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IAPS Aims and Objectives
One of the priorities of the IAPS Board is to encourage more young researchers to join and be active within IAPS. Read more in the Young Researchers' page . Apart from special student rates for joining the Association (half the normal cost) and reduced rates for attending conferences, we have instituted a Young Researcher Award which recognises the best paper from a young researcher at the IAPS Conference. We also have a Doctoral Student Workshop linked to the Conference at which doctoral students can discuss their work with leading EB researchers and fellow students in a supportive environment.


We are also looking to further and facilitate international collaboration. This is best achieved by working with other EB organisations, but we are also currently looking to see how we can facilitate the setting up of a network of EB Research Units and Laboratories. This could potentially be highly beneficial for both international collaborative research funding and the teaching and training of young researchers.

IAPS is a charity and operates on a voluntary basis to produce the Bulletin, conferences and information to our members. If you would like to make a welcome donation to the running of IAPS, or would like more information, please contact our treasurer Anthony Craig at
 t.craig@rgu.ac.uk

In particular ....

  The Objectives of IAPS are
To facilitate communication among those concerned with the relationships between people and their physical environment
To stimulate research and innovation for improving human well-being and the physical environment
To promote the integration of research, education, policy and practice
  To Achieve its Objectives the Association
Facilitates contact and exchange of ideas between members all over the world
Holds regular conferences and specialised symposia and seminars in English and French
Publishes a newsletter, conference and seminar proceedings and a membership directory
Develops relationships with similar organisations (EDRA (N. America); MERA (Japan); PAPER (Australasia))
Maintains study networks which regularly organise Network Symposia and publish Newsletters
  Benefits of Membership Include
The right to vote and stand for membership of the Board
Reduced fees for attending conferences and seminars
Free copies of the IAPS newsletter. This contains research summaries, articles, reviews, letters, lists of references, and general news of the research field
Reduced subscription rates for specified journals
The right to be listed in and receive a copy of the Directory of IAPS members
 
   
       
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