Welcome to the official blog for Quint State 2015! Hopefully if you're reading this you're planning to join in Athens, GA for the 39th Annual Southeastern Symposium on Child and Family Development, also known as Quint State.
Quint State is an annual conference for graduate students by graduate students. It is composed of five southeastern schools: University of Georgia, University of Tennessee, Virginia Tech, Auburn University, and University of North Carolina. Five universities hence the nickname Quint State. The formal name for the conference is the Southeastern Symposium on Child and Family Development. The University of Georgia is excited to be hosting this year's conference!
Typically the conference takes place in late February (keep checking back here for more updates) and it is student-focused. Students submit proposals that are then reviewed by students. Proposals are accepted and presented to more students (sensing a theme here?). The conference will take place Thursday evening to Saturday early afternoon. There is no registration fee and UGA will offer the option to stay with other students so you don't even need to worry about a place to sleep.
The goal of Quint State is to encourage student collaboration and professional development. It is the goal of this year's conference that every one will find at least one other colleague to work with on a future project. Additionally presenting to a group of students is a great chance to run through a presentation and receive feedback from a sympathetic audience.
