibilities: 2 points for any institutional position/responsibility held in the past, either in a branch or on the international Executive Committee. Noncumulative: just 2 points either for one or several experiences.

●  1 point for postgraduate status

●  1 point for early career researcher status (5 years or less from PhD award)

●  Reason(s) for the application. Please leave a short comment why you require the grant. Max. 5 points.

 Applicants will be ranked on the basis of the scoring, and registration fee grants will be awarded according to this ranking. 

Please complete the application form:
https://forms.gle/pF3HEtRXi16iGYWP8

On behalf of the EC,
  Bernhard