Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (SLLS)
The success of the International Journal for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies prompted the idea of establishing a learned society devoted to the same theme.
At the Longview meeting last September in Cambridge, it was agreed to establish the Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies and an Interim Executive Committee.The Committee had their first meeting on 18th November 2009 and has started the process of building membership. The Committee's next step will be to seek nominations for the Society's Honorary Officers and Executive Committee and organise elections for the permanent Committee to be established in April 2010.
Papers circulated in connection with the conference can be viewed through clicking the links below:
Proposal for inaugurating an International Society for Longitudinal and Life Course Studies
Annual Conference
The Society's inaugural conference and General Meeting will take place in Clare College, Cambridge on 23rd & 24th September 2010. Full details will be made available here, including a 'call for papers', in February 2010.
Membership of the Society
The initial members’ fee is 50 euros (£45, $75) per annum for Ordinary Members and 20 euros (£18, $30) per annum for students. Please click the link below to fill out a membership application form.
SLLS Membership Application Form
To pay your membership fee by credit or debit card please click here
The Committee has drawn up a list of advantages of membership that we invite you to consider in deciding whether to join.The unique feature of the Society is its multi-disciplinary nature, bringing together members across the health, behavioural and social sciences, with a shared interest in longitudinal and life course research. Apart from the opportunity to bridge disciplinary boundaries, the Society offers:
• The opportunity to participate in on-line policy debates and forums linked to the Longitudinal and Life Course Studies Journal and to make collaborative contacts throughout the longitudinal research community
• Access to, and opportunity to develop, new capacity building initiatives including PhD summer schools, on-line master classes and methodological and longitudinal practice workshops, for which resource material will be made available by members
• A reduced fee for the annual conference scheduled to take place in September each year
In the interim period of establishing the Society, Longview which is a Registered Charity and Company Limited by Guarantee, will receive all registration fees to be held in Trust on behalf of the Society. This arrangement will last until the Society has its permanent Committee established and is in a position to manage accounts. Fee payments can be made in convenient exchange currency, without paying a premium for transfer, i.e. in Euros, £ or $.
