Text Box: INTERPERSONAL ACCEPTANCE AND REJECTION, INC.

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Text Box:   All persons who are interested in issues of interpersonal acceptance and rejection are invited to join the society    

Text Box: ISIPAR Text Box:   PURPOSE The purpose of the Society is to support and encourage research and practice related to issues of interpersonal acceptance and rejection, including but not limited to parental acceptance-rejection, peer acceptance-rejection, acceptance-rejection in intimate adult relation- ships, and acceptance-rejection in other attachment relationships throughout the lifespan.  MEMBERSHIP Membership in the Society is open to anyone who subscribes to the Society’s mission, as stated in the Purpose of the Society and who applies to the Secretary-Treasurer for membership. See Membership Application. Note: To view Membership Application, please use Internet Explorer or type following address into browser: www.isiparweb.org/membership application.doc ANNUAL DUES Dues are based on a sliding scale, with students and other applicants living in “low-income economies”—as identified by the World Bank—paying the least. Applicants living in “lower-middle,” “upper-middle,” and “high-income” economies pay progressively more. Details about the dues structure and methods of payment are provided on the Membership Application. Note: To view Membership Application, please use Internet Explorer or type following address into browser: www.isiparweb.org/annual dues.doc HISTORY OF THE SOCIETY The Society was founded at the conclusion of the first International Congress on Interpersonal Acceptance and Rejection in Istanbul, Turkey, June 24, 2006. BIENNIAL MEETINGS International conferences on interpersonal acceptance and rejection will be held every two years. The Society’s next conference will convene July 3rd - 6th, 2008 on the Greek island of Crete. For more information about the 2008 Congress please visit our Biennial Meeting page www.isiparweb.org/index_files/Page754.htm and the official website of the Congress www.isipar08.org  

Text Box:   University of Connecticut Rohner Center Awards for distinguished contributions to theory, research, and practice on interpersonal acceptance and rejection to be given at Biennial Meetings      

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