Special Interest Group 8 – Motivation and Emotion

Prof. Dr. Reinhard Pekrun was awarded the SIG 08 Motivation and Emotion Lifetime Achievement Award in 2024. To mark this occasion, JURE coordinators Juliane Schlesier and Jonne Bloem conducted an in-depth interview with him, discussing his research, personal career journey, involvement in SIG 08, ideas for future research, and some advice for early career researchers.

The result is an inspiring and insightful conversation. See below for the full summarized interview!

We’re starting with a new series of the SIG8 “HOW TO” talks. 

On Monday the 31^st of March at 11.45-12.15 CET we will discuss the topic “How to… overcome writing barriers”. A great opportunity to talk to other junior researchers and talk about common challenges. Come join us to share your experiences or tips, ask questions, get to know each other or just listen and get inspired!

Please let us know if you want to attend by filling out the form via the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf0oI45u3MpED6AmPiDF9DoRFqPb3XtdqZwd4lqd7G95Pk7-Q/viewform?usp=sf_link

We will send you the link to the meeting prior to the event! We would love to see you there!

We are proud to announce that Prof. Dr. Simone Volet, recipient of the SIG 8 Motivation and Emotion Lifetime Achievement Award, has been awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern. This prestigious recognition highlights her exceptional contributions to the field.

See the attached photos of this special occasion!

The SIG08-JURE organizes ‘how-to’ meetings for junior and early career researchers/PhD students. During these short (30-minute) virtual meetings, we provide an opportunity to stay in touch with SIG08 JURE members in between yearly conferences and to discuss a variety of topics such as ‘how to present at conferences,’ ‘how to publish a paper,’ ‘how to network,’ and much more! We will first delve into some background information about the topic being discussed, and after that, have an interactive discussion with all participants. The meetings are geared towards the needs of our junior and early career members. Let us know if you want to receive information about upcoming sessions. Please share the link with your colleagues and PhD students! Questions? Contact our JURE coordinators Juliane Schlesier (juliane.schlesier@uni-greifswald.de) and/or Jonne Bloem (j.bloem@uu.nl)

Sign up by filling out the form, accessible through the link or scanning the QR below!

We are pleased to announce the full conference program, that can be found on the ICM 2024 conference website.

You can find there all the details regarding your presentation and other useful information related to the conference.
We would like to inform you that, in the interest of sustainability, we will not provide a printed version of the conference program. We kindly ask you to start planning your personal conference itinerary prior to the conference and choose in advance which sessions you prefer to attend. 
In order to make sure that you can present your work in the best possible circumstances, please consult our guidelines, which offer a detailed overview of how to prepare for your session.

We are looking forward to seeing you all in Bern!

Read about the summerschool and signing up for the “How To..? Present at conferences?” Talk June 3rd! Update: due to a technical issue we had to create a new registration form, please use the following link and not the link in the newsletter!

The submission deadline for the ICM 2024 in Bern is approaching (deadline February 29th), and the call for nomination of the motivation and emotion lifetime and achievement recognition award is open till March 20th! Click for more information and read the newsletter here.

ICM 2024 in Bern: Call for submissions is now open until the 29th of February 2024. The ICM will be held the 28th until the 30th of August 2024 in Bern, Switzerland. Please visit the conference website for further information, details about the submission, dates, and the program!

Summer School ICM 2024 in Bern: The tradition of supporting young researchers and giving them the opportunity to present and discuss their work will be continued by offering a summer school prior to the conference. The summer school will take place the 26th and 27th of August 2024 at the Schloss Ueberstorf venue. Please take a look at the summer school page on the conference website for further information about important dates, teachers, and the program!

We are looking forward seeing all of you at the ICM and summer school this summer in Bern!

During our members meeting at EARLI 2023 in Thessaloniki our new SIG8 coordinators were introduced!

Coordinator: After serving as a JURE coordinator some years ago Martin Daumiller now returns as SIG8 Coordinator for the next four years (2023-2027). For the next two years, Martin will be working together with Hanna Gaspard who will complete her term as coordinator for our sig in 2025. We would like to thank Hanna Jävenoja for four years of excellent work for our SIG!

New SIG8 JURE coordinator: Our new SIG8 JURE Coordinator is Jonne Bloem. She will be working together with Juliane Schlesier for the next two years. Jonne will be replacing Julia Mori who served our SIG the past four years. It was a pleasure to work with you Julia, your positive energy and innovative ideas were a great addition to our team!

Dear SIG 8 members, This is just a kind reminder to nominate a long-term SIG8 member for the Lifetime achievement Recognition and to sign up to our very first “How to…?”-talk -meeting.  Call for Nominations for the Lifetime Achievement Recognition. Please find the call and the nomination form here and suggest our long-term sig member for the award by the 8th of March. This award honors a distinguished SIG08 member who has made a significant contribution to the research on motivation and/or emotions, has been an active member of our SIG community, and has had a positive influence on the field through sustained collaboration with colleagues.   Sign up to our Exciting new SIG 8 activity! In March, the new bi-monthly “How to…?”-talk series will start. This new SIG 8 activity provides an opportunity to keep in touch with other junior and early career researchers in between the yearly conferences. In short meetings, we will discuss various topics, such as “How to… get your paper published?” or “How to… expand your network?”. Please register here. Event Timing: bimonthly online meetings 11:45-12:15 CET First online meeting: March 17th 2022 If you have any questions don’t hesitate to contact us at sig8online@gmail.com Best wishes, Your SIG8 Coordinators Hanna, Hanna, Julia and Juli     Contact info: Hanna G. (hanna.gaspard@tu-dormund.de) Hanna J. (hanna.jarvenoja@oulu.fi) Julia (iuliia.morinaj@edu.unibe.ch) Juliane (juliane.schlesier@uni-greifswald.de)