"Facing Crises: Challenges and Opportunities Confronting the Third Sector and Civil Society"
Kadir Has University
Istanbul, Turkey
July 7-10, 2010
Ninth International Conference of theInternational Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)

General information

ISTR Secretariat

559 Wyman Park Building
3400 North Charles Street
Baltimore, MD 21218-2688 USA
Telephone: 410.516.4678
FAX: 410.516.4870
www.istr.org/conferences/Istanbul

All correspondence and payments concerning registration, scholarships, and registration subsidies should be addressed to the ISTR Secretariat at ISTRIstanbul@jhu.edu or to Margery Daniels at istr@jhu.edu.

Evening Receptions

Wednesday, July 7: Following the Plenary Session, a reception will be held at Kadir Has University.

Friday, July 9: A reception will be held in Istanbul.

ISTR New Member Welcome

An orientation and welcome reception will be held for ISTR's new members on Wednesday, July 7, from 5:00-6:00 p.m.  

ISTR General Membership Meeting

An agenda will be distributed to the membership prior to the conference. The meeting will be held on Friday, July 9, from 12:30 to 1:30 in the afternoon. 

Membership in ISTR

We also invite you to become a member of ISTR for 2010/2011 and help the Society achieve its mission of increasing, sharing and applying knowledge about the Third Sector in all countries of the world. Your membership is the best way to stay informed about the sector through our range of services and activities. It is an investment to advance your career and professional interests.

ISTR's interdisciplinary journal, Voluntas, the International Journal of Voluntary and Non-Profit Organizations, publishes articles that introduce new topics and reviews for discussion, presents theoretical and empirical work, and provides critical commentary on research and policy. All ISTR members will receive the journal online and will be given an option to also receive it in print. Our on-line Membership Directory provides member contact information and includes research interests and activities, and recent publications. In addition, a quarterly newsletter, Inside ISTR, and occasional issues of ISTR Report, provide information about research and events as well as highlighting thematic and regional Third Sector topics of interest. Regional networks provide a meeting place for researchers in various regions of the world to meet and discuss subjects and issues relevant to their region.

Reduced registration fees for biennial conferences is also a benefit of membership. By joining ISTR now, you will save significantly for the Istanbul Conference. Membership registration forms can be found at www.istr.org/members. If you are not already an ISTR member, join now and include your membership registration form with your conference registration! Your membership is vital for your personal development and for continuing international visibility and credibility of the Third Sector as a respected field of research, education and policy making.

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