The one-day pre-conference on June 29, 2020 in Cracow, Poland has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns. Thank you for your interest and contributions, as well as the hard work of our conference organizers (see below). We will continue to post updates on the website for future meetings, etc. Your patience and support are much appreciated. 

Conference Organizers: 

Jennifer Bosson (University of South Florida), jbosson@usf.edu

Tomasz Besta (University of Gdańsk, Poland), t.besta@ug.edu.pl

Magdalena Iwanowska (University of Gdańsk, Poland), m.iwanowska@ug.edu.pl (registration)

Patrycja Ożarowska (University of Gdańsk, Poland), patrycjaoza.kozlowska@gmail.com (travel and accommodation)

The International Society for Self and Identity (ISSI) is seeking nominations for its 2020 Distinguished Lifetime Career Award.  This award is made annually to recognize a scientist who has made sustained and important contributions to our understanding of self and identity throughout their academic career.

The award winner will invited to present a distinguished address at the 2021 SPSP Self and Identity Pre-Conference (February 11th in Austin, TX) where they will be presented with a plaque. ISSI will cover travel expenses to SPSP, up to $1000, to the award winner. The winner will also be invited to submit an Award Address paper to the journal, Self & Identity. Please help us get this information to a wide audience of talented scientists for this year's competition.

Candidates for the award are not restricted by discipline and membership in ISSI is not a requirement. 

Nominations should include a brief letter of nomination addressing the nature and impact of the nominee's contribution to the scientific study of self and identity, a copy of the nominee's CV, and no more than 3 PDFs of their work selected for their quality and relevance to the award.  Please send nominating materials electronically. Nominations are due by May 1, 2020.

The selection committee (Camille Johnson, Brenda Major, Jessica Tracy, Joshua Hicks) will make its recommendation to the ISSI Executive Committee and the winner will be selected by mid-June 2020.

Nominating materials should be sent to Camille Johnson, Chair, ISSI Distinguished Lifetime Career Award Committee: camille.johnson@sjsu.edu.

The International Society for Self and Identity (ISSI) seeks nominations for its 2020 Outstanding Early Career Award. This award is made annually to recognize and encourage a distinguished junior scientist who has made outstanding theoretical and empirical contributions to the scientific study of self and identity.

The award winner will be invited to present a distinguished address at the 2021 SPSP Self and Identity Pre-Conference (February 11th in Austin, TX) where they will receive a plaque. ISSI will cover the award winner’s travel expenses to SPSP, up to $1000. The award winner will also be invited to submit an Award Address paper to the journal, Self & Identity.

Eligibility:  Nominees should have completed their PhD no earlier than January 2010.

Nominations should include a brief letter of nomination addressing the nature and impact of the nominee's contribution to the scientific study of self and identity, a copy of the nominee's CV, and no more than 3 PDFs of her/his work selected for their quality and relevance to the award.  Please send nominating materials electronically. Nominations are due by May 1, 2020.

The selection committee (Serena Chen, Ludwin Molina, Masaki Yuki, Jochen Gebauer) will make its recommendation to the ISSI Executive Committee and the winner will be selected by mid-June 2020.

Nominating materials should be sent to Serena Chen, Chair, ISSI Outstanding Early Career Award Committee: serchen@berkeley.edu. 

If you have an announcement that you would like to include, please email your request to Cathy Cox (c.cox@tcu.edu).