Conference 2020

• January 6, 2020: Conference website built
• January 19, 2020: Additional information added to the website
• February 10, 2020: Deadline for conference submissions
• Conference cancelled due to COVID-19

Call for Presentations

On behalf of the SITAR Executive Council we would like to officially invite you to participate in the 23rd Annual SITAR meeting which will take place on June 5-6, 2020. This year the meeting will take place in Seattle, WA, an exciting city surrounded by unmatched natural beauty.

The SITAR conference website is now live (https://sitarsociety.org/conference) and includes important information about the conference! The deadline to submit an abstract for a poster or oral presentation for the SITAR conference is February 10th, 2020. Notification of acceptance will be on or around February 29, 2020. You may now submit abstracts through the CMT portal (http://cmt3.research.microsoft.com/sitar2020).

A block of hotel rooms will be reserved at the Motif Hotel (https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/SEADH/G-SITA). As is the SITAR tradition, we will also share a good meal and conversation at a dinner on Friday, June 5 (location to be announced soon). Conference costs are $225 for STUDENTS, $325 for MEMBERS, and $375 for NON-MEMBERS. Note that conference costs include continental breakfast, lunch, snacks/coffee, and the conference dinner. Students are also encouraged to explore opportunities for travel grants and presentation awards.

Thank you. We look forward to seeing you in June for what is sure to be a great and unique SITAR conference.

Best Regards,
Michael Roche, PhD, Penn State Altoona (Program Chair)
Thane Erickson, PhD, Seattle Pacific University (Conference Host)

Submission Information

Submissions will be handled online using Microsoft’s Conference Management Toolkit (CMT). To submit a proposal, visit the CMT portal using the link above and create an account. Then log in, click the “Create New Submission” button and follow the instructions. Questions regarding the CMT portal can be emailed to Jeffrey Girard. Submissions are due on February 10, 2020.

Each submission will be reviewed by the program committee while blind to the authors’ information. The program chair will then read all reviews for each submission and decide if it will be accepted as an oral presentation, accepted as a poster presentation, or rejected.

Proposals may be submitted for consideration as an “oral” or a “poster” presentation. Oral presentations are generally reserved for completed research studies, although theoretical and methodological papers will also be considered. Poster presentations can be used to report a completed research project, pilot study, or work-in-progress. Note that proposals that are not accepted as oral presentations will automatically be considered as poster presentations. Submissions must include an abstract describing the work (300 words maximum).

Registration Information

Information about registration will be added soon.

Presentation Formats

Poster Presentations
Posters should be no larger than 48″ x 36″ (width x height).

Oral Presentations
Oral presentations are given 20 min each and should be around 15 min in duration to allow around 5 min of discussion. Given that time is limited, presentations will be stopped after 20 min (with or without discussion). A projector will be made available for oral presentations.

Online Record
Presenters are encouraged (but not required) to upload their posters and oral presentations to the Open Science Framework so that they can be accessed after the meeting and by interested parties that were not able to attend. We will set up a meeting portal to group all the SITAR2020 presentations together. Adding your presentation will be as easy as sending an email. More details to follow soon!

Grants and Awards

Graduate Student Travel Grants
A limited number of travel grants for SITAR graduate student members will be available. To apply for a travel grant, select the “Consider me for a Graduate Student Travel Grant” option while registering for the conference. Applicants will need to be or to become a graduate student member of SITAR in order to be considered for an award.

Wiggins Student Award
To apply for the Jerry S. Wiggins Student Award for Outstanding Interpersonal Research, select the “Wiggins Award” option while submitting a proposal to the conference. The award is presented annually by the Society of Interpersonal Theory and Research in order to recognize and promote outstanding student research in interpersonal psychology. One award is given for the best student oral presentation given at the annual SITAR conference. More information can be found here.

Poster Award
To apply for the Poster Award, select the “Poster Award” option while submitting a proposal to the conference. After acceptance of the submission, posters should be submitted via email to <TBD>. The poster award is open to anyone – not just students! We will use a two-part judging process: The Awards Committee will evaluate the posters before the conference, creating a list of the top choices. At the conference, judges will then visit the posters of the top applicants in order to assess presentation style before determining the winner. The winner will be announced via email and SITAR listserve following the conference.

Conference Venue

This year’s meeting will be held in Seattle, the “emerald city” featuring the unmatched natural beauty of evergreen trees, snow-capped mountains, and the waters of the Salish Sea (Puget Sound). Our meeting will take place in downtown Seattle, at a boutique hotel only blocks away from the famous Pike Place Market, entertainment and shopping districts, and world-class restaurants.

Motif Seattle
1415 Fifth (5th) Avenue
Seattle, Washington, USA 981010

Information about the conference banquet will be added soon.
 

Accommodations

A block of rooms has been reserved at the conference venue hotel. Please use this link to access our special conference rates (https://www.hyatt.com/en-US/group-booking/SEADH/G-SITA). With a stay at Motif Seattle, you’ll be centrally located in Seattle, steps from 5th Avenue Theater and 3 minutes by foot from Washington State Convention Center. This 4-star hotel is 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from Seattle Waterfront and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from Pike Place Market. There are also numerous other hotels and lodging options in the downtown Seattle area within walking distance of the conference venue.
 

Travel

From Seattle Tacoma (Sea-Tac) International Airport
Follow the signs “To Freeways.” Travel northbound on I-5 to downtown Seattle. Take Seneca Street Exit. Turn right on 4th Avenue. Take the first right onto Pike Street. Turn right on 5th Avenue. Our hotel is a one-half block on the right.

From I-90 West
From I-90 West take the I-5 North exit. From I-5 North take the Madison Street exit and stay in the left hand lane. Take a left onto Madison Street. Go two blocks West on Madison Street and turn right onto 4th Avenue. Go 5 blocks North on 4th Avenue then turn right onto Pike Street. From Pike Street make the next right onto 5th Avenue and the hotel garage and main entrance is on the right hand side of street.

From I-5 South
From I-5 North take the Union Street exit. Turn right onto 4th Avenue and 1 block then turn right onto Pike Street. Once on Pike Street go one block and turn right onto 5th Avenue. The hotel garage and main entrance is on the right hand side of street.

Town Car & Taxi Services
Can be arranged through the hotel and are available to/from Sea-Tac Airport.

Light Rail
Offers transportation to/from Sea-Tac Airport. Nearest access point to Motif Seattle is at Westlake Center. For more information please visit http://www.soundtransit.org/

Shuttle Express
Advanced reservations required. For more information call 425-981-7000 or visit their website to book online.

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