INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR THE
STUDY OF
INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
NEWSLETTER NO.
5
NOVEMBER 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. PRESIDENTIAL REPORT
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT:
Paul T. Costa, Jr.
Dear Colleagues:
Greetings from Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay! I am writing my first Presidential column
having accepted the President's gavel from Jan Strelau at the wonderful Warsaw meeting, and
I am looking forward to two years of continued growth and prosperity for the Society.
If ISSID were a typical American organization, I would be writing from the Society's
headquarters and talking about working with the Society's staff in the handling of daily
business operations. Most likely, I would also be talking about the legislative and lobbying
efforts that the Society is engaged in and planning.
But of course, ISSID is not like a typical American scientific organization. It has no
headquarters. It exists, if anywhere, in the institutions of the current President and the
Secretary-Treasurer. The Society is fortunate to have a most capable, energetic, and
conscientious Secretary-Treasurer in Alois Angleitner, who in effect looks after the day-to-day
business of ISSID.
While we engage in no political lobbying, one of the hallmarks of the Society is the vigorous
intellectual stimulation afforded by the free interchange and debate often evident in the
pages of PAID, and most particularly at our biennial meetings.
Along these lines, I want to call your attention to a couple of new features that I hope will
encourage and stimulate ISSID members to take a more active role in contributing to the
dialogue that is the lifeblood of any scientific organization: ISSID on the internet, and the
8th European Congress on Personality. Also please note the brief description of the
ISSID-sponsored symposium that I was privileged to put together and chair at the IVth European
Congress of Psychology in Athens this past July.
ISSID WEB PAGE:
I would like to announce the creation of the new ISSID World Wide Web page. Although the page
is currently under construction, it can be accessed by any browser (e.g., NETSCAPE, MOSAIC,
etc.) with the following command:
HTTP://ISSID.GRC.NIA.NIH.GOV
The page contains a list of the Executive Officers and Board of Directors of the Society,
membership information, and abstracts and programs from the Baltimore and Warsaw meetings.
We are currently entering the abstracts from the Warsaw meeting, and will provide links to
information related to our next meeting to be held in Aarhus, Denmark in 1997. All you have
to do is click on underlined or otherwise highlighted text to go directly to (or link with)
other home pages. For example, on the ISSID Home Page, one sees ISSID 1995 Meeting, Warsaw,
Poland in the middle of the page. Double-click on that line, and check out the interesting
graphic of Warsaw that comes up. You can also access the abstracts by using the same
technique.
The WEB page also provides links to other personality-related research already on the internet.
The 8th ECP held in Ghent, Belgium--organized by Ivan Mervielde, who has put together a
beautiful home page--allows you to click on any of the 11 items describing everything from the
Call for Papers to Receive the Registration Form and Receive Further Information. To visit
the Home Page, enter the following command in your browser
http://allserv.rug.ac.be/~ivanmerv/
or you may e-mail Ivan at: ecp8@rug.ac.be
Also listed on the ISSID Home Page is this Newsletter and Bill Revelle's "The Personality
Project." Links to other psychological associations (e.g., the American Psychological
Association, the Canadian Psychological Society, and the European Association of Personality
Psychology) are also provided. Do you know of other home pages or links that you would like
to see on the ISSID Home Page?
If you know of other links or have any suggestions for our page, please e-mail your comments
directly to our WEBMASTER at WEBMASTER@MVX.GRC.NIA.NIH.GOV or just click on "WEBMASTER" on the
WEB page and type in your message.
ISSID at IV European Congress of Psychology:
ISSID sponsored a symposium at the IV European Congress of Psychology in Athens, Greece in
July. The title of the symposium was "Paradigms and Progress in Personality Psychology" and
the presenters were Gordon Barnes, Marvin Zuckerman, Don Saklofske, Peter Fagan, and Ivan
Mervielde. I served as Chair and moderator. Barnes and colleagues illustrated the use of
structural equation modeling, a powerful analytic strategy that reveals the predictive utility
and cross-situational consistency of personality constructs defined as latent variables.
Zuckerman discussed recent work on the psychobiological bases of personality traits,
especially Sensation Seeking. Saklofske summarized current thinking on the relations between
the two main branches of differential psychology, personality and intelligence, which together
have profound effects on countless human behaviors. Fagan and McCrae reported studies on
personality perceptions in couples, showing both substantial agreement and meaningful
disagreement between self-reports and spousal perceptions. Finally, Mervielde presented an
overview of an ambitious research program utilizing parent and teacher ratings, peer
nominations, and behavioral observations to study the five-factor model of personality in
school children.
8th European Conference on Personality:
Please reserve July 8 to 12, 1996 on your calendars for the 8th European Conference on
Personality, held by the European Association of Personality Psychology (EAPP) and under
the direction of Ivan Mervielde at the University of Ghent, Belgium. If you are not on the
internet, you can receive more information about the 8th ECP by writing the conference chair
Professor Dr. Ivan Mervielde, at the University of Ghent, Henri Dunantlaan 2, B-9000 Ghent
Belgium.
1999 ISSID Meeting Site:
You will note that item number 4 in this Newsletter contains the Guidelines for Meetings which
is a useful little document. By reading it, one can learn what is required for hosting a good
meeting, and I would hope that this would stimulate many of you to consider volunteering and
otherwise participating in some aspect of the organization of future meetings. After Aarhus
in 1997, Vancouver, British Columbia is a prime possibility for 1999. Please let me know what
you think about Vancouver as the next site, or let me know of other sites that you prefer.
One other direction I would like to see ISSID move in is scheduling meetings to either overlap
or coincide with the meetings of other societies: EAPP, Behavioral Genetics Society, the
International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD), and the like. Do you
agree with this or not? If you agree, are there other meetings you would like us to consider.
In closing, I would love to hear from you regarding any matter you might wish to bring up.
Item 7 in this Newsletter, Guidelines for the President of ISSID, Point 2, points out that as
President I can undertake "a variety of initiatives for the benefit of the Society." If you
have any suggestions for such initiatives, please communicate them to me, or anything else you
would like to tell me. My e-mail address, as well as conventional address and phone numbers
are given below. I look forward to talking to you in future newsletters, and seeing you in
Aarhus, Denmark in 1997.
With my best regards,
Paul T. Costa, Jr.
Lab of Personality & Cognition/Box 03
Gerontology Research Center, NIA
4940 Eastern Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21224 USA
Phone: 410-558-8220
FAX: 410-558-8316
e-mail: PAULC@MVX.GRC.NIA.NIH.GOV
Baltimore, 3 November 1995
2. FROM THE 7th BIENNIAL MEETING HELD IN WARSAW, POLAND, 15-19
July 1995
The 7th Meeting of ISSID was held in Warsaw, Poland from the 15th to the 19th of July, 1995.
The scientific program included:
(1) Presidential Address
(2) Three keynote lectures
(3) Lecture of the ISSID Award Winner by M. Schmitt, University of Trier, Germany
(4) Six symposia
(5) A Round-Table Discussion, corresponding thematically with a concert given by
talented children
(6) Five paper sessions
(7) Three poster sessions featuring 86 posters altogether
Details of the program are included in the Conference Program.
Foreign participants were accommodated at the Forum Hotel in downtown Warsaw where all
scientific and social events (welcome reception, banquet, etc.) took place. The conference
meetings were attended by 140 scientists, and 13 accompanying persons. Participants were from
22 countries, most of them from Poland (38), U.S.A. (20), Germany (15), Spain (13) and U.K.
(11).
It was the first time since the beginning of ISSID meetings that the organizers awarded 10
scientists from Eastern and Central Europe (excluding Polish participants) with a stipend
that covered the conference fee and hotel accommodation.
During the conference the organizers were not confronted with complaints, and after the
conference letters have been received continuously with very positive comments. Some of the
eminent participants wrote, among others:
"... we very much enjoyed your excellent hospitality and the really stimulating papers chosen."
"... how thoughtful and well planned for all the details this conference was and how you managed to keep people together in the lecture hall instead of strolling around a lot.... In particular the fees and prices this time were such that also younger scientists could attend the conference."
"I also want to thank you for your work to prepare for us all to take part of culture events in Warsaw, like the music evening with young musicians, which made an unforgettable evening!"
FINANCIAL REPORT (in Zloties)
_________________________________________________________________
Income (Conference fees; Sponsors) 61.240.00
Expenditures (Materials, Services, Stipends) 61.188.00
Balance 52.00
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Note: The fees received mostly in US$ and German DM had to be transferred into zloties. For
October 4, 1995 the ratio between Zloties (new) and Western currency is as follows: 1.00 US$ =
2.45 ZL; 1.00 DM = 1.70 ZL (according to the Polish National Bank). The secretarial help for
the whole pre-conference time which lasted one year was covered by a research grant to Jan
Strelau.
Jan Strelau
Warsaw, October 5, 1995
3. FROM THE MEETING OF OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN WARSAW, POLAND
Minutes of the Meeting of Officers and Board of Directors
of the International Society for the Study of Individual Differences (ISSID)
Warsaw, Monday 17 July 1995, 13:00 to 15:00 p.m.
Present: A. Angleitner (Sec-Treas), J. Brebner, N. Brody, P. Costa (Pres-Elect),
I. Deary, H.J. Eysenck, S.B.G. Eysenck, I. Martin, W. Revelle,
R. Stelmack (Past-Pres), J. Strelau (Pres), A. Vernon.
Guests: H. Nyborg, M. Zuckerman.
1. READING OF THE MINUTES:
The minutes of the Baltimore, 1993 meeting were approved.
2. PRESIDENT'S REPORT:
The President reported that there were some initial difficulties concerning communication
with Pergamon Press regarding membership/subscription lists, and in establishing the signing
authority at Lloyd's Bank for the new Secretary-Treasurer.
In March 1994, Newsletter No. 4 was distributed.
ISSID was represented at the European Congress of Psychology in Athens by P. Costa who
participated in the meeting.
The President reported that there were 136 registered participants and 12 accompanying persons
from 25 countries attending the 1995 ISSID conference in Warsaw. Several institutions
contributed financial support for conference expenses, especially for 10 young scientists from
Eastern European countries.
The expenses of the Warsaw meeting were confined to ISSID registration fees received which
means that there is no need to draw on the ISSID standing account.
It was suggested to consider the Conference Organizer as an ex-officio member of the board.
The President expressed his thanks to B. Stelmack, I. Martin and W. Revelle for their
contributions to ISSID. Their terms as members of the Board of Directors have expired.
The following members were elected to the Board of Directors in the recent election: D.M. Buss
(U.S.A.), A. Furnham (U.K.), R. Plomin (U.K.).
N. Brody (U.S.A.) was elected as President-elect. For this election, 128 ballots were received.
3. FINANCIAL REPORT:
The financial report was given by A. Angleitner. This report included the Statement of
Revenue and Expenses for ISSID, 1 May 1993 to 30 April 1994 and 1 May 1994 to 30 April 1995.
The financial status of the Society continued to be robust. The balance of the savings account
shows a credit of 12,612.44 pounds sterling. The balance of the current account gives a
credit of 1,786.98 pounds sterling.
The rate increase requested by Pergamon was approved. The 1995 membership rates are as follows:
50.00 pounds sterling / US$ 75.00 for Regular Members;
41.00 pounds sterling / US$ 61.00 for Student Members;
47.00 pounds sterling / US$ 70.00 for EAPP Members.
The ISSID membership fee is 14 US$ for regular members and 10 US$ for EAPP members.
4. MEMBERSHIP REPORT:
In the membership report, A. Angleitner gave an overview about the distribution of members in different countries. The total number of members is currently 292. This includes 217 regular (full fee members), 11 student members, and also members from Eastern Europe. The members represent 39 countries.
Countries with more than 10 members are: U.S.A (93)
U.K. (38)
Spain (27)
Canada (20)
Australia (19)
Germany (19).
5. PUBLICATION REPORT:
A publication report was given by H.J. Eysenck. The PAID journal is doing well. The number of pages increased from 1602 in 1993 to 1855 in 1994. PAID is quoted more and more frequently in the citation index. PAID is a peer reviewed journal. The names of the reviewers are published in PAID once a year.
6. MEMBERSHIP FOR RETIRED MEMBERS:
Article II, No. 5 of the By-Laws notes that:
"Any member who has reached the age of 65 years and has been a member of the Society for 15 or more years shall have Emeritus status and shall be exempt from further payment of dues upon informing the Secretary-Treasurer of his or her eligibility. Such members shall retain all rights and privileges of membership. The policy concerning charges for and distribution of publications of the Society to such members, shall be determined by the Board of Directors."
Following a request to the benefit of Irene Martin, it was agreed to give reduction of fees to the amount of the membership dues. No reduction can be given to the subscription fee portion of PAID.
7. PROCEDURES FOR SELECTING YOUNG SCIENTIST AWARD WINNERS:
It was decided to continue with the award. It was proposed that the name of the award should reflect the objective of the award more appropriately if it were renamed "Early Career Development Award." Eligible candidates for the award should be scientists with an early career development within 7 years after the doctoral degree. A. Angleitner and B. Stelmack agreed to revise the guidelines for the award and to detail the selection procedures.
8. THE GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS of the Board of Directors were distributed and discussed. (Copies are appended to these minutes). It was agreed to indicate the term of directors in the nomination ballot. It was also proposed to amend Article III, paragraph 2 of the By-laws concerning the office of Secretary-Treasurer. In order to facilitate the transfer of duties to the elected Secretary-Treasurer, the current Secretary-Treasurer is requested to serve in an advisory capacity for 2 years following the expiry of the four-year term. The following sentence replaces the last sentence of Article III, paragraph 2:
"However, he should remain in an advisory capacity for an additional two years."
This amendment was endorsed by the membership by a show of hands at the Business Meeting of the 7th meeting of ISSID.
Currently, the expiration dates of the terms for the officers and members of the board of directors are as follows:
Member End of term
______ ____________
Angleitner (as Secretary-Treasurer: 1997; advisory: 1999)
Brebner 1999
Brody 2001
Buss 2001
Costa 1999
Deary 1999
Furnham 2001
Plomin 2001
Strelau 1997
Vernon 1999
Ex officio members:
__________________
Eysenck, H.J 1997
Eysenck, S.B.G. 1997
Nyborg 1997
9. 8TH ISSID MEETING:
Some proposals for the next ISSID meeting were discussed. Especially H. Nyborg expressed his
willingness to organize the 1997 meeting in Aarhus, Denmark for reasonable costs as he has
already explored the possibilities (reductions for air travel, use of university facilities,
etc.).
P. Costa suggested Vancouver, Canada as a meeting place with P.A. Vernon as organizer. The
majority of board members voted for Aarhus, Denmark. It was proposed to consider Canada as a
meeting place for 1999.
10. THE GUIDELINES FOR MEETINGS of ISSID were distributed and discussed. These guidelines were
endorsed and therefore accepted by the officers and members of the Board (copies of these
guidelines are appended to these minutes).
11. A. Angleitner updated the ISSID `flyer'
Alois Angleitner
Bielefeld, August 4th, 1995
4. GUIDELINES FOR MEETINGS
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY for the STUDY of INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Guidelines for Meetings
Since 1983, the year of its inception, the International Society for the Study of Individual
Differences (ISSID) has held biennial meetings for members of ISSID and other interested
scholars. Without exception, these conferences have enjoyed a very high level of success.
The policies and practices for the conferences that developed since the inaugural meeting are outlined below.
General Considerations
1. The conference program spans 3 1/2 days, e.g. Thursday am to Sunday noon. Symposia, addresses, and other oral presentations are usually scheduled as a single continuous program without parallel sessions.
An opening reception is organized for the evening prior to the first full conference day.
2. Since the 1985 conference in St. Feliu, Catalonia, a 2 or 3 hr siesta period has marked the full conference days, usually 12:30 to 3:30 or 1 to 4 pm. This enables members to rest, to visit the conference venue, or to discuss informally. The afternoon session then extends to either 6:30 or 7 pm and is followed by an evening of dining.
3. A poster session included in the program can be set up for viewing during a siesta period or as part of the late afternoon session or both.
4. A meeting of the Board of Directors is usually scheduled during the afternoon of the first conference day. A business meeting is scheduled for ISSID members on the afternoon of the third day.
5. A banquet is scheduled for the evening of the third conference day.
Budget Planning
Registration and other Revenue
1. Budget planning for the conference is on a zero-based, cost-recovery basis. That is, revenue from the conference registrations, and contributions from local agencies, are expected to recover the conference expenditures.
2. No profit to ISSID or the conference organizers is incorporated in budget planning.
3. Registration charges to members are the minimum possible.
4. Revenue from registrations is calculated on the basis of 100 participants (90 members and 10 non-members). Current membership is 245. The conference has attracted, on average, 120-135 participants.
5. All conference participants, including executive officers, members of the board of directors, and conference organizers are required to pay registration fees. Conference organizers decide whether to pay direct compensation (or waive registration fees) for administrative or secretarial assistance from a limited number of individuals (students).
6. The ISSID membership is constituted of many distinguished scholars. In developing the conference program, it is normal that some members are encouraged to address the conference. The program convenors are also encouraged to attract local luminaries who are not ISSID members to participate at the meeting. It is not a common practice, however, for the ISSID conference organizers to waive registration fees or to assume travel or accommodation expenses for any participant.
Note: There are policies, and established practice, for the Executive and Board of Directors to award some limited assistance, using funds from the ISSID general account, to the following: scholars from the former USSR or other countries with devalued currency (registration, accommodation); young scientist award (registration, £100.); ISSID officers or board members who are unable to secure travel assistance from their home institutions (£200).
7. Revenue from local agencies, such as universities, tourist boards, municipal and federal government agencies, has also been available to offset registration fees or conference expenses. Conference organizers are encouraged to pursue these revenue sources of assistance.
8. All cheques for registration fees are made to ISSID Conference in the most convenient economical currency and issued to the Secretary-Treasurer of ISSID or a designated person. Registration receipts are presented to the participants at the meeting. The Secretary-Treasurer forwards a list of registrants to the conference organizer as the registrations are received.
Conference Expenses
1. Meeting rooms: A large lecture hall is required for the oral presentations and a convenient exhibition hall is required to display posters. The nature and extent of these conference expenses vary considerably according to the venue of the conference and in particular, depending on whether the conference meetings are held in a University or in a luxury hotel. In either case, convenience, comfort, and cost are weighed to select an appropriate venue.
2. Meeting room expenses include the cost of audio-visual equipment and refreshments between sessions. A hall for the opening reception is also required.
3. Program printing: The program schedule and abstracts are printed locally. Estimates for the cost of the program are based on printing 200 copies.
4. Administration: Secretarial/administrative assistance is often available gratis from the institution of the host. Otherwise, this cost is paid at prevailing rates. The primary tasks are 1) typing the program and abstracts 2) notifying participants of the conference schedule 3) maintaining a registration desk at the conference to receive registrants and fees, and to distribute the program and other conference material.
5. Telecommunications: Telephone and fax transmissions should be kept to a minimum by using e-mail whenever possible.
6. Advertising and mailing: The Secretary-Treasurer maintains a mailing list and membership list. The conference organizers coordinate the advertising and mailing of conference information with the Secretary-Treasurer. It is recommended that individual members are asked to distribute Meeting Notices to institutions, journals, bulletins, newsletters within their jurisdiction that offer gratis publication of academic meetings.
As soon as the date and venue of the conference is determined, a notice of the Call for Papers and Notice of Biennial Meeting of ISSID should be sent to the Editor of PAID who will ensure that the notices are published in each issue of PAID prior to the conference.
7. Banquet: The banquet is a major expense of the conference. The cost of the banquet is included as a component of the registration fee. Traditionally, it is a grand affair.
Budget Estimate and Registration Fee
1. The registration fee is determined by dividing the total estimated budget expenses by 100, which is a conservative estimate of the number of participants. The final determination of the registration fee is authorized by the Secretary-Treasurer, after examining the budget estimate and quotations for major expenses such as meeting rooms, reception, refreshment, and banquet charges.
2. ISSID maintains a minimum bank account of 10,000 pounds sterling. Funds from this account can be used to offset a shortfall in the event that expenses exceed revenue. Thus unforeseen events, such as currency exchange rate movements, or unlikely events, such as fewer than 100 participants, need not be cushioned in the budget estimates or the determination of the registration fee.
3. An outline of the budget estimate and registration fee should be submitted to the Secretary-Treasurer for endorsement as early as possible.
Contracts and Invoices
1. The Secretary-Treasurer or a designated person authorizes contracts and issues cheques directly to institutions upon receipt of an invoice or request for a deposit. It is preferred that the conference organizer receive and then forward invoices to the Secretary-treasurer, in particular for major transactions. It is important that both the Secretary-Treasurer and conference organizer know what (and when) financial commitments have been made and obligations met.
2. In negotiations, for example with hotels or caterers, the terms, conditions, and currency for the transactions must be made clear and explicit as early as possible. In some cases, it is advantageous for the Secretary-Treasurer (or a designated member) to visit the conference site to support the local conference organizers and to meet those who are providing services and to whom payments are made.
3. The Secretary-Treasurer can also issue advance funds to the conference organizers for initial expenses, e.g., secretarial, mailing expenses, etc. All expenditures must be supported by receipts or invoices.
4. The conference organizer is expected to maintain a detailed record of conference expenditures. All invoices and receipts for conference expenses are forwarded to the Secretary-Treasurer. A summary statement of revenues and expenses for the conference is written within a reasonable period following the conference. This summary statement of conference expenses is appended to the Annual Statement of Accounts of ISSID that is distributed to ISSID officers and Board of Directors.
5. Any excess of conference revenue over expenses is maintained in the ISSID general account.
Budget Estimate for _____ Biennial ISSID Conference
Meeting Rooms
Lecture hall
Poster exhibition hall
Opening reception hall
Audio-visual (slide, overhead projector)
Poster boards, curtains
Refreshments between sessions (6 x ? = )
Opening reception
Water
Banquet
Dining hall
Catering (100 x ? = )
Meal
Wine
Table setting
Music
Board of Directors luncheon meeting (12)
Program printing
Conference material
Name tags
Promotional material/ kit
Receipt book
Computer diskettes
Table/chairs
Secretarial service
Support staff
Office supplies
Advertising
Postage
Telephone/fax
Incidental expenses (e.g., parking, meeting, organizing expenses)
Other expenses
Total expense estimate (US$) ______
Registration fee = Total expense estimate/100 ______
5. GUIDELINES FOR NOMINATIONS AND ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY for the STUDY of INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES
Guidelines for Nominations and Election
of Officers and Members of the Board of Directors
The terms, conditions, and responsibilities of the officers and members of the Board of Directors of ISSID are detailed in the ISSID By-Laws, Art. III and IV.
1. The Secretary-Treasurer of ISSID is the Chairman of the nomination committee. In consultation with the President, the Secretary-Treasurer establishes a nomination committee, usually consisting of three members who have served as officers, members of the Board of Directors, or who are familiar with the affairs and objectives of ISSID.
2. The Secretary-Treasurer arranges with the Editor of the journal Personality and Individual Differences (PAID), to publish the list of active members in the September or October issue of the journal in the year prior to the ISSID conference. The Secretary-Treasurer prepares a notice of Call for Nominations that invites the members to nominate members for the election as officers or members of the Board of Directors. The notice of Call for Nominations is submitted to the Editor of PAID who ensures that it is published in PAID at the same time as the membership list in order to assist members in their selection of nominees. The officers and members of the Board of Directors, in particular, are requested to offer nomination suggestions to the nominations committee.
3. A notice of the Call for Nominations is also sent to each ISSID member with an accompanying note. The notice can also accompany the ISSID Newsletter or conference information.
4. The Secretary-Treasurer receives the nominations that are submitted by the members and by the Board of Directors. The nomination committee prepares a preliminary nomination list, in a ranked order, according to the following considerations:
a) Candidates have contributed to the academic objectives of the society and have experience that can reflect to good effect on the policies and practices of the society.
b) Candidates are active members of ISSID who have participated in the affairs of the society by regularly attending ISSID conferences and publishing in PAID.
c) The By-Laws of ISSID require that the composition of the Board of Directors represent the broad academic interest and the international character of the membership. Ranking of candidates takes this into account by examining the composition of the current Board of Directors and previous officers of the Society.
d) It is customary that a member serves only one term for the same executive office or as a member of the Board of Directors of ISSID.
5. After a ranked list of nominees has been prepared by the committee, candidates are contacted, in order of preferred rank, by the Secretary-Treasurer (or delegate) and they are persuaded to let their name stand on the election ballot. Candidates are also reminded that if they are elected by the membership, they are expected to exercise their responsibility as a director by attending the Board of Directors meeting held during the ISSID conference.
6. At the present time, there are no fixed rules or customary practices concerning the numerical composition of the election ballot. It is recommended that the election ballot is composed of:
a) three candidates for President-elect, one to be elected.
b) two candidates for Secretary-Treasurer, one to be elected.
c) four candidates for member of the Board of Directors, two to be elected.
7. When the election ballot is composed, the ballot is communicated to the President for endorsement.
8. The ballot contains a statement affirming the clause in the By-Laws of ISSID requiring that the composition of the Board of Directors reflect the broad academic interests and international character of the membership.
9. The ballot also contains a statement explaining the system of preferential vote counting that has been adopted by the Society. In this system, candidates are ranked in order of preference by the members. The ballots of the candidate with the lowest number of first ranks are redistributed among the remaining candidates according to the second rank on the ballot. This process continues until only the required number of candidates for election remain.
10. The ballot is mailed to members for the vote during the first week in April. The ballots that are received by the Secretary-Treasurer are counted in mid-May.
11. The outcome of the election, indicating the elected candidates, is communicated to the officers, board members and all candidates on the election ballot prior to the ISSID conference.
12. The elected candidates are announced by the President of ISSID to the membership at the business meeting of ISSID at the conference. The results are also reported in the ISSID Newsletter to the membership following the ISSID conference.
13. The Secretary-Treasurer provides an updated list of officers and members of the board of directors to the Editor of PAID who will ensure that this new list is published in the front pages of PAID as early as possible. The updated list is also communicated to Pergamon Press, the publisher of PAID, who provides letterhead with the updated list to the officers and members of the board of directors.
6. GUIDELINES FOR ISSID EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD
An award to young scientists was established by the ISSID Board of Directors in 1991 to recognize and encourage their early career development for research in personality and individual differences. The award is intended for scientists who have completed their doctoral degree within the past seven years and who are committed to the academic objectives of ISSID.
The award is comprised of a citation at the ISSID conference where the award winner will be invited to present a paper on his or her work. The award also includes the conference registration fee and a cash award of 100 pounds to be used for conference expenses.
Candidates must be nominated and endorsed by a member of ISSID. The candidates for the award are invited to submit an application letter, a curriculum vitae, and a recent article-length research paper or reprint on their work. Nomination and application letters, the curriculum vitae and research material should be sent before November 15, 19XX to: Name and Address of Chairperson for ISSID Early Career Development Award.
7. GUIDELINES FOR THE PRESIDENT OF ISSID
The duties of the President are stated in the ISSID By-Laws, Article III, para.3. The President should study the By-Laws to become familiar with the structure of ISSID and with the duties, rights and responsibilities of officers, board members and members-at-large.
It shall be the duty of the President to:
1. Preside at all meetings of the Society. The President chairs the meeting of the Board and, in collaboration with the Secretary-Treasurer, prepares the agenda for that meeting. The President also chairs the Business meeting that is held at the ISSID biennial conference. At this latter meeting, the general affairs and activities of the Society are reported, the retiring board members are acknowledged, the newly elected officers and board members are introduced, and the site of the next ISSID conference is announced.
2. Retain and file all his/her correspondence with members of the Society or with others that are related to the Society and, at the end of his/her term of office, to send this file to the Secretary-Treasurer for transmission to the Societies Archives. The President has the key role of appointing the chairperson of all ISSID committees (these are ad-hoc committees), as stated in Article VII. With this broad authority, the President is enabled to undertake a variety of initiatives to the benefit of the Society. For continuity and clarity, it is important that all written and electronic correspondence concerning such initiatives are appropriately filed and maintained.
3. Exercise supervision over the affairs of the Society with the approval of the Board, and to perform such duties as are incident to the office or as may be properly required by vote of the Board. In practice, the President may assist the Secretary-Treasurer to ensure adequate nominations for elections and to implement election procedures; to promote the ISSID meetings; to consult on the ISSID conference program; to assist the Secretary-Treasurer in facilitating the guidelines for ISSID conferences; to monitor the financial affairs and arrangements, including membership/subscription rates, conference fees, awards, and other disbursements.
4. For the past several years, the President has written the ISSID Newsletter. This document usually reports on the current affairs of the Society that were presented at the ISSID meeting, a brief conference report, an announcement of the next ISSID meeting, special awards to members, recent books, and editorials on subjects of interest to members.
8. RECENT BOOKS BY ISSID MEMBERS
Bates, J. E., & Wachs, T. D. (Eds.) (1994). Temperament: Individual Differences at the Interface of Biology and Behavior. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. (ISBN 1-55798-22-8; 362 pp.)
Buss, D. M. (1994). The Evolution of Desire. New York: Basic Books.
Halverson, C. F., Jr., Kohnstamm, G. A., & Martin, R. P. (Eds.) (1994). Temperament and the Big Five Factors of Personality. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. (ISBN 0-8058-1252-0; 428 pp.)
Nyborg, H. (1994). Hormones, Sex, and Society: The Science of Physicology. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers/Greenwood Publishing Group. (ISBN 0-275-94608-8; 229 pp.)
Saklofske, D. H., & Zeidner, M. (Eds.) (1995). International Handbook of Personality and Intelligence. New York: Plenum Press. (ISBN 0-306-44749-5;
757 pp.)
Vernon, P. A. (Ed.) (1994). The Neuropsychology of Individual Differences. San Diego, CA: Academic Press. (ISBN 0-12-718670-0; 272 pp.)
9. INFORMATION ABOUT THE 8TH MEETING IN AARHUS, DENMARK, 1997
THE 8TH BIANNUAL CONFERENCE OF ISSID
AARHUS, DENMARK, 20-24 JULY, 1997
Preparations for the 1997 ISSID meeting in Scandinavia are already in progress. Right now we are negotiating the cost for having both the meeting and boarding at the brand new Scandinavian Congress Center--a beautiful piece of ultramodern Danish architecture--built in the midst of Aarhus as a neighbour to the equally impressive Music Hall and Town Hall. The builders are famed for fitting these daring projects into the framework of an old Viking site that, while keeping traces of the past, has turned over the centuries into a clean, safe, city with all modern facilities.
A few proposals for symposia have already been given on a rather informal basis, but we now await more definite proposals for the organization of symposia and other scientific events. Please send your proposal (and other scientific communication) to Helmuth Nyborg via our congress secretary Lone Hansen. We can both be reached at the addresses given below. Like for previous meetings there will be no parallel symposia, so poster sessions will be important events at the conference. Instructions for how to prepare posters and guidelines for oral presentations will be given later. No doubt each of us will present the most important message of the meeting. However, if for but purely serendipitous reasons nobody can exclude a priori the slight possibility that the next speaker(s) may have something worth reporting on. We will therefore explore all means to help keep everybody within strictly enforced time limits.
Following the lead from the very successful past meeting in Warsaw, we will make an attempt to raise financial support for a number of conference fellowships to ISSID members of Eastern and Central European countries, and/or for young scientists with an essential contribution to the conference. The fellowship will include cover of the conference fee, accommodation and social events.
We will set up a Home Page on the Internet for the latest information on the meeting, but for now please address all scientific communication to:
Professor Helmuth Nyborg
c/o Lone Hansen
PNE Research Center
Institute of Psychology
Asylvej 4, DK-8240 Risskov DENMARK
e-mail: lone@psy.aau.dk
phone: +45 8942 4916
fax: +45 8942 4901
10. JOINT SUMMERSCHOOL OF EAPP, EAPA AND ISSID: "PERSONALITY STRUCTURE AND MEASUREMENT,"
SUMMER 1997
In a letter dated October 17, Lars Nystedt, the president of the EAPP, asked whether ISSID
would be willing to underwrite and co-sponsor along with EAPP (European Association of Personality
Psychology) and EAPA (European Association of Psychological Assessment) a summerschool to be
held in the summer of 1997.
Boele De Raad from the University of Groningen has agreed to organize such a summerschool.
The course title will be "Personality Structure and Measurement." By way of background, EAPP
together with EAPA have previously organized two summerschools: "The Lexicographic Approach to Personality"
which was held in Brno and organized by Boele De Raad and "Personality and Health" which was
held in Tilburg in 1995 and organized by Guus Van Heck (University of Tilberg). In 1991,
EAPP held a 4-day summerschool in Visegrad dealing with biological aspects of personality,
and organized by Drs. Kulcsar and De Raad.
These summerschools have been very successful. The general outline of the summerschool is
that it covers 5 to 7 days, students have to submit applications, and they have to contribute
financially to the summerschool. The teachers give the lectures for free, however, their
accommodations are paid. While the focus is on graduate students, a few advanced
undergraduates may attend, as well as post-docs and even faculty. There are usually five or
so teacher/lecturers who speak understandable English, are good teachers, and are experts in the
field. Attendance is usually around 25. In addition to putting students in touch with
experts, it provides an intensive workshop experience in an international context.
The issue has been discussed with the Board of Directors and it was decided that ISSID should
support such a summerschool in a limited way with US $1000. The contribution of the other
societies will be approximately the same.
If you are interested to be involved as teacher or participant or in case you know some
interested students, please contact directly the organizer Boele De Raad whose address is as
follows:
Prof. Dr. B. De Raad
Department of Psychology
University of Groningen
Grote Kruisstraat 2/1
9712 TS Groningen
The Netherlands
Phone: 050-636343
FAX: 050-636304
e-mail: (b.de.raad@ppsw.rug.nl)
11. ISSID EARLY CAREER DEVELOPMENT AWARD 1997
During the Warsaw meeting it was decided to continue with the "Early Career Development
Award". Eligible candidates should show a demonstrated record of outstanding achievement
or accomplishments and promise of continuing achievements in the field of personality and
individual differences. Further details are given on Point 6, Guidelines for ISSID Early
Career Development Award. Candidates must be nominated and endorsed by a member of ISSID.
The candidates for the award are invited to submit an application letter, a curriculum vitae,
and a recent article-length research paper or reprint on their work. Nomination and
application letters, the curriculum vitae and research material should be sent before
November 15th, 1996 to the chairperson:
Prof. Dr. Robert M. Stelmack
School of Psychology
University of Ottawa
408B Montpetit Hall
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
K1N 6N5
Phone: (613) 562-5800 ext. 4295
e-mail: (RSTELMACK@locutus.cc.uottawa.ca)
The selection of candiates will be made by a committee consisting of the following three
scientists:
Prof. Dr. R. Stelmack
Prof. Dr. I. J. Deary
Prof. Dr. P. A. Vernon
The President and the Secretary-Treasurer are ex-officio members of the committee.
12. INFORMATION FOR NEWSLETTER NO. 6
You are kindly invited to send information to the Secretary Treasurer.
Prof. Dr. Alois Angleitner