Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Quint State 2015: Development Across the Lifespan

This year's conference theme is Development Across the Lifespan. This theme reflects our department's belief that the development is a life long process and a womb to tomb perspective gives the richest understanding of the human experience. We also hope this year's theme will encourage students to submit a variety of proposals.

Additionally the goal of Quint State 2015 is practicing professionalism and developing collaboration. It is our hope that each student will leave the conference with two things gain. 1. Having had a chance to practice their professional skills (presentation, networking, etc.). 2. Having found at least one person to collaborate with on a future project.

Sunday, June 1, 2014

Quint State Timeline

September 25th, 2014: Website goes live and proposal submissions are available.

October 31, 2014: Proposal submissions are closed.

November 15, 2014: Registration opens

December 1, 2014: All proposals will be given a decision.

December 15, 2014: Registration closes.

January 15, 2015: All conference participants will be notified of housing.

February 26 - 28, 2015: Quint State 2015 at University of Georgia.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

What is Quint State?

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.